Parking Permits & Information

NB You may register multiple vehicles to your permit, however, note only one vehicle protected at any one time.
If you wish to bring a different car on campus you must log on to Online Payments system using your APCOA username and password.
The vehicle you have on campus must be the vehicle set as default on the system.
If you have any queries in relation to changing vehicle details please contact the Parking & Travel Office or APCOA on 0818 462888 (Option 7, Option 2 from the recorded message).  

To purchase/renew your Staff or Student Parking Permit for 2017/2018 log on to Online Payments system.

All new applicants must select "new Customer option" as part of the purchasing a permit and choose "Existing Customer" to renew your current permit.

Staff who have a staff ID number must apply/renew their parking permit under the category "NUI Galway Staff/Student with Current ID"

Staff on campus who do not have an NUI Galway Staff ID number must apply/renew under the category "NUI Galway Staff" and choose:
I don't have a university ID number
or
I am a retired staff member

Once your existing permit has been validated through the Online Payments system you don't have to do anything else until September 2018.

To purchase/renew your monthly parking permit click on Online Payments system and choose "Visitor Permit".

Once payment has been processed contact the Parking & Travel Office for approval, phone (091) 495063 or email parking@nuigalway.ie

Please note that the University campus is private property and parking is restricted for use by those with University business only.

NUI Galway enjoys a central location in Galway City and with this, comes parking restrictions. A system to manage parking was agreed with the staff and students' union as follows:

• There are different types of spaces on campus, including spaces for staff permit holders only, student permit holders only, shared use (staff student permit holders), visitor/non-permit holder pay-and-display (P&D) spaces.
• You need a permit to park in NUI Galway, or you can buy a ticket from P&D machines or Pay by Phone.  Please note, that P&D tickets only apply to spaces marked in blue adjacent to the meters - P&D tickets do not allow you to park anywhere else.  Permit holders can use P&D spaces, but you must buy a ticket.
• Your permit/P&D ticket allows you to park in specific places and you must familiarise yourself with the zones, and which permit applies to what carpark.
• There are also 'reserved' spaces and loading bays - do not park in these.
• You may use the universally accessible parking spaces if you display a valid and registered 'blue badge' permit issued by the IWA.
• If you park contrary to the rules and regulations you may be clamped.  Clamp release fee is €60 from 0800 to 1800 and €80 from 1800 to 2300.  No service for release of clamp after 2300.
• Student parking permits are available through an online system for registered students.  

Allow plenty of time on your first visit to campus with your car.  If you have any doubts whatsoever, telephone/drop into the Parking & Travel Office.

Spaces marked "RESERVED" are for official University vehicles only (i.e. owned and insured by NUI Galway directly), by prior arrangement with the Buildings Office. Spaces marked "LOADING" may be used by anyone on University business, who is actively loading and unloading materials from their vehicle to an adjacent building. A limited grace period is given in such circumstances and you must be actively loading/unloading to use these bays.

To park in the dedicated NUI Galway car park located at University College Hospital Galway you must have paid for a current NUI Galway Staff parking permit and be valid on the Parking Management system.

Parking must be paid for at all times while on campus.  In order to park on campus you must notify your NUI Galway contact that you will be arriving on campus and specify the duration of your stay by using the following link Online Payments system and choose the "Contractor Permit" option.

Once payment has been processed contact the Parking & Travel Office for approval, phone (091) 495063 or email parking@nuigalway.ie

For information on clamping, please visit the Clamping Appeals page.

Contact the organiser of your conference to arrange permit. 

Parking regulations are as on main campus.

Drivers of vehicles requiring the use of 'universally accessible parking bays' may only do so if their vehicle displays a valid and registered "blue badge" issued by the IWA.  For more information and for staff and student temporary disability permits visit the Disabled Parking Permits page.

For information on parking charges and schedule of charges and rates, please visit the Parking Charges page.

The Park and Ride car park is located in Dangan (to the northwest of Corrib Village).  It can be accessed via the entrance to Corrib Village off the Upper Newcastle Road.  

Opening hours are from 0600 to 2300 on weekdays only, do not leave your car there outside these hours as it may not be possible to retrieve it and it may be clamped.

The spaces in the Park and Ride are for staff and students only, but the Pay and Display spaces are available for visitors if they purchase a ticket from the nearby machine.

To exit the carpark, drive up to the exit barrier which will automatically rise.

For Park and Ride Map and Timetable visit Parking Map and Downloads.

If you park in a P&D space, you must display a valid P&D ticket, regardless of the type of parking permit you have. Please note that P&D spaces are marked with blue lines and text ("P&D/Í&T").  If you park anywhere else and display only a P&D ticket you may be clamped.

An alternative method of paying for visitor parking is available through Pay by Phone.

See the Pay & Display / Pay by Phone page for more information.

For security and health & safety reasons, you are not permitted to park your vehicle overnight on campus. For those on official University business, e.g. field worker, late night research project worker etc. a facility is in place to allow exceptional overnight parking. Your Head of Unit must approve your application for an overnight parking permit and applications should be made to the Parking & Travel Office. Issue of these allowances are at the discretion of the Parking & Travel Office.

This system is administered by Parking & Travel Office and applications for use of the visitor carpark should be sent to parking@nuigalway.ie. 

Information for retired staff about parking and other services is available from the Management Services Office.