PACK YOUR BAGS – COMMUNITY MATTERS IS GOING TO LONDON!
John Morley and the Galway Talks team are heading across the water on Friday, July 25th, thanks to Ireland West Airport, for a special live broadcast from the London Irish Centre in Camden Square.
From 9am to 12 noon, tune in as Galway Talks comes to you straight from the heart of London!
John will be catching up with the Galway diaspora, sharing memories, celebrating the incredible contributions of Galwegians to London life, and looking ahead to what the future holds. Expect lively chats with community and sports organisations, musical talent, and some unforgettable Galway characters now living in the UK capital.
Are you a Galwegian in London with a story to share? Whether you're a local legend, historian, athlete, musician, or part of a community group — we want to hear from you!
Get in touch: [email protected]
Galway Talks live from London 9am to 12 noon on Friday July 25th with thanks to Ireland West Airport.
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The airport is currently enjoying its busiest ever year with passenger numbers set to exceed 900,000 by the end of the year. Summer is proving to be very strong thanks to additional capacity added by Ryanair on services to Mainland and Continental Europe on services to the likes of Alicante, Barcelona, Faro, Majorca, Malaga, Milan, Cologne, Lanzarote, and Tenerife.
In addition, flights to the airports UK destinations such as Bristol, Birmingham, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Manchester and London are performing very strongly highlighting the popularity of flying from a stress free and convenient local regional airport where all parking spaces are onsite a short stroll from the airport!
For more information visit www.irelandwestairport.com/destinations
Galway Market
Importance of the airport to the Galway Market.
- In region of 80,000 outbound passengers from Galway used the airport in 2024 which is up about 5% compared to 2023
- 75,000+ visitors from overseas visited Galway using the airport as a gateway
- Galway is the number 2 market from an outbound and inbound passenger perspective - second only to Mayo
- RedC research showed that Visitors to Galway spent an average of 5 nights in Galway when they visit the West of Ireland
- 63% of overseas visitors who visit Galway do so for Holiday purposes
Transport
Bus Eireann operates up to 5 daily services between Galway and Ireland West Airport on Route 64 providing direct access from Galway City and various points around Galway to the airport.
London Market
Overall Ireland West Airport has 56 weekly services between London and the West of Ireland with Ryanair and Aer Lingus, providing fantastic access for business, leisure and commuter based travel with three of London’s biggest airports served from the airport, London Heathrow, London Stansted and London Luton Airport.
London Heathrow
Aer Lingus now operate daily flights to London Heathrow from Ireland West Airport, London’s biggest and most well connected and closest airport to central London, serviced by the Heathrow Express train with a journey time of just 15 minutes to Paddington Station in Central London. As well as providing a daily service to Heathrow, this connectivity means customers can enjoy seamless connections via London Heathrow Airport to and from North America. Aer Lingus currently has partnerships with a network of airlines out of Heathrow Airport, providing access to an ever-growing number of routes and benefits. Airlines include Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, British Airways, Iberia, JetBlue and United Airlines. British Airways codeshares on Aer Lingus services which will offer global access from Ireland West Airport to/from UK and London Heathrow.
London Luton
Ryanair operates 22 weekly services between London Luton and Ireland West Airport. The service has seen a signifcant increase in popularity following the recent launch of the Luton Airport Express train, connecting London Luton Airport and St. Pancras Station, located in the capital's center. The journey between the two destinations now takes only 32 minutes.
London Stansted
Ryanair operates 20 weekly services between London Stansted and Ireland West Airport.
