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An Cheathrú Rua, Co. Galway

An Cheathrú Rua, Co. Galway: the fastest morning public-transport journey to Galway city centre takes 1h 38m; about 50 scheduled bus and rail departures a weekday; 2 of the 2 nearest substations have spare demand capacity; 22 planning applications were lodged within about 3 km in the past year.

807th of 1147 for access15th of 1146 for capacity to grow
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Public transport to Galway1h 38mfastest morning journey · leave 06:59 to be there by 09:00Schools within 3 km2 schools1 primary, 1 post-primaryPublic transport, weekday50 departures3 routes · first 06:30, last 00:23Nearest rail stationGalway37 km awayNearest bathing waterTrá na Reilige, An Cheathrú Rua2 km awayDrinking water supplyCapacity availableCapacity AvailablePlanning, 12 months22 applications4 homes granted · -26.7% on the yearElectricity2 of 2 with headroomnearest substations within 14 kmCompanies registered here20 active4 new in 12 months

Town scorecard

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Access
36/100
807th of 1147 towns

Daily life within reach: transport, schools, childcare, hospital. Percentile vs all towns.

  • weekday departures77
  • schools within 3 km62
  • childcare places17
  • nearest acute hospital14
  • rail station distance12
Capacity to grow
100/100
15th of 1146 towns

Room for new homes and firms: water, wastewater, grid, flood. 100 = no constraint found.

  • drinking-water supply100
  • substation headroom100
  • land outside flood zones100

New in An Cheathrú Rua

New companies, last 30 days1registered in An Cheathrú RuaHome sales, last 3 months1on the Property Price Register

Morning commute by public transport

To the centre ofFastest morning journeyLeave by, to arrive 09:00
Galway1h 38m06:59

Fastest journey arriving in the city centre between 07:30 and 09:30 on 11 Nov 2026 (to within 10 minutes), and the latest departure that still arrives by 09:00. National timetable, all bus, rail and tram operators, including short walks to the stop and between stops. Journeys over four hours are left out.

Schools within 3 km

Primary · 0.1 kmSn Mhic Dara202 pupils · -3.3% · Irish-mediumPost-primary · 0.2 kmScoil Chuimsitheach Chiaráin440 pupils · +1.9% · Irish-medium

Companies registered in An Cheathrú Rua

20 active companies have their registered office in An Cheathrú Rua; 4 were set up in the last 12 months. Most common activities: education (2), other professional services (2), food and beverage service (2), film, tv and music production (2).

Registered 9 Oct 2026BÉILE LE BRI LIMITEDCRO 828064Registered 25 Sep 2026CNOCAN SAILEACH OUGHTERARD OWNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEECRO 826698Registered 22 Apr 2026OIRIULACH TEORANTACRO 814157Registered 17 Nov 2025CARNSORE FILMS DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANYCRO 801958Registered 19 Jun 2025OILEAN NA GCAPALL PRODUCTION DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANYCRO 791047Registered 4 Mar 2025RISTEARD O HAODHA TEORANTACRO 782979Registered 9 Jan 2025SCIATH TEORANTACRO 779082Registered 20 Jun 2024RCSMP SRUTHAN TEORANTACRO 766415

Matched from the registered-office address on the CRO register. Many small companies use an accountant's or agent's address, so this counts where companies are registered, not where they trade.

Nearest substations

SubstationDistanceSpare demand MVASpare generation MW
CARRAROE (475000) 38 kV STATION MV4 km0.41.5
SCREEB (366000) 110 kV STATION MV14 km1.54.6

Nearby services

35 km awayGalway University Hospitals53,046 on the outpatient list62 km awayEnnis Hospital1,384 on the outpatient list69 km awayMayo University Hospital8,816 on the outpatient listCountyGalway in numbersPopulation, prices, infrastructureBusinessCompanies in GalwayEvery registered companyRepresentativesTDs for Co. GalwayYour constituency's TDsNew companiesRegistered this week in GalwayEvery new company

Nearby towns

15 km awayLettermore17 km awayCarna20 km awaySpiddal24 km awayRecess24 km awayOughterard26 km awayRoundstone

Sources: PSRA Property Price Register; National Planning Application Database (applications within about 3 km); Uisce Éireann capacity register; ESB Networks capacity heatmap; Tusla; NTPF. Registers are indicative.