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.
Author: Kevin Waters (Kevin Waters)
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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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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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‘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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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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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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Irish household bills 2026: what the average home really pays for electricity, gas, oil, fuel and insurance, and how to cut it
Heating oil is up almost 60% and every big energy supplier raised prices in 2026. Here is what the typical Irish home pays for its main bills, and the steps that save the most.
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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.
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Crime in Ireland 2026: the latest figures explained, as drug dealing hits a record high and killings fall
Homicide, sexual offences and burglary are falling, but drug, fraud and weapons crime are rising. Our guide to the latest CSO figures, by offence and region, including Galway.
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Connemara in 2026: The Complete Guide to Ireland’s Wild West, From Kylemore and the National Park to the Islands and the Gaeltacht
Everything you need to plan a trip to Connemara in 2026: towns, the national park, Kylemore Abbey, island ferries and flights, bus routes, the best months to go and the facts about the Gaeltacht.