Hundreds queue from 11am to get into student haunt

Rain rarely bothers student revellers in Galway on an average week — let alone on Rag week when it’s traditional for them to let loose.

So-called Donegal Tuesday in Galway generated such large crowds yesterday that hundreds of people were queueing from 11am to gain access to one of the city’s most popular student haunts — the Hole in the Wall pub.

Rag week was once an official part of the student calendar in Galway, but both NUIG and GMIT withdrew their support in 2011 after antisocial behaviour created a storm of negative media attention.