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If the "crack" has eluded you so far on your travels, Galway is where you're going to find it. The
bars
are the social lungs of this town, and even the most abstemious of travellers are going to find themselves sucked in.
Traditional music
is performed in many of them; some of it will be depressingly over-amplified, but you can hit a great session on any day of the week and at almost any time of the day during the summer months. The bars of Shop and Quay streets are especially good, as are those over the bridge around Dominick Street. You can't really go far wrong; those listed opposite are popular in the main with a young crowd, but there are plenty more well worth exploring. Look out for
The List
, Galway's weekly free listings magazine, and the
Galway Advertiser
out on Thursday.
There are numerous
clubs
in Galway and Salthill - the latter easy enough to walk back from, though not advisable if you are on your own. As ever, clubs change frequently; to find out what's on look out for flyers round town, and for concessions being handed out in bars. Note, too, that clubs can stop serving at 1.30am, and generally wind down at around 2am. The
gay scene
moves around, so call the information line
for up-to-the-minute information. Gay clubbing usually happens on Sundays.
Bars and music
Aras na Gael
, 45 Dominick St. Irish traditional music and folk theatre run and frequented by Irish-speaking enthusiasts. Admission is usually free, though during the summer it has special programmes costing £3/¬3.81.
Barcuba
, Eyre...
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Clubs
Alley Nightclub
, William St Upper. This is a busy place which attracts an older, more conservative crowd to hear chart and commercial dance music.
Church Lane Club
, Church Lane (next to the
Galway Advertiser
)....
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