Clifden to kick off the celebrations for 100th Anniversary of Alcock & Brown’s Historical Non-Stop Transatlantic Flight. YOU ARE INVITED TO THE CLIFDEN LAUNCH OF ALCOCK & BROWN 100 #alcockandbrown100 To be launched by: Kevin Vickers ONB SC The Canadian Ambassador to Ireland Friday 15th June 2018 – 12.00 pm Market Square, Clifden, Connemara, Co. […]
Media Brief Tuesday, 12th June @ 1pm Buswells Hotel, 23-27 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2 ‘Alcock and Brown 100 Festival’ Launch 2019 will celebrate one of the greatest feats of early aviation – the centenary of the first non-stop transatlantic flight in history, completed by John Alcock and Arthur Whitten-Brown. Starting from St John’s, Newfoundland in […]
Every year Leenane play’s host to the Conemara’s Mountain Walking Festival – now they reached their 10th birthday and its still going strong. This May Bank Holiday will see Connemara Mountain Walking Festival, formerly Leenane Mountain Walking Festival, celebrate it’s 10th anniversary. Each year the organisers offer stunning walks to suit all abilities and like […]
::: Alcock & Brown 2019 ::: Notice of Upcoming Town Meeting regarding the 2019 celebrations of the first transatlantic flight by Alcock and Brown. The Chamber of Commerce invites those groups and people etc. interested in contributing or having an input into the 2019 Alcock & Brown Centenary Celebrations to the meeting. When: This Monday […]
Connemara Chamber of Commerce has applied to be a ‘host town’ during this major bi-annual cycle event on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way. Wild Atlantic Way Cycle Sportif The Wild Atlantic Way Cycle Sportif is a major new cycle event supported by Fáilte Ireland, Wild Atlantic Way & Tourism Ireland. It will form part of a […]
Bank of Ireland has launched a national competition to find the country’s most enterprising town. After a recent successful application to be considered for the award, Clifden has been nominated for the Enterprising Town Awards 2017 along with The Latin Quarter, Headford, Ballinasloe, Portumna, Oranmore, Loughrea and Salthill in various categories. In May 2017 Clifden […]
From September to mid October 2017 €500k to be spent on marketing the west of Ireland to the domestic Irish Market. Announcement from Fáilte Ireland Embrace the Wild Atlantic Way of Life. From this week television and radio ads encouraging Irish people to get away from it all and explore Ireland’s west coast will be broadcast across national […]
Ollie Turner and the team from Galway Bay FM brought their Galway Bay FM Summer Roadshow to Clifden during the Connemara Pony Show (17th August 2017). Broadcasting from EJ Kings in the heart of Clifden there was speakers from across the community along with music on songs. The main aim of the roadshows is to […]
The Minister for Transport Shane Ross has issued a public consultation paper on the development of a new Greenways Strategy. —————————- Strategy for the Future Development of Greenways Public Consultation Paper May 2017 & at http://www.smartertravel.ie/sites/default/files/uploads/2017_05_19%20Publication%20Version_0.pdf ——————— The Chamber previously sent in a submission on the Dublin to Galway Greenway but will also be sending in a submission […]
Clifden and district was done proud by one of their own recently when Councillor Eileen Mannion of the Sky Road was elected Cathaoirleach of County Galway. The Council Chamber at County Building in Galway packed with people from Clifden and Connemara to witness the prestigious role going to one of their own. Councillor Seamus Walsh […]
