Accommodation: 

For a list of available accommodation for rent in Castlebar, please see the following websites:
Daft 
 

Dining

The Academy has a small kitchenette with fridge and microwave for students to self cater on campus. Mayo University Hospital has a canteen and a coffee shop.

Café Rua on New Antrim Street only uses Irish meat and fish in its menus, and mainly locally-grown fruit and veg (organic where possible). Freshly baked cakes include lemon drizzle and coffee and walnut.

There are loads of other cafes here, too, with great reviews, such as Tara Café for its paninis, apple pies and scones.

Castlebar offers a wide variety of restaurants, bars, cafes & takeaways - please click here for further details.
 

Local Attractions

Castlebar has numerous attractions for everyone. It has received international recognition for both walking and angling. It is also centrally located for touring Mayo including Ballintuber Abbey, The Ceide Fields, Croagh Patrick, Foxford Woollen Mills, Moore Hall,and the Turlough Round Tower.You can take a stroll round Lough Lannagh and a must visit is the  National Museum of Country Life in Turlough.
 
For up-to-date events in the Castlebar area please click here
 
Please find the "Top ten things to do in Castlebar" here
 

Sports & Leisure:

The Leisure Complex Lough Lannagh offers an 8 Lane - 25m competition pool, 15m learner pool, sauna & steamroom, persons with disability access ramp and poolpod for pools entry. The complex incorporates The Movement Gym as well as 2 yoga, pilates and reformer pilates suites. All memberships include full access to the entire complex which includes a swimming pool, health spa & gym and also includes entry into yoga & Pilates classes. Student ID is required as proof to avail of all the student rates.
 
Tel: (094) 92 50149
Email: leisurecomplex@mayococo.ie
 

Bikes & Boards is a bicycle, boat and stand up paddle boarding rental company based in Lough Lannagh holiday village Castlebar, County Mayo. 

Tel: 087 436 3310     

Email: bikesandboardsireland@gmail.com

Mayo Leisure Point is an indoor entertainment complex in Castlebar offering 10 pin bowling, 7 screen cinema, Q-2000 laser game, movie bowl diner, and arcade games.

Tel: (094) 90 25473

Castlebar Golf Club is a magnificent parkland course, known as the “Augusta of Connaught” and is over 100 years old. The modern clubhouse is home to a bar and restaurant with panoramic views of the course.

Tel:(094) 90 21649. 

Email: info@castlebargolfclub.ie

McHale Park. Few things promise to get your pulse racing than watching a game of Gaelic Football in McHale Park.

Tel: (094) 92 50487

Email: administrator.mayo@gaa.ie
 

Pastoral Care:

Please see  the University's Counselling Services website for further details here.
 
Mindspace Mayo is a free and confidential support service for young people’s mental health and wellbeing. Mindspace’s aim is to support young people aged 15-25 who are going through a difficult time to ensure they get the support they need. Please see their website for further details: https://www.mindspacemayo.ie/
 

University of Galway Medicine Society 

UG MedSoc represents the students of University of Galway's School of Medicine. As a society they aim to support their members academically, fundraise, and organise social events.

Please find website available here to join MedSoc.