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Hole in the Wall

17 Eyre St, Galway, H91 E8K8
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Guinness Draught · 568 ml pint

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Recorded pub details

Listed name
Hole in the WallRecorded 2026-09-10
Listed address
17 Eyre St, Galway, H91 E8K8Recorded 2026-09-10
Phone
(091) 722 064Recorded 2026-09-10
Website
http://www.holeinthewallbar.ie/Recorded 2026-09-10
Facilities
  • Accessibility: Has wheelchair-accessible entrance; Has wheelchair-accessible toilet; No wheelchair-accessible car park
  • Service options: Has outdoor seating; Offers takeaway; Serves dine-in; No delivery
  • Highlights: Has great beer selection; Serves great cocktails; Has live music; Has live performances; Good for watching sport
  • Popular for: Good for solo dining
  • Offerings: Serves alcohol; Serves beer; Serves cocktails; Has dancing; Serves food; Serves food at bar; Serves spirits; Serves wine
  • Dining options: Has seating; No table service
  • Amenities: Has toilet
  • Atmosphere: Casual; Cosy; Trendy
  • Crowd: Good for groups; Popular with tourists
  • Planning: Accepts reservations
  • Payments: Accepts credit cards; Accepts debit cards; Accepts NFC mobile payments; Credit cards
  • Pets: Dogs allowed
Recorded 2026-09-10
Eircode
H91 E8K8
Opening hours
Mo-Th 15:00-23:30; Fr-Sa 15:00-00:30; Su 15:00-23:00

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Local notes

Established

Building dates from the 1870s — originally Galway's leading agricultural supply store, with stables out the back. The pub trade on the site goes back further still.

Family

Owned and run by the Fahy family since the 1970s.

Earlier uses

Story #1: 18th-century smugglers cut a literal hole in the old town wall just off Eyre Street, and ran their contraband through it to waiting buyers on the other side.

Earlier uses

Story #2: A hole in the back garden gave directly onto the rear of the Garda Station on Eglinton Street. Members of the force were said to slip through the hole in uniform for a quick pint without scandalising the public.

Architecture

One of Galway City's most distinctive frontages — partly because of the surviving thatched roof.

Reputation

A Galway pub whose name predates the present trade — and whose two competing origin stories the locals refuse to settle.

House rules

Be sound. Welcome newcomers. Keep it about the pub.

Recorded details, hours and facilities

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Listed name · observed 2026-09-10
Hole in the Wall
Listed address · observed 2026-09-10
17 Eyre St, Galway, H91 E8K8
Phone · observed 2026-09-10
(091) 722 064
Website · observed 2026-09-10
http://www.holeinthewallbar.ie/
Facilities · observed 2026-09-10
  • Accessibility: Has wheelchair-accessible entrance; Has wheelchair-accessible toilet; No wheelchair-accessible car park
  • Service options: Has outdoor seating; Offers takeaway; Serves dine-in; No delivery
  • Highlights: Has great beer selection; Serves great cocktails; Has live music; Has live performances; Good for watching sport
  • Popular for: Good for solo dining
  • Offerings: Serves alcohol; Serves beer; Serves cocktails; Has dancing; Serves food; Serves food at bar; Serves spirits; Serves wine
  • Dining options: Has seating; No table service
  • Amenities: Has toilet
  • Atmosphere: Casual; Cosy; Trendy
  • Crowd: Good for groups; Popular with tourists
  • Planning: Accepts reservations
  • Payments: Accepts credit cards; Accepts debit cards; Accepts NFC mobile payments; Credit cards
  • Pets: Dogs allowed
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