How to Find Us

The Business Information Systems group, part of the Department of Accountancy & Finance in the J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics is located on NUI Galway's North Campus, in the newly constructed Cairnes Building on the banks of the Corrib River. Check out directions on how to reach us by car, by public transport and by air.

By car

Approaching from West Galway (N59)

• On entering Galway, you will pass through traffic lights in Dangan (Westwood Hotel is to your right)
• Continue on, passing Corrib Village (Baile na Coiribe) on your left. After another 200m, you will come to the NUI Galway gate. On your left inside this gate you will see a three-storey building with Georgian windows to which has been added a modern extension; this is the Cairnes Building (follow on-campus signs for "Aras Cairnes / Cairnes Building").
• Please note that visitors who have not been issued with car parking permits must use the "Pay & Display / Íoc & Tiomáint" spaces, marked with blue lines and letters "P&D / I&T".

If you are here to meet a member of staff, please see the Academic Staff page for details of office locations.

Approaching from all other main routes (N6, N17, N18, N83, or N84)

• On approaching Galway, follow signs for Clifden N59.
• When you reach the Bodkin roundabout (next to the entrance to the Galway Shopping Centre), continue in the direction of Clifden N59.
• After crossing over the river Corrib, you come to a crossroads (next to Statoil garage) - there is no right turn allowed here. Instead, continue 200m through the crossroads to the next roundabout, do a full turn and come back to the crossroads, then turn left.
• Proceed slowly for about 100m. The new main entrance to NUI Galway is on your right.
• Immediately inside the gate, you will now see the Cairnes Building - an original 1930's building with Georgian windows to which has been added a modern extension  (follow on-campus signs for "Aras Cairnes / Cairnes Building").
• Please note that visitors who have not been issued with car parking permits must use the "Pay & Display / Íoc & Tiomáint" spaces, marked with blue lines and letters "P&D / I&T".

If you are here to meet a member of staff, please see the Academic Staff page for details of office locations.

By public transport

Galway city is served by train services from Dublin (via Midlands and East Galway), as well as public and private bus services from all parts of Ireland. The normal drop-off point for all these services is Galway city centre (in or near Eyre Square), though some of the private bus services will drop-off at Newcastle if so requested.

From Galway city centre, you can take a bus or taxi to Upper Newcastle. If taking a taxi, go to the rank at the top of Eyre Square and ask for the Cairnes Building (formerly known as "St. Anthony's") in Upper Newcastle. If taking a bus, take the No. 4W Bus Eireann service to Newcastle from Eyre Square.

You will proceed past Galway cathedral to the top of University Road, then turning right at the Esso station along Newcastle Road. After passing through two sets of traffic lights in quick succession, you will come to a third set of lights at a crossroads (Statoil garage to your right). About 150m after passing through the crossroads, you will see a main entrance to NUI Galway on your right. If taking a bus, you should dismount here - there is a bus stop before the gateway, directly opposite a walking entrance (ask the driver to let you know when you are at the "Moyola Park" stop in Upper Newcastle).

Just inside the walking entrance, you will see the NUI Galway sign. Turn left and you will now see Cairnes Building - a three storey building with Georgian windows to which has been added a modern extension. If you are here to meet a member of staff, please see the Academic Staff page for details of office locations.

By air

Galway Airport is 5 miles to the east of Galway city. To get from the airport to the Department of Accountancy & Finance, either hail a taxi or hire a car (see directions above for travelling by car).

Shannon International Airport and Knock International Airport are both approximately 1 hour's drive from Galway city. Neither are served by regular public transport connections to Galway, so you must hire a car (see directions above for travelling by car).

Dublin International Airport is approximately 3.5 hour's drive from Galway city, but has flight connections to Galway. A number of private bus services also operate connections from Dublin Airport to Galway city ( City Link, Bus Nestor), and public bus connections via city centre are also available.

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