I’m moving from “getting settled” to “getting down to work”. Photosharing isn’t a priority (in part because I’m shy of that kind of social networking: photos always reveal more than you think they do).
Shawn Micallef from Spacing Toronto has a lovely photoessay about Galway. I think he captures the city well. It gives a flavor of the place, from a North American perspective:

December 1st, 2009 at 9:02 pm
Out of curiosity, what kinds of things to photos reveal that you might not think they would, other than what the photographer thought was photo-worthy?
December 11th, 2009 at 11:54 pm
It’s not a rational thing. More of a feeling of doom. :)
On the rational side, photostreams permit more stalking, and give other opportunities for crime. For instance, see this news story.
January 6th, 2012 at 8:50 pm
[...] also this pointer to a photoessay of Galway; and feel free to recommend [...]