Street to join party zone as pedestrian-only plan approved

Date Published: 15-Jul-2010

By Darragh McDonagh

The on-street festival atmosphere that characterises Galway Race Week is set to be extended to West side of the city this year after a group of publicans succeeded in applying to have Dominick Street temporarily pedestrianised during the Races.

A stage for musical entertainment is to be erected outside Monroe’s Tavern as Dominick Street closes to traffic from 7pm to 2am between July 29 and August 1.

A glass exclusion zone will be enforced between Lower Dominick Street and Henry Street in the same manner as has been successfully implemented throughout much of the city centre in the last two years.

A group of local publicans calling themselves West End Traders approached Galway City Council last month with the idea of closing the area for a number of days during Race Week for purpose of providing on-street entertainment.

“The application was welcomed by Galway City Council and this is the first year that such a plan will be in place at Dominick Street on a trial basis,” said a spokesperson for the local authority.

“There were no objections from anybody in relation to the plan and it promises to be a very good weekend for all concerned.”

For more on this story, see the Galway City Tribune