Galway city shops, cafes and takeaways that are open, at 28-March-2020

Many shops, cafes and restaurants in Galway City are closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. But some are still open, usually with more limited conditions or hours than usual. 

Below is a list of city-centre businesses that were open on Saturday 28-March-2020.    It's based on what I saw during a daily walk within a 2km radius of my home.

• Almost every place that is open has a limit on how many people can be inside at once.  For some, it's only one customer, others wait outside.
• Some shops say card-payments preferred.   Others are only accepting tapped card (or other device) payments.
• Most are opening for limited hours only.

Places that were open on Saturday 28 March 2020

Shops, cafes etc that were open in Galway City on Saturday 21 March 2020

All pubs and clubs, and many shops, cafes and restaurants in Galway City are closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. But some are still open, usually with more limited conditions or hours than usual. 

Below is a list of city-centre businesses that were open, as at 21-March-2020.    It's based on what I saw during a walk in my neighbourhood today - and of course things may change tomorrow.

• Almost every place that is open has a limit on how many people can be inside at once.  For some, it's only one customer, others wait outside.
• Some shops say card-payments preferred.   Others are only accepting tapped card (or other device) payments.
• Most are opening for limited hours only.

Places that were open at 21 March 2020

Supermarkets

Dunnes Stores are maintaining normal trading hours in the Eyre Square Centre

M&S supermarket is open in Corrib Court

Silkes cash and Carry: the main door is closed, knock on the side-door

(Suburban supermarkets are probably  all open, too, but weren't visited).

Butchers / Greengrocers / Markets

Colleran and Sons in Mainguard St

Ernie's in Sea Rd

Herterich's Pork Butcher in Lombard St

Roger Finnerty & Sons in the Eyre Square Centre

St Nicholas Market   (a few stalls, mainly the fresh-product ones) in Lombard St

Sheridan's Cheesemongers in Lombard St

The Filling Station eco store - have significantly changed procedures re scoops

Asiatic Asian food store in Upper Abbeygate St

Pharmacies / Chemists

Boots Shop St

Flanagans in Shop St

Whelans in Williamsgate St (place order or speak to staff at the door - you cannot go into the shop itself)

Matt O'Flaherty   (place order or speak to staff at the door - you cannot go into the shop itself) in Rosemary Ave

Lloyds in Forster Street

Lohan's in Prospect Hill

Leo Walsh Pharmacy in the Eyre Square Centre

Walsh's Pharmacy in Corrib Court

Health foods / related products

Evergreen Health Store in the Eyre Square Centre and High St / Mainguard St

Holland and Barret healthfoods in Shop St

eCig kiosk in the Eyre Square Cetnre and store in Eglinton St

Dr Claire Apothecary in Sea Rd

Little Collins CBD dispensary - Upper Abbeygate St

Mr M Vape - Lower Abbeygate St

Tony Quinn Health Store in the Eyre Square Centre

Healing Earth alternative / holistic health centre in the Eyre Square Centre

Convenience stores / Newsagents

Spar in Mainguard St

Centra Foster St

Headlines in Corrib Court

Henchy's Daybreak in Eyre Square

Hollands in Williamsgate St

Hynes Mace in Forster St

XL An Fhaiche Mhór in the Eyre Square Centre

Newsbox Day Today in Eglinton St

Number 10 in Quay Street

No 26 in Dominick St

Farragher's NearBuy in Sea Rd

McGuire's Daybreak in Raven's Tce

XL Dominick St

BridgeStores YourStop on Bridge St 

Gala in Prospect Hill

EuroGiant in Eglinton St and Mainguard St

Superkeytones - ethnic food shop in Prospect Hill

Off-licences

Thomas Woodberrys - open for collection and local deliveries only call on 091 533706 to place an order

Fine Wines off licence group - in Fairhill Rd

The Wine Buff - Eglinton St - have reduced opening hours

Cafes / Bakerys

Arabica in Dominick St

Auntie Nellies Sweet Shop in High St

Bubble Bee - serving takeaway coffee, no eat-in available

Butler's Chocolate Cafe in Shop St

Caffe Nero in Eyre Square are open, for take-away coffee and food.

Candyland in Upper Abbeygate St

Costa Coffee in Blakes Castle at the bottom of Quay St and in the Eyre Square Shopping Centre are open, eat-in and take-away for coffee and food.  [22-March update:  Blakes Castle is now closed]

Gino's Gelato in Shop St

Goyas in Kirwan's Lane -the coffee-shop is closed, but the bakery is producing for pickup or home delivery - order by phone 091 567010, Email info@goyas.ie, message them on Instagram or Facebook

Kettle Cafe - have a sign saying they're still open, but were actually closed today

Le Petit Delice in Mainguard St

Little Lane Coffee Company in Upper Abbeygate St - takeaway only, order at the door and pay by card - open roughy 10am-3pm this weekend, and aiming to do the same each day from Wednesday or Thursday next week.

McCambridges deli in Shop St have a one-way system going through the shop

O'Connors Bakery and Coffee Shop in St Francis St- takeaway only

Restaurants

Riordan's traditional Irish restaurant in Quay Street are open.  They usually to eat-in meals only, but now have takeaways available as well

High Cafe (Moroccan) in High St - open for takeaway only

Botown burgers in Dominick St: Takeaway only 3-10pm. You must order by phoning 091 534834, and collect at the allocated time. Payment by card only.

Finnegan's Irish restaurant in Market St

Kappa-ya - open for lunch and call-and-collect takeaways:   call on 091 865930 to order between 11:30am and 4:30pm, collect from 12-noon to

Xi'an Street Food in Quay St

Neo in Dock Rd - takeaway only

The Pie Maker in Cross St - for takeaway only

Tomodoro Sushi Bar in Eglinton St

Venice in Abbeygate St - were open for dinner on Friday evening, not for lunch on Saturday

Fast-food 

Charcoal Grill in Mary St - open for takeaways only

Charcoal Grill in Cross St

Charcoal Grill in Prospect Hill

Captial Kebab in Eglinton St - open for takeaways only

Supermacs - all branches

Burger King in the Eyre Square Centre

Chilli Shack in Upper Abbeygate St - were open for takeaways only on Friday, but have now decided to close

Woozza Pizzaria takeaway on Sea Rd

Apache Pizza in Dominick St   (closed Saturday lunchtime, but open Friday evening - sign on the door says they are still open, but requested to order and pay online where possible.  Call on 091 538 888 to order

McDonalds - takeaway orders only [22 March update - all stores will be closed by 7pm on the 23rd]

Dominos in Prospect Hill

Shake Dog in Prospect Hill

Bru Bros in Forster St

Vocho in Forster St

Transport / financial services

Budget Rental Cars in Eyre Square - only the driver / renter can go into the office

Post Offices and banks are opening regular hours

St Anthony's and Claddagh Credit Union in Mainguard St

Clothing / shoes / repairs

All Dunnes stores shops, including their clothing and homeware stores in Eyre Street / Rosemary Ave

Debenhams in Corrib Court

M&S in Corrib Court

Alter Eva in Dominick St  - Clothing alternations

Schuh shoes in Shop St

Timpson in the Eyre Square Centre

Edmond in Lower Abbeygate St - has a sign saying he's closed, but actually opened with just the owner working for a few hours in the middle of the day.

JD shoes / sports

Homeware / hardware / gifts

Anthony Ryans home store in Market Street is open  (all their other stores are closed)

Armour Locksmiths in the Eyre Square Centre

Daisy Bowl Florists

Dealz in Eyre St

My Shop, Granny Likes It

Yes! Flowers in Eglington St

L'Occitane French perfume boutique in Eglinton St

Bookshops / stationary

Easons in Shop St

Dubray Books in Shop St

CopyWrite in Bóthar Irwin (off Eyre St)

Right Price Ink in Dominick St

Electronics / internet cafes

Phone shops:   Three, Vodafone, Carphone Warehouse (closing at 6pm each day) , Fonez, Virgin Media, Eir


Electronic Partners in Eglinton St

Fun Tech in the Eyre Square Centre

iPear phone repair shop in Abbeygate St

Laptek in Eyre St

TekShop in Eyre Square Centre

Tech Star on Dock Rd

WeFix gadget repair in Upper Abbeygate St

Hobbies / Games

CEX Exchange in Williamsgate St (opening 10:30am - 5pm, limited staff so may need to close at lunchtime)

Dungeons and Donuts in Upper Abbeygate St

GameStop+ in the Eyre Square Centre

Sub City in the Eyre Square Centre

Powell's Music shop in Shop St (closing at 5pm)

Opus II music shop in High St (you cannot try instruments) [22 March update - now closed until further notice]

Art & Hobby in the Eyre Square Centre

River Deep Mountain High in Middle St

Call of the Wild in Eglinton St

Regatta Great Outdoors in the Eyre Square Centre

Trespass outdoor goods - in Eglinton St

West Ireland Cycling in Fairhill Rd

Galway Camera Shop

Personal services / health / hair / beauty

Tom Nally Barber in High St

Healy Barbers in High St

3Bs Barbers in Cross St

Annettes Ladies and Gents Hair Salon in Middle St

Trichology Hair and Scalp - Eyre St

Helen Walsh Opticians

PureJoy Laser and Skincare - for product and voucher sales

SpecSavers in the Eyre Square Centre (from the look of the store, for products / pickups only, not tests)

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About this list

This is not  published to encourage people to go out - especially not people who have been advised to stay home.   But there people in Galway who are working in essential industries - some working extended hours due to the pandemic.  They still need to shop and eat and top up their Leap cards .   This list is to provide them with information about services which are available.

Do you have a city centre business that is still open, which isn't listed above?   Leave a message in the Comments box near the bottom of the page, and it will be added.

Stay safe, and be polite

Always maintain social distancing, as per HSE guidelines.   Do not leave your home if you are told not to.

Also, please respect the staff who are working in shops and food-service outlets, and public transport services.   Follow guidelines to keep them, and you, as safe as possible.

Shop assistant

A sales assistant who has an interest in animals and their care is wanted at the Petworld store in Briarhill Industrial Estate - next to ProSlide, in the block facing the Clayton Hotel.

This is a part time job, 1 or 2 days per week, of which one day would be at the weekend.

No experience is necessary, as full training will be given.  But you must be enthusiastic about the job.

Apply by dropping your CV into the shop - asking for Richard.

Warehouse assistant

Full time staff are wanted for food warehouse packing work at GreenEarth Organics farm in Galway, which is located near Corrundulla in the north of County Galway.

They want someone who is flexible to take on more senior roles as the need arises, including daily stock-takes, quality checks on  incoming products, contacting suppliers, etc

Experience using Microsoft systems (likely Excel, Outlook, Word etc) is essential.

They want someone who is friendly, passionate and motivated, who has similar beliefs to their ethos, excellent attention to detail and is flexible with working hours.

Work experience in a warehouse environment, and / or in the organic or food sectors is an advantage.

Apply by emiling your CV to Ruth@greenearthorganics.ie

Shop assistant

A shop assistant is required  at O'Connor's Cafe and Bakery in St Francis St across the street from the Franciscan Abbey church.

You must be flexible - this might mean  with days and hours of work or with duties.

Apply by dropping your CV into the shop, or emailing info@oconnorsbakery.com

Front of house staff

Experienced front-of-house staff are wanted for full time work at Tucos Mexican Taqueria in Abbeygate St, along from the now-closed Pleasure records and coffee shop.

Apply with your CV in the restaurant. 

Housekeeper

Experienced housekeeping (ie cleaning) staff are wanted at Sleepzone tourist hostel, which is in Bothar na mBan, up the steep street bewteen the Headford Road and TK Maxx.

Apply  by emailing your CV to  galman@sleepzone.ie

Bar and floor staff

Part time floor staff and bar-staff are wanted at the Dáil Bar in Cross Street - across the road from the Cornstore complex.

Apply in the bar, with your CV.

Kitchen assistant / porter

A kitchen assistant and/or kitchen porter is wanted at Riordan's traditional Irish cafe / restaurant in Quay Street, just down the road from Wooden Heart toys - in a building which was established in 1651!  (And has had a few upgrades since then).

Apply in the restaurant.

Shop assistant

Staff who are available to work flexible hours are wanted at Shake milkshake bar, upstairs in the Corbett Court section of the Eyre Square Shopping Centre, next to the recently-closed Vodafone shop.

Apply in the shop, with your CV.

Shop assistant

Staff who are available to work late evenings and weekends are wanted at Fallers' Sweaters and Gift shop on the corner of Cross and High Streets - across the street from Designs of Ireland.

Apply in the shop, with your CV.

Shop assistants and deli assistants

Shop assistants and deli assistants are wanted at O'Connor's Centra  - the largest convenience store in Salthill village.

You must be age 18+ for theses roles.    Experience is essential for the shop assistant jobs, and desirable for the deli workers - but training will be given.

Apply in the shop to management.

Waiter/waitress

Full and part time waiters or waitresses are wanted at the recently-redecorated-in-red Venice Italian restaurant in Lower Abbeygate St, just down from Romero Games offices.

Apply in the restaurant with your CV

Pizza shop staff

Pizza shop workers, probably for customer service, kitchen and delivery work are wanted at Domino's Pizzas in Prospect Hill - across the street from TK Max's Galway store.

They offer flexible hours, a fixed hourly rate, top team and additional perks - like a crooked staff-wanted sign.

Apply in the shop with your CV, or online at www.dominos.co.uk/jobs

Kitchen porter

A part-time kitchen porter is required wanted at Martines Bridgestone-award-winning restaurant in Quay St.

Apply in the restaurant with your CV.

Restaurant staff and manager

Staff are wanted for a new, as yet unnamed, bar and restaurant which is opening in a few weeks in the town of Clifden in Connemara - set up by a chef who opened a successful restaurant in Galway city's  #WestEnd last summer.

Jobs available include:

• Restaurant manager - they want someone looking for step up and good opportunity to build their career as a manager - accommodation can be arranged if necessary 
• Floor staff  (usually this means servers / waiting staff)
• Kitchen staff
• Chef de partie

Apply by email to thecladdaghgalway@gmail.com 

Shop assistant

Flexi time staff are wanted at the Virgin Media phone store located downstairs in the Eyre Square Shopping Centre beside the recently closed Candle Works kiosk.

Apply in the shop.

Fast food team member

A sales-person / counter assistant is wanted in McDonagh's Fish and Chip Bar in Quay St, just down from The Residence private hotel.

They need someone to work nights (they're open until about 10pm) and weekend.

Apply with your CV in the shop.

Deli assistant / barista

A part-time deli assistant / barista is wanted at Revive cafe in Eyre Street - in the former Eyre Street Steakhouse premises.

Experience is required. 

Ask in the cafe for more information or  email your CV to morx4@eircom.net

Shop assistant

A part time (12 hours per week) sales assistant is wanted at Monsoon Fashion and Accessories in Williamsgate St, across the street from Hollands newsagents.

You must be reliable, customer focussed and able to work on your own initiative.

Apply in the shop.