Food scene
Shannonbridge
Lovely place to visit, with pubs and restaurants beside the river.
Gibbons' Pillar House Bar & Restaurant
8 Society StreetFood and music there in a nice atmosphere, walking distance.
Gullane's Hotel
Main StreetNice decorum and food, sometimes music too
Neighbourhoods
Kilconnell
Beautiful abbeye in ruins to visit and lots of legends there
nice pub
Emerald Bar
Pub and music
Summertime: trad session on Thursdays from 9pm. The closest pub from my house😀
Gibbons' Pillar House Bar
Summertime: trad session on Thursdays from 9pm. The closest pub from my house😀
An Tain pub
5 St Michael's SquareTrad music on wednesdays from 9 pm ; on Sundays from 6 pm
Sightseeing
Clonmacnoise
A must to visit!
things to discover
McAllister Distillers Limited
Chapel StreetFor amators of good new gins and in a while whisky :-)
Izeluleko zedolobha
Ukuzulazula
Motorway, bus or train : all arrive in Ballinasloe!
-Bus straight from Dublin Airport or from Galway
-Rail station is walking distance from town and from my house. Easy train from Heuston station in Dublin (take the bus Aircoach at the airport), taking the train from Ballinasloe drive you in Galway city center from which you can visit Galway city or have bus for Connemara or the islands or anywhere in Ireland.
Izindlela zokonga
Lots of shops here; and even a cinema!
Lidl, Aldi, Super Valu, Tesco…