Places-of-interest, major employers and neighbourhood facilities in the Parkmore area of Galway City, and public transport directions for each location.
Map
Map key
No | Place |
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1 | Parkmore West Business and Technology Park (aka Parkmore Industrial Estate, Parkmore West, Major workplaces include Medtronic, Creganna, MeritMedical, Celestica, Qualtech, Contech, Multis, BMR, P&O Maritime, RehabRecycle,) |
2 | Parkmore East Business and Technology Park
(aka Parkmore Business and Technology Park - East. Major employers include SAP, Fidelity, Oracle, MicroFocus)
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3 | Galway Technology Park (including a Spar, ATM / cash-machine, restaurant, and post-box) |
4 | Racecourse Business Park |
5 | Ballybrit Racecourse |
6 | Briar Hill Business Park (Briarhill estate) |
7 | Scoil Mhuire, Brierhill / Briarhill National School / Brier Hill National School |
8 | An Post Galway Delivery Office |
9 | Hazelwood Nursing Home |
10 | Donnelan's Cross - original site of Brierhill National School |
11 | Racecourse Technology Park: this estate was started in the early 2000s, but building stopped in 2008/09. A new building has been completed and opened in 2018. |
12 | Polkeen Industrial Estate - tenants include ProAir |
Public Transport Directions
Catch the 409 - Parkmore OR 401 - Parkmore bus
(leaves from Eyre Square - see city bus details for timetable link and route map).
For Briarhill Business Park and Briar Hill National School:
- Get off at the stop AFTER BriarHill Shopping Centre.
- The Business Park is on your left.
- To reach the National School, walk back down the traffic lights, turn left, cross the road and walk for a few minutes.
For Racecourse Business Park and Ballybrit Racecourse:
- Get off at the bus-stop AFTER Briar Hill Business Park (which is on the left).
- Walk down the road on your left, near the bus-stop.
- The business park entry is on the right hand side.
- The racecourse entry is a little further down the road, on your left.
This is a a map of the racecourse: when travelling by bus, you arrive at arrive at entrance A (27 on the map) or B (15 on the map)
For Galway Technology Park, and Parkmore West and Parkmore East Business and Technology Parks, and Hazelwood Private Nursing Home:
- Get off at the SECOND bus-stop AFTER Briar Hill Business Park (which is on the left).
- Galway Technology Park is the collection of buildings immediately to to the left, beside the bus-stop. (See Galway Technology Park - site map for the layout of buildings in the park - coming soon).
- The entrance to Parkmore West and Parkmore East parks is at the roundabout just up the road from the bus-stop. West is on the left, East on the right.
For An Post's Tuam Rd Parcel Office:
This is located in the Parkmore townland, but the public transport approach is quite different. See this page for details.
See Also
Business Parks and Industrial Estates
Neighbouring areas:
Doughiska / Briar Hill -- Ballybrit -- CastlegarSite/layout maps:
Galway Technology ParkRacecourse Business Park
Parkmore West Business and Technology Park
Parkmore East Business and Technology Park
SAP Building and duckpond, Parkmore East Business Park |