Brite runs two live rapid charging sites in Galway city, with a third on the Headford Road opening in October 2026. Both live sites are open 24 hours, take any contactless card, and are monitored around the clock from a desk in Galway. The live map reads bay status straight from the chargers, so you can see what is free before you set off.
Galway Retail Park
Beside Currys Superstore, off the Headford Road. The easiest site to reach if you are coming into the city on the M6 from Athlone or Dublin, and the one to use if you want shops and food within a two-minute walk while you charge.
- Eircode
- H91 P5Y2
- Bays
- 4 EVSEs, CCS connectors
- Max output
- Up to 300 kW — Siemens SICHARGE DC
- Rate
- 71c weekday daytime, 75c weekend daytime, 60c overnight per kWh
- Payment
- Contactless card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Charge Assist app, major roaming cards
- Access
- Open 24/7 · CCTV and remote monitoring
Brite Ultra Sandy Road
In Terryland, adjacent to Sheils Ford and Europcar. This is the site with both formats — rapid DC for a quick turnaround, and 22 kW AC bays at a flat 50c per kWh if the car can sit for a few hours. It is also where the fastest charge yet recorded in the West of Ireland was delivered, at 185 kW on the meter.
- Eircode
- H91 X7PD
- Bays
- 3 EVSEs on CCS, plus 22 kW Type 2 AC bays
- Max output
- Up to 300 kW DC — Siemens SICHARGE DC
- Rate
- DC: 71c weekday daytime, 75c weekend daytime, 60c overnight. AC: flat 50c per kWh, any time
- Payment
- Contactless card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Charge Assist app, major roaming cards
- Access
- Open 24/7 · CCTV and remote monitoring
Lidl, The Plaza — Headford Road
Under construction, opening October 2026. Sites take years to deliver in Ireland once planning, the grid connection, civils and hardware are accounted for, so we add a pin to the map when a site actually opens rather than when a contract is signed.
- Location
- The Plaza, Headford Road, Galway
- Status
- Under construction — opens October 2026
Getting to a Brite site from each direction
- M6 from Dublin or Athlone — stay on the motorway to the city, then follow signs for the Headford Road. Galway Retail Park is the first site you reach.
- M18 from Limerick or Shannon — come in past Oranmore and head for the city centre, then north to Terryland for Sandy Road.
- N17 from Tuam or Sligo — you come in on the Headford Road, so both live sites are effectively on your way in.
- Salthill, the Prom or Knocknacarra — head back through the city and north across the river to Terryland.
Full turn-by-turn detail for each approach, with realistic timings and what to do while you charge, is in our Galway city charging route guide. Arriving from the capital? See driving Dublin to Galway in an EV.
Heading further west
Rapid charging thins out considerably beyond Galway city. If you are continuing into Connemara, out to Clifden, or north into Mayo, it is worth leaving Galway with a full battery rather than counting on a bay at the other end — the night rate makes a pre-departure top-up the cheapest way to do it.
Something wrong at a bay?
Open Ask Brite from any page and choose "Report a fault". It knows the live state of every bay and most problems are resolved in under two minutes without anyone picking up a phone. Anything it cannot fix reaches the team in Galway, who monitor the network 24/7. Urgent? Ring +353 91 355 823.
Check what is free before you drive.
The live map reads bay availability straight from the chargers at both Galway sites.
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