Eyre Square

This central public square, formally the John F. Kennedy Memorial Park, is the main gathering place of Galway and marks the historic entrance to the medieval city. Long used as a market and meeting ground, it was redesigned with lawns, walkways and modern sculpture, including a set of rust-coloured steel forms echoing the sails of local fishing boats. A restored seventeenth-century doorway and a fountain stand among the greenery. The square is bordered by hotels and shops and hosts festivals and events through the year.