Galway city is a joy, with its narrow streets, old stone and wooden shop fronts, good restaurants and busy pubs. It is the administrative centre of the county and home to the local government, university and college. The city has a ferry port for easy access to the Aran Islands and a small regional airport which is well serviced.

Galway is one of Europe’s fastest growing cities with many large factories in the area, giving a bustling sense of economic security which sees no sign of ending Galway is the gateway to the beautiful Connemara National Park and Lough Corrib. Connemara is the wild and barren region located North West of Galway. It’s a stunning patchwork of bog land, valleys, grey mountains and small lakes. Lough Corrib is Ireland’s biggest lake, at over 48km long and covers some 200 square kilometres. It virtually cuts off western Galway form the rest of the country and has over 360 islands. It is world famous for its Salmon, Sea Trout and Brown Trout fishing and attracts hordes of anglers from every corner of the globe.

Getting to Galway is easy by air and there are numerous car hire desks located inside the terminal building. Just take your confirmed EveryCarHire voucher, passport, driving licence, credit card and you’re off.