LAL Partners: Galway

Galway is the third largest city of the Republic of Ireland with a population of 80,000 and a further 20,000 Irish students enrolled in third level schools. Situated on the Atlantic West Coast, it is the gateway to the unique ecology and scenic beauty of the Burren, Connemara and the Aran Islands. The city’s economy is based on a vibrant tourism, education and leisure sector combined with a strong local IT and telecom industry which has established Galway as the fastest growing city in the European union.

Ireland is a small island with a population of just under 4 million people with more than 40% of the people under 25. Its unique heritage of culture, history and literature make it the ideal place to study English language.

Ireland enjoys a remarkable reputation and people from every corner of the globe are proud to claim their Irish heritage. More than 70 million people world wide claim Irish descent.