Galway's Electric nightclub to reopen in 2024

Beloved Galway nightclub Electric is set to reopen in the new year.

Create Real Estate revealed the news on Instagram, confirming that they have been busy "putting this off market letting together."

“The rumours are true...Electric is back!!!” They wrote. “Those of us who are old enough to remember it as CP’s all have fond memories of this much loved Galway institution…!

“Create Real Estate are delighted to have put this off market letting together over the last few months. Best of luck to James and the team - due to open early in the New Year."

 

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Considered a local institution, Electric, on 36 Abbeygate Street Upper, was shut down in 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"For thirty years, this place defied the odds, changed with the times and stayed alive despite the tremendous challenges of operating a nightclub in Ireland," said the club in a statement.

"We have sustained over six-hundred days of complete closure, lost revenue, unpaid bills, and reopening dates that never materialised.”

The new owners have reportedly been recruiting over the past few months, with roles and openings appearing on job website Indeed.

There had been rumours of the club’s return since the start of last summer, with a photo posted to social media last May showing the nightclub with the lights on.