Galway: clearing in by boat

Offices to visit

In the usual order of the formalities. Addresses can change: ask the harbour office when you arrive.

1. 1

   Revenue (douane irlandaise) — déclaration par e-mail, pas de bureau à visiter

   Customs

   Report only when arriving from outside the EU with goods not in free circulation; for immigration, non-EU nationals report to the immigration officer at the local Garda District HQ (Galway is an approved port).

2. 2

   Galway Harbour Company — Harbour Office / Harbour Master (bassin à flot)

   Harbour office

   Galway Docks, Galway

   Opening hours : Galway Port Radio veille aux heures de bureau et dès 2 h avant la pleine mer ; portes ouvertes les 2 h qui précèdent la PM

   VHF : 12

   Position = wet dock gates. Send ETA to the harbour master 24 h ahead; visitor pontoons in the south-west basin, berths scarce.

   Directions

Sources

• irishimmigration.ie/at-the-border/arriving-at-an-unapproved-port/
• geonames.org/

This information is gathered from public sources and sailors’ experience. It does not replace the country’s authorities, whose word is final: check before you leave.