The developer behind the hotel being built on the old Tonery's bar site in Bohermore has asked for 18 more bedrooms, a year after the pub was knocked down following a long planning fight.
Author: Connemara Journal Newsroom
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Storm Boelo cuts off Kylemore: N59 and Inagh Valley flooded and Salthill shut as Galway takes a battering
Storm Boelo, the second named storm of the season, swamped the N59 at Kylemore and the Inagh Valley road, knocked out power in Recess and Kilcolgan, and forced Galway City Council to shut Salthill prom, car parks and city woodlands.
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Inishbofin gale drama: three sailors towed to safety in 4-metre swells after yacht’s engine dies off Connemara
A 46-foot yacht that lost its engine south-west of Inishbofin was towed into Cleggan by Clifden's volunteer lifeboat crew as a westerly gale whipped up swells of three to four metres.
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Island exodus fears: Young Aran and Inishbofin locals struggling to find a home as councillors demand Government act NOW
Councillors have backed a motion asking the Department of Housing to give extra supports to Inis Mór, Inis Meáin, Inis Oírr and Inishbofin, where young people say they cannot find homes.
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Clifden’s winter shutdown: why Connemara’s capital goes quiet until June – and the businesses refusing to close
With the tourist office closed until June 2027 and several restaurants shuttered for the season, Clifden traders explain how they keep the lights on when the Americans go home.
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Last-gasp heartbreak for Maigh Cuilinn! Tomo Culhane’s dying-seconds goal steals Galway football crown for Salthill-Knocknacarra – and Ballinamore are next
Substitute Tomo Culhane scored 1-06, including a winning goal in the dying seconds, as Salthill-Knocknacarra dethroned Maigh Cuilinn 2-12 to 1-14 to win their fourth Galway senior football title.
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Loughrea left stranded: East Galway town is 3.3km from nearest bus stop – more than TEN times further than the city, new figures reveal
CSO figures show households in the Loughrea area are typically 3.3km from a public transport stop, the furthest in Galway, while Galway city residents are just 300 metres away.
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‘Upsetting’: Clifden families forced to check forecast DAYS before funerals as Errislannan graveyard floods again – and one bridge is to blame
About 60 people attended a public meeting in Clifden over repeated flooding at Errislannan graveyard, where families say they must check the forecast before funerals. A local councillor wants the bridge raised.
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History made in Connemara: Councillors ditch English as Gaeltacht chamber goes ‘as Gaeilge’ for the first time – with €10.9m on the table
Connemara's municipal district councillors have held their first meeting through Irish, and Cathaoirleach Pádraig Mac an Iomaire says every meeting in his term will follow suit.
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Galway in Numbers: €2,004 Rents, a €1bn Ring Road and the Census Figures That Define the City in 2026
Population, homes, rents, roads, students and jobs: the official figures behind Galway city and county, with tables and the source and year for every number.