Bike rental Europa Bicycles, Earls Island (tel 091/563355) opposite the cathedral; A?4/a?¬5.08 a day, A?6/a?¬7.62 for 24 hours, A?30/a?¬38.10 deposit.

Bookshops Charlie Byrne's, The Cornstore, Middle St (tel 091/561766), is a good second-hand bookshop; Eason's, Shop St, is a huge general bookshop with foreign newspapers; Hawkins House, Churchyard Lane, includes comprehensive feminist and Irish-language sections; Hughes and Hughes, Galway Shopping Centre (tel 091/536904) is a relaxed bookstore with a wide-ranging stock and pleasant coffee shop; Kenny's Bookshop, on High St (tel 091/562739), is regarded by many as one of the best antiquarian bookshops in the country and has a small art gallery attached; and Sub City, Corbett Court Centre (tel 091/565994) has a good range of comics, videos and posters.

Buses Bus A?ireann (tel 091/562000) runs 5-8 buses to Dublin daily, from as little as A?9/a?¬11.43 single, A?11/a?¬13.97 return - check in advance for special deals. Bikes are carried subject to space - A?5/a?¬3.81 extra each journey. CityLink (tel 091/564163 or 564164) also runs a Galway to Dublin service from A?10/a?¬12.70 return. Feda O'Donnell Coaches (tel 091/761656 or 075/48114) operates services to Sligo, Donegal and Letterkenny. Nestor Travel (tel 091/797144 or 01/832 0094) runs services to Dublin and Dublin Airport from A?10/a?¬12.70 return (bikes A?3/a?¬3.81).

Camping equipment Great Outdoors, Eglinton St (tel 091/562869); Radar Stores, 15 Mainguard St (tel 091/568810).

Gay and lesbian line (tel 091/566134); gay men Tues & Thurs 8-10pm; lesbians Wed 8-10pm (tel 091/564611).

Horse riding Clonboo Riding School, Clonboo Cross, Corrundulla, near Annaghdown (tel 091/791362).

Internet Celtel E-centre, Merchants Rd, Eyre Square (tel 091/566620, www.celtel.ie ), a bright modern place with fast access at A?1/a?¬1.27 for 15 minutes.

Hospital University College Hospital, Newcastle Rd (casualty tel 091/544338). For emergencies call 999.

Laundry The Launderette, Sea Rd (Mon-Sat 9am-6pm); Old Malte Laundrette, Old Malte Arcade, High St (Mon-Sat 8.30am-6pm), does service wash only.

Left luggage A  Quay St House Hostel , 10 Quay St, 50p/a?¬0.63 per bag, or at the train station for A?1/a?¬1.27.

Library Galway County Library, Hynes Building, St Augustine St.

Market For more than just fruit and vegetables, try the Saturday market around St Nicholas's Church; stalls sell everything from handmade cheeses to sculptured bog oak. There's also a junk and antiques market beneath the medieval walls inside the Eyre Square Centre (Fri & Sat), and a daily oriental food market beside Da Tang Noodle House on Middle Street.

Music Mulligan, 5 Middle St (tel 091/564961), for traditional, world music, reggae, country, folk and blues on tape, vinyl and CD; Gimik Records, Lower Fairhill Rd specializes in dance music on vinyl.

Parking Free in front of the cathedral; elsewhere, buy a disc from a newsagent at 20p/a?¬0.25 per hr.

Police Mill St (tel 091/563161).

Sailing Galway Sailing Club, Rinville, Oranmore, five miles from the city (tel 091/794527).

Taxi Corrib Taxis (tel 091/56444); Galway Taxi Coop (tel 091/561111); MGM (tel 091/757888); and taxi ranks at Eyre Square and Victoria Place.

Train enquiries tel 091/561444 or 564222.

Travel agents USIT, at the New Science Building on the university campus (tel 091/524601), is the best agent for youth and student travel; Corrib Travel, in the centre of town in Cathedral Building, Lower Abbeygate St (tel 091/563879 or 568318), deals with student flights and youth fares.

Wind-surfing At Rusheen Bay (tel 087/605702).