Galway Metals Intersects 4.6 g/t Au over 13.0m and 5.9 g/t Au over 12.0m in the Richard Zone; Step-Out Holes 78 & 93 are Now 8.5 g/t Au over 12.5m and 2.4 g/t Au over 30.0m

(Toronto, Ontario, May 11, 2020) – Galway Metals Inc. (TSX-V: GWM) (the “Company” or “Galway”) is pleased to report assay results from resource drilling at the Richard Zone, and additional assay results from previous step-out holes 78 and 93, located between the Richard and Jubilee Zones, at the Company’s Clarence Stream project in southwest New Brunswick, Canada (Figure 1, Figure 2 and Figure 3). Highlights are as follows:

• Hole 84: intersected 4.6 g/t Au over 13.0m. This intersection is located 92m down-plunge and west of, and on the same vein as the Richard Zone discovery hole intersection in BL18-12, which returned 7.3 g/t Au over 36.7m, including 38.1 g/t Au over 6.5m. Hole 84 is also 53m east and above the previously-released intersection of 1.2 g/t Au over 32.0m (including 10.9 g/t Au over 1.0m, 9.9 g/t Au over 0.7m, and 3.8 g/t Au over 1.0m) from hole 87, which 16.0m downhole also returned 10.6 g/t Au over 47.0m (including 495.0 g/t Au over 0.5m, 67.8 g/t Au over 0.55m, 57.9 g/t Au over 0.5m, 51.6 g/t Au over 0.65m, 42.4 g/t Au over 0.75m, 35.7 g/t Au over 0.85m, 21.3 g/t Au over 0.8m, and 20.6 g/t Au over 0.5m).
• Hole 59: intersected 5.9 g/t Au over 12.0m. This intersection is located 53m down-plunge and west of, and on the same vein as the discovery hole intersection noted above. This intersection is also 41m east of the intersect in hole 84 noted above.
• Hole 93: with the return of additional assay results, the intersection that ran 4.5 g/t Au over 10.8m (released February 25, 2020) is now 2.4 g/t Au over 30.0m. This intersection is 360m from the discovery hole intersection, and it is from a different vein. With this intersect, the gap between the Richard and Jubilee Zones has narrowed to 350m from 1-km originally.
• Hole 78: with the return of additional assay results, the intersection that ran 20.9 g/t Au over 4.75m (released January 9, 2020) is now 8.5 g/t Au over 12.5m. This intersection is in the same vein as the intersect in hole 93 above and 210m from the discovery hole intersection.

Robert Hinchcliffe, President and CEO of Galway Metals, said, “The latest drilling was undertaken at 20-30 metre centres stepping out from the discovery hole, to prove there is good continuity, to identify the plunge of the veins, and to bring in indicated resources. The results are highlighted by good grades and widths in mostly shallow holes. The best assay in each hole lines up in a straight line, which shows a strong westly plunge with excellent continuity (e.g. 38.1/6.5m, 119.0/0.5m, and 33.7/0.9m in 3 holes – see Figure 4). Future drilling will follow this high-grade plunge. The new assays received from previously-released holes have added a good thickness to the Richard Zone’s western-most hole 93, which is similar to the intersections to the east (2.4/30m, 10.6/47m, 4.6/29.65m, 5.5/16.7m, 1.1/27.05m, 1.8/25.9m, etc.). Galway’s continued strong drill results demonstrate that Clarence Stream is an emerging new gold district in North America.”

 Drill Hole Highlights

• 20BL-84: 4.6 grams per tonne (g/t) Au over 13.0 metres (m) (including 33.7 g/t Au over 0.9m and 10.9 g/t Au over 0.95m), starting at a vertical depth of 86m below surface
• 19BL-59: 5.9 g/t Au over 12.0m (including 119.0 g/t Au over 0.5m), starting at a vertical depth of 61m below surface
• **19BL-78 REVISED: 8.5 g/t Au over 12.5m (including 54.5 g/t Au over 0.9m and 64.6 g/t Au over 0.6m,) (REVISED from 20.9 g/t Au over 4.75m), plus 2.7 g/t Au over 14.1m (including 15.7 g/t Au over 1.15m and 12.6 g/t Au over 0.65m), starting at vertical depths of 117m and 95m below surface
• **20BL-93: REVISED: 2.4 g/t Au over 30.0m (including 33.2 g/t Au over 1.05m and 8.5 g/t Au over 0.65m) (REVISED from 4.5 g/t Au over 10.8m), starting at a vertical depth of 170m below surface
• 19BL-67: 2.2 g/t Au over 16.6m (including 14.0 g/t Au over 1.0m and 11.6 g/t Au over 1.05m), starting at a vertical depth of 56m below surface
• 19BL-82: 1.8 g/t Au over 25.9m (including 9.7 g/t Au over 1.1m, 7.6 g/t Au over 0.95m, 4.2 g/t Au over 1.0m and 4.1 g/t Au over 1.0m), plus 1.7 g/t Au over 7.0m (including 4.0 g/t Au over 2.0m), starting at vertical depths of 47m and 88m below surface
• 19BL-71: 1.1 g/t Au over 27.05m (including 7.1 g/t Au over 1.0m, 5.0 g/t Au over 0.5m and 4.6 g/t Au over 0.95m), starting at a vertical depth of 56m below surface
• 19BL-60: 1.8 g/t Au over 17.5m (including 14.2 g/t Au over 0.95m), starting at a vertical depth of 64m below surface
• 19BL-74: 1.5 g/t Au over 9.3m (including 11.2 g/t Au over 0.55m), starting at a vertical depth of 64m below surface
• 19BL-58: 0.7 g/t Au over 13.15m, starting at a vertical depth of 86m below surface

**previously released

New Richard Zone Results are at 20-30m Centres

The intersections in holes 84, 59, and 60 are along the southern-most vein (A – Figure 4). The intersections in holes 58, 67, and 71 are along the middle vein (B – Figure 5). Hole 82 has an intersection on both veins, while the other holes have assays pending on the second vein in each hole. Hole 59 was stopped after the first vein. Many holes targeted the third vein, located furthest north, at 50m centres, and as such resulted in the two southern veins which are located closer to the collar, being drilled at closer centres.

The Gap Between the Richard and Jubilee Zones Has Narrowed to 350m from 1km Originally

Hole 93, which now runs 2.4 g/t Au over 30.0m, contains a section of remobilized quartz with 1-2% arsenopyrite (locally up to 10%) from 165.8 to 221.0 metres. This is at similar depths to the mineralization in holes 87 (10.6/47m) and 72 (20.7/9.5) and is thought to be the same vein.

 Table 1. Assay Results

 (TW=True Widths); True widths are unknown if not noted; V.G.=Visible Gold; 0.42 g/t Au was used for the bottom cut-off; Jubilee hole 63 did not return significant assays; Wildcat exploratory holes 61 did not return significant assays; holes 75, 80 did not reach the target

Table 2: Drill Hole Coordinates

New Brunswick Junior Mining Assistance Program

Galway would like to acknowledge financial support from the New Brunswick Junior Mining Assistance Program, which partially funded drilling of the GMZ, Jubilee, and Richard Zones.

Geology and Mineralization

The recent discovery of the Richard Zone in hole 12 contains elevated levels of bismuth, arsenopyrite, and antimony, in multiple quartz veins, with tungsten in the vicinity. This is similar to other Clarence Stream deposits, which can be characterized as intrusion-related quartz-vein hosted gold deposits. Richard Zone contains multiple zones of quartz veining with sulfides and sericite alteration. In general, mineralization at Clarence Stream consists of 10-70% quartz stockworks and veins with 1-5% fine pyrite plus pyrrhotite plus arsenopyrite plus stibnite in sericite altered sediments. The Jubilee mineralization consists of 2%-5% disseminated pyrite, sphalerite, galena, arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite, and pyrrhotite in sediments with white to smoky grey quartz veining. Locally there is up to 10% sphalerite and semi-massive galena veinlets. The 2.5 km trend that hosts the GMZ, Richard and Jubilee Zones contains a mineralized mafic intrusive locally – similar to the South Zone, which currently hosts most of the property’s last reported gold resources (September 2017). A more complete description of Clarence Stream’s geology and mineralization can be found at www.galwaymetalsinc.com.

Review by Qualified Person, Quality Control and Reports

Michael Sutton, P.Geo., Director and VP of Exploration for Galway Metals, is the Qualified Person who supervised the preparation of the scientific and technical disclosure in this news release on behalf of Galway Metals Inc. All core, chip/boulder samples, and soil samples are assayed by Activation Laboratories, 41 Bittern Street, Ancaster, Ontario, Canada, who have ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation. All core is under watch from the drill site to the core processing facility. All samples are assayed for gold by Fire Assay, with gravimetric finish, and other elements assayed using ICP. The Company’s QA/QC program includes the regular insertion of blanks and standards into the sample shipments, as well as instructions for duplication. Standards, blanks and duplicates are inserted at one per 20 samples. Approximately five percent (5%) of the pulps and rejects are sent for check assaying at a second lab with the results averaged and intersections updated when received. Core recovery in the mineralized zones has averaged 99%.

Figure 1: Plan Map of the George Murphy, Richard and Jubilee Zones

Figure 2: Plan Map of the Richard Zone

Figure 3: Cross Section of the Richard Zone

Figure 4: Long Section of the Southern Vein

Figure 5: Long Section of the Middle Vein

About the Company

Galway Metals is well capitalized with two gold projects in Canada, Clarence Stream, an emerging gold district in New Brunswick, and Estrades, the former producing, high-grade VMS mine in Quebec. The Company began trading on January 4, 2013, after the successful spinout to existing shareholders from Galway Resources following the completion of the US$340 million sale of that company. With substantially the same management team and Board of Directors, Galway Metals is keenly intent on creating similar value as it had with Galway Resources.

Should you have any questions and for further information, please contact (toll free):

Galway Metals Inc.

Robert Hinchcliffe

President & Chief Executive Officer

1-800-771-0680

www.galwaymetalsinc.com

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