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Student's Union Shop

Student's Union Shop is a convenience store on Lower Newcastle Road in Galway, County Galway, 1.0 km north-west of Eyre Square. It trades under the XL name. An Bhialann, Matt O'Flaherty and Hardiman Research Building are within 49 m.

Kind
Convenience stores
Street
Lower Newcastle Road
From Eyre Square
1.0 km north-west
Run by
University of Galway Student Union
Parking
Car Park 2 on Newcastle Avenue, 347 m away
Bus stop
Newcastle PO (Bus Éireann;City Direct), 167 m away

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Plan of the streets around Student's Union Shop, 340 metres across
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Plan of the surrounding 300 mPlan of the streets around Student's Union Shop, 340 metres across

Getting to Student's Union Shop

By car
Park at Car Park 2 on Newcastle Avenue, 347 m away, paid.
By bus
The nearest stop is Newcastle PO, served by Bus Éireann;City Direct, 167 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

10 places to eat and drink within 300 m: An Bhialann (26 m), Oasis (56 m), Smokey's (73 m) and Mocha Beans (183 m) and more.

1 shop within 300 m, including Cope Galway - Corrib Day Centre.

Lower Newcastle Road itself has 10 named places on the map, and 1 car park along it.

Opening hours

Mon
08:00-17:00
Tue
08:00-17:00
Wed
08:00-17:00
Thu
08:00-17:00
Fri
08:00-17:00
Sat
Not recorded
Sun
Not recorded

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

Within a short walk

  1. An Bhialann
    Restaurants
    26 m
  2. Matt O'Flaherty
    Pharmacies
    31 m
  3. 49 m
  4. Oasis
    Cafés
    56 m
  5. Smokey's
    Cafés
    73 m
  6. 84 m
  7. 89 m
  8. 124 m

Also on Lower Newcastle Road

  1. Brook Lodge
    Guest houses
  2. Circle K
    Petrol stations

Everything on Lower Newcastle Road (10 places)

Other convenience stores in Galway

  1. Centra
    Upper Newcastle Road
    305 m
  2. Tesco Express
    University Road
    350 m
  3. Londis
    Newcastle Road
    411 m
  4. 702 m
  5. Centra
    Seamus Quirke Road
    762 m
  6. 772 m
  7. Day-Today
    Eglinton Street
    793 m
  8. Foodland
    Old Seamus Quirke Road
    793 m

All 82 convenience stores in Galway

Questions people ask

Where is Student's Union Shop?
On Lower Newcastle Road in Galway, 1.0 km north-west of Eyre Square; the nearest car park is 347 m away.
When is Student's Union Shop open?
The map records Mo-Fr 08:00-17:00. The table above shows it day by day, and the badge at the top says whether it is open at this moment.
Are there other convenience stores nearby?
81 other convenience stores in $Galway; the closest is Centra, 305 m away.

Source record: OpenStreetMap node/919956771, read on 2026-09-18. The street is the mapped address where there is one, otherwise the nearest named road. Distances are straight lines.