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The Universal

The Universal is a pub on William Street West in Galway, County Galway, 867 m south-west of Eyre Square. Massimo, Urban Grind and Candy Vintage Clothing are within 14 m.

Kind
Pubs
Street
9 William Street West
From Eyre Square
867 m south-west
Phone
+353 91 728 271
Wheelchair
Accessible
Parking
Claddagh Church on Claddagh Quay, 324 m away
Bus stop
Fr Griffin Road (Bus Éireann), 192 m away

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Plan of the streets around The Universal, 340 metres across
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Plan of the surrounding 300 mPlan of the streets around The Universal, 340 metres across

Getting to The Universal

By car
Park at Claddagh Church on Claddagh Quay, 324 m away, paid.
By bus
The nearest stop is Fr Griffin Road, served by Bus Éireann, 192 m away, with a shelter.
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

44 places to eat and drink within 300 m: Massimo (7 m), Urban Grind (7 m), Secret Garden (21 m) and Mona Lisa (26 m) and more.

14 shops within 300 m, including Candy Vintage Clothing, Daisy Bowl Florists and Farraghers Nearbuy.

William Street West itself has 12 named places on the map.

Opening hours

As recorded on the map: Mo-Th 16:00-23:30, Fr-Sa 16:00-00:30, Su 16:00-23:00

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

Within a short walk

  1. 7 m
  2. 7 m
  3. 14 m
  4. 16 m
  5. Silke's
    Wholesale
    17 m
  6. 20 m
  7. Poblacht
    Hairdressers
    25 m
  8. Mona Lisa
    Restaurants
    26 m

Also on William Street West

  5. Mona Lisa
    Restaurants
  6. Poblacht
    Hairdressers
  8. Silke's
    Wholesale

Everything on William Street West (12 places)

Other pubs in Galway

  1. Massimo
    William Street West
    7 m
  2. The Blue Note
    William Street West
    27 m
  3. 46 m
  4. Bierhaus
    Henry Street
    68 m
  5. John Keogh’s
    Dominick Street Upper
    77 m
  6. Taylor’s
    Dominick Street Upper
    99 m
  7. Róisín Dubh
    Dominick Street Upper
    108 m
  8. Monroe’s
    Dominick Street Upper
    141 m

All 75 pubs in Galway

Questions people ask

Where is The Universal?
On William Street West in Galway, 867 m south-west of Eyre Square; the nearest car park is 324 m away.
When is The Universal open?
The map records Mo-Th 16:00-23:30, Fr-Sa 16:00-00:30, Su 16:00-23:00. The table above shows it day by day.
How do I contact The Universal?
By phone on +353 91 728 271.
Are there other pubs nearby?
74 other pubs in $Galway; the closest is Massimo, 7 m away.

Source record: OpenStreetMap node/9925226616, read on 2026-09-18. The street is the mapped address where there is one, otherwise the nearest named road. Distances are straight lines.