Galway Sex Guide

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Looking for sex in Galway?

Galway, known as Ireland’s cultural heart, is a bustling city with a population of around 80,000. Though smaller than Dublin or Cork, it attracts millions of tourists annually. And if you’re on this page, we’re guessing you’re looking for the more… NSFW side of the attractions. 😉

Though Galway doesn’t have an open red-light district, the city has a discreet sex scene with plenty of local sex workers, escorts and a few adult attractions. Let’s take a closer look.



Galway has some pretty remote and rural communities on the west coast of Ireland. The city itself has a population of just 80,000 people, though this figure can treble with a regular influx of tourists.

A 200km drive (at least) from Dublin, the Galway sex scene primarily relies on local swinging communities and dogging hot spots with some escorts based in the county. There is one strip club in Galway itself.

Galway Strip Clubs

Le Paradis Club

7 Dominick Upr. Street, Galway

Tel: +353 91 860 556

A couples-friendly strip club in the heart of the city, Le Paradis has a beer and champagne bar and offers private dancing in its exclusive VIP lounge.

The club is convenient for most pubs and clubs in the city and makes a good choice as part of an evening out. A short walk from Eyre Square, Le Paradis offers memberships for regular customers as well as discount admission for large group bookings.

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Galway’s only strip club, Le Paradis has some good stage shows.

The stylish interior has seen better days but the club has been running since 2000.

The club is open on Friday nights from 8.00pm to 12.30am and Saturday nights from 8.00pm to 2.00am.

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Street Prostitution in Galway

While you will occasionally find hookers working the night-life spots around Galway, using these freelancers is highly discouraged due to safety risks and past incidents of scams and muggings.

In 2013, a group of women—mostly from Romania—posed as sex workers to lure men into secluded alleys before robbing them.

Several of these crimes went unreported, allowing the scam to continue at the expense of many unwitting punters. These women were known to operate around Galway’s busiest streets, including:

  • High Street
  • Shop Street
  • Cross Street

Some reports also suggested that certain women did offer sexual services while simultaneously stealing from clients. While the situation may have changed over the years, street-based sex work in Galway remains risky. If you’re determined to pay for sex, you are much safer using the Internet.

Escorts in Galway

Escort rates vary depending on who you book, where you are situated and what time you need their services but you can expect to pay anything from a budget €100 to €250 per hour. Discounts are usually available for longer durations.

Due to the stricter advertising rules than in other parts of Europe, we cannot list any escort agencies or freelance providers operating in Galway.

Erotic Massage in Galway

There’s a lack of parlours that offer erotic massage, but there are two Thai parlours in Galway City; both have had reports of offering happy endings, but this is very hit and miss and is likely to be whether you get the right girl on the day or not.

The classified sites are another common way of finding an erotic massage, and you’ll find a number of Galway practitioners offering everything from suggestive body slides to tantra sessions.

Dogging in Galway

Dogging in Ireland has grown in publicity over the last decade but has always been a popular nighttime (and daytime) sport. Ireland is a very rural country with a lack of formal clubs and venues for entertainment purposes and escorts servicing small villages and towns. As a result, finding your entertainment has always been the order of the day.

You can access the forum on dogging in the Galway area for free using Swing4Ireland.

Users often post their intended location and invite other members along. The search function can help you find popular hot spots near you.

For maps and more detailed information, the dogging after dark website offers membership packages which give you access to videos, photos and other doggers. Prices start at around €25 per month.

Swinging in Galway

Swingers Parties

Voted “Swingers website of the year” on multiple occasions, Swingers Parties UK is one of the largest organisations online covering both the UK and Ireland. It has an active presence in Galway.

Members are aged between 18 and 68, and there are around 220 registered in County Galway. They put on an average of two events each week.

Swingers parties are not just for couples; a limited number of single men are also welcome to many events. The site is a paid membership service that costs €36.95 for the year.

It is worth bearing in mind that contacting other members can only be done via subscription access.

Swingers Date Club

Swingers Date Club (SDC) has 18 profiles registered in Galway looking for single straight men, women or couples. You can view profiles by joining for free but you do need to pay to be able to make the best use of the service.

Swing4Ireland

Swing4Ireland is free to join, and there is plenty of free information available on members, parties and clubs. There are plenty of good reasons to register for membership, including free videos and photos.

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AUTHOR PROFILE

Simon Regal

Simon is the editor-in-chief at EuroSexScene (and the overlord behind RLN Media). He's the smart-arse who decided it would be a good idea to track an entire continent's worth of adult entertainment—conveniently ignoring the small issue of Europe's 200+ languages and 2000+ conflicting sex work laws. Smart fella, indeed. Simon splits his time between ESS, AdultVisor and the adult conference circuit. His work covering the adult industry has been featured in Vice, Men’s Health, TechCrunch and (redacted) on his mum's fridge.
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