Barnacles Gearing Up For Galway Races

Monday marks the start of the Galway Races and boy are we EXCITED! You don't need to know anything about horse-racing, all you need to know is how to have a good time! So what's happening next week and how much does it cost?

• Mon 24th: - €20 - Qualified Riders Handicap - 5:10pm
• Tues 25th: - €25 - Tote Galway Mile Handicap - 5:10pm
• Wed 26th: - €30 - William Hill Galway Plate - 1:50pm
• Thurs 27th - €30 - Guinness Galway Handicap Hurdle - 1:50pm
• Fri 28th: - €25 - Guinness Handicap - 5:10pm
• Sat 29th: - €20 - Freshways Handicap Hurdle - 2:15pm
• Sun 30th: - €20 - Handicap - 2:15pm

Need a place to stay? Barnacles Quay Street House has a few spots left - but get in quick!

Barnacles in Top 10 for June!

Barnacles Temple Bar House has been voted in the TOP TEN HOSTELS in June for the UK & Ireland by our Hostelworld Guests! A big thanks from the whole Barnacles team ... we're happy you had a great time with us in Dublin and hope to see you all again soon!!!

Galway Arts Festival - One More Week of Crazy Fun

Last night was the Macnas Parade for the Galway Arts Festival. There was a lot of crazy stuff going on and we took our camera down so you could have a look... Check out our photos

We also took a couple of videos so you can really see what was going down.

Why would you need a guitar?

When you can make a guitar (and pets) out of cardboard? Might sound odd but that's just one of the crazy characters on the streets of Galway this week.

Barnacles Quay Street House is in the thick of the action for the Galway Arts Festival -- an event which runs from 13-26 July 2009. At lunch time today we took a walk down Quay Street and Shop Street and took some photos of all the craziness happening...

Check out the photos we took during our lunch time stroll.

Temple Bar Circus Festival

This past weekend gasps of amazement could be heard all around Temple Bar as the Temple Bar Circus Festival hit town. As usual Barnacles Temple Bar House was right in the thick of things, so we stepped outside our front door and took a few photos for your enjoyment!

Galway Hostel Party Week

Last week, 5th-9th July, we celebrated the kick off of summer (or what was suppose to be summer) with live music in our Galway hostel every night during the week. After free drinks and live music everyone then headed off on an awesome pubcrawl. Heaps of fun was had... Want to check out some pics we took inside the hostel... click here. We also took some videos... check them out!