That is really impossible to answer. There are all sorts of factors. What else do you want to do? When are you going? Are you visiting or going to live? There are many more questions you could ask. Both Dublin and Galway are great places to stay. By motorway, they are less than 3 hours apart in good traffic. Both have many nearby attractions and attractions in them. Do a bit of research and planning and then you can decide. You could look at spending time staying in both.
Dublin is closer to Belfast than to Galway.
it takes 2 hours to drive from galway to Dublin
Galway is on the west coast and Dublin is on the east coast. So if you are travelling from Galway to Dublin you would travel east.
Many companies run buses between Dublin and Galway. There are regular services.
Yes. A journey to Galway from Dublin is always nice. It can be done in less than three hours, giving you time to see some of Galway and get back to Galway. It is a nice day trip. It goes right across Ireland, from east to west, so it gives you a chance to see some of Ireland.
about 140 miles
Galway, Roscommon, Offaly, Tipperary for starters
There are 8 altogether. Dublin, Galway, Cork, Limerick, Waterford and Kilkenny in the Republic. Derry and Belfast in Northern Ireland. Although officially termed Cities, Galway, Waterford, Kilkenny, and Galway are really large towns.
The main cities in the Republic of Ireland are Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Waterford and Kilkenny . These 5 cities trace their city status to historic royal charters. Kilkenny, however, is legally a town, with a population of circa 25,000. Dublin is the capital and primate city, with over 0.5 million people inhabiting the Dublin city area - almost 4 times that of Cork. Galway was granted city status in 1985 by the Local Government (Reorganisation) Act.
Dublin City has postcodes but Galway City doesn't. You would just address the envelope: 8 Name of Street Galway Co Galway Republic of Ireland
At least 3 hours.
The population of County Donegal is 160,927.