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About us

Two friends, three clubs, ten indoor courts.

Fergal Hynes and Jack Carty talking on court at Project Padel Galway

Project Padel started with a conversation in August 2024. Fergal Hynes and Jack Carty were comparing summers and kept coming back to padel: how much they loved playing it, and how little there was to do together in Galway and the West through the wet, dark winter months.

They spent months looking for the right building before they found the unit at Carrowbrowne. Project Padel Galway opened in July 2025. Ballina followed in spring 2026 and Mullingar that autumn.

The idea has not changed: indoor courts you can play on all year, with somewhere to sit, have a coffee and stay a while.

10Indoor courts
3Clubs: Galway, Mayo and Mullingar
14Months from the first opening to the third

The founders

Co-founder

Fergal Hynes

Fergal started Project Padel with Jack. Together they opened Galway in July 2025, the first padel club in the West, and then Ballina and Mullingar.

Co-founder

Jack Carty

Out-half for Connacht from 2012 to 2026, with more than 230 appearances and the province’s points record. Capped 11 times by Ireland and part of the 2019 Rugby World Cup squad.

Fergal and Jack walking along the net between two courtsA player moving across the court, blurred with speed

The story so far

Aug 2024The ideaA chat about the summer turns to padel, and to how little there is to do together in the West in winter.
Jul 2025Galway opensThree indoor courts at Carrowbrowne, after months of looking for the right building.
Dec 2025Twelve Clubs of ChristmasA 24-hour charity padel trek for HopeSpace.
Spring 2026Mayo opensFour indoor courts in Ballina.
May 2026Irish Padel TourGalway hosts a P1 event.
Autumn 2026Mullingar opensThree indoor courts at Mullingar Business Park.
New to padel?The court, the racket, the rules.

Opening a padel club?

We have taken three units through change-of-use planning and opened three clubs in three counties in about 14 months. If you are planning your own, talk to us before you sign a lease.

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Organise your own games

Run your own games with Rallyd

Rallyd runs bookings and games at Project Padel. Use it for your own group too: weekly games and americanos, a reserve list that fills itself, WhatsApp reminders, ladders, and everyone pays their share online before the game.