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Central Applications Office

Central Applications Office is a government office on Eglinton Street in Galway, County Galway, 218 m west of Eyre Square. EuroGiant, Trespass and Saffron Turkish Grill and Cafe are within 14 m.

Kind
Government offices
Street
30 Eglinton Street
From Eyre Square
218 m west
Phone
+353 91 509 800
Website
cao.ie
Wheelchair
Accessible
Parking
Market Street Car Park on Bowling Green, 161 m away
Bus stop
Franciscan Friary (Bus Éireann;City Direct), 79 m away
Plan of the streets around Central Applications Office, 340 metres across
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Plan of the surrounding 300 mPlan of the streets around Central Applications Office, 340 metres across

Getting to Central Applications Office

By car
Park at Market Street Car Park on Bowling Green, 161 m away, paid, 83 spaces.
By bus
The nearest stop is Franciscan Friary, served by Bus Éireann;City Direct, 79 m away.
Directions from where you are
Open the model above, tap the pin and choose “Directions here”; the route is drawn from your own position.

While you are there

103 places to eat and drink within 300 m: Saffron Turkish Grill and Cafe (14 m), Capital Turkish Kebabs (20 m), Cafe Roscoe's (34 m) and Brasserie on the Corner (36 m) and more.

124 shops within 300 m, including EuroGiant, Trespass and Booley.

Eglinton Street itself has 28 named places on the map, and 1 car park along it.

Opening hours

Mon
09:30-13:00, 14:00-17:00
Tue
09:30-13:00, 14:00-17:00
Wed
09:30-13:00, 14:00-17:00
Thu
09:30-13:00, 14:00-17:00
Fri
09:30-13:00, 14:00-17:00
Sat
Not recorded
Sun
Not recorded

As recorded on OpenStreetMap on 2026-09-18; bank holidays may differ.

Within a short walk

  1. EuroGiant
    Variety stores
    7 m
  2. Trespass
    Outdoor shops
    7 m
  3. 14 m
  4. 17 m
  5. 20 m
  6. Booley
    Outdoor shops
    21 m
  7. 21 m
  8. NCBI Charity Shop
    Charity shops
    23 m

Also on Eglinton Street

  2. Booley
    Outdoor shops
  4. Brown Thomas
    Department stores
  7. Change
    Clothes shops
  8. Day-Today
    Convenience stores

Everything on Eglinton Street (28 places)

Other government offices in Galway

  1. 318 m
  2. Citizens Information
    Saint Augustine Street
    376 m
  3. Intreo
    Fairgreen Road
    446 m
  4. Revenue Commissioners
    Fairgreen Road
    540 m
  5. 616 m
  6. 2.3 km
  7. Irish Water
    Monivea Road
    2.4 km
  8. 2.4 km

All 11 government offices in Galway

Questions people ask

Where is Central Applications Office?
On Eglinton Street in Galway, 218 m west of Eyre Square; the nearest car park is 161 m away.
When is Central Applications Office open?
The map records Mo-Fr 09:30-13:00,14:00-17:00. The table above shows it day by day, and the badge at the top says whether it is open at this moment.
How do I contact Central Applications Office?
By phone on +353 91 509 800, or through cao.ie.
Are there other government offices nearby?
10 other government offices in $Galway; the closest is Galway County Council, 318 m away.

Source record: OpenStreetMap node/11089207334, read on 2026-09-18. The street is the mapped address where there is one, otherwise the nearest named road. Distances are straight lines.