From Neolithic tombs in Connemara National Park to drowned houses off Clifden, archaeologist Michael Gibbons has spent decades showing walkers the past hidden in the west's bogs and shorelines. Here's what his Walking Ireland trips cover.
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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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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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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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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.
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Galway Ring Road: More Than 40 Castlegar Homes Face Demolition as Purchase Talks Begin
Castlegar residents say the N6 Galway City Ring Road is breaking up their community as 44 homes face demolition. With three court cases settled, one challenge stands between the scheme and construction.
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Star Trek’s Kate Mulgrew brings Connemara murder thriller to Late Late Halloween special as Fionnula Flanagan is honoured
Kate Mulgrew, Colm Meaney and John Connors lead The Galway Bay Murders, a six-part RTÉ thriller filmed in Conamara, and its stars were among the guests on Friday's Late Late Show Halloween special.