Connemara Chamber of Commerce

Brian Hughes - President of the Connemara Chamber of Commerce

If you’re thinking of traveling to the West of Ireland, and in particular Connemara, well then you’ve come to the right place. Clifden is the perfect base to explore Connemara’s rich landscape and heritage. Use our website to avail of special offers in Accommodation, Food, Shopping & Things To Do.

Feel free to contact me at 095 45949 with any questions you may have or email me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . My postal adress is Sky Road, Clifden. Co. Galway.

This is a special year for Clifden, celebrating it's 200th birthday. Check out the website, http://www.clifden2012.org  for more information on this historic event. Also have a browse HERE of our wonderful commemortive booklet, which is available at various outlets throughout the town for just E3.00.

 View the beauty and uniqueness of the region currently being shown on BBC's  Monty Halls' Great Irish Escape. Monty has just returned from filming a third series of Great Escape, this time "Monty Halls' Great Irish Escape" where he was living and working in Connemara on the west coast of Ireland with the Irish Whale and Dolphin Conservation Group. See more information on this series on Monty's website Monty Hall's The Great Escapes.

I would like to sincerely thank our members who have generously contributed to our Community Marketing Fund. Through this fund, we promote the Visit Connemara website on a weekly basis with the Irish Times and The Galway Advertiser. For a full list of these members  who kindly support this Marketing Fund. please read more below.

As part of it's 200th birthday celebrations, Clifden is hosting a Railway & Transport Heritage Weekend on Feb 17-19th, 2012 in Clifden Station House

Fri, 17th Feb, 2012

7pm: Official Opening. Clifden Station House, followed by Introduction to weekend walks with Michael Gibbons & Shane Joyce.

8pm: Tracking through Connemara's History- a discussion by Paul Duffy on the Clifden- Galway Railway Line

Saturday, 18th Feb, 2012

10.30am: "Working Boats of the Galway coast", Cóilín O'hIarnáin. €5.00. E5.00

11.30am: "The development of early infrastructure in Connemara", Kathleen Villiers-Tuthill. The topic will cover the engineer Alexander Nimmo and the construction of roads in Connemara in the early 19th century. E5.00

12.30: Lunch, Station House

1.30: Field Trip of South West Connemara with Michael Gibbons.- A 3-4 hour field trip. Advance booking essential for this event. Please contact 0872322451. Walking Boots required. E20.00 per person. Meeting Point: Station House Hotel.

Sunday, 19th Feb, 2012

12.30: Railway Walk, with Shane Joyce and Michael Gibbons. Advance Booking Essential for this event. Please contact 0872322451. Walking Boots required. E10.00 per person. Meeting Point: Station House Hotel.

4pm: Gathering of the Railway Families. Afternoon Tea in Clifden Station House. Digital archiving available of any memorabilia. Please bring old documents and photos.

Prices: Saturday's Lectures, Lunch & Field Trip: E35.00; Lunch & Field Trip: E25.00

Exhibitions: Clifden Library; Station House

Entertainment nightly throughout the town.

How To Get Here

Please check the following timetables to find alternative methods of transport to Connemara. Be sure and check individual timetables to confirm seasonal changes.

 With the new Dublin- Galway Motorway making the drive from Dublin to Galway so much easier, hourly buses from Dublin airport and now 8 services to Clifden daily offering great value and comfort- It has never been easier to get here!

 Connemara Chamber of Commerce is a vibrant, active group, dedicated to the promotion and development of Connemara.

 If you would like to join the chamber, please download our Membership Application Form and our Direct Debit Form. Completed application forms can be mailed to Mannion- Lochrin Accountants, Market Street, Clifden, Co. Galway.

 For any enquiries, please contact Chamber President, Brian Hughes, on 095 45949 with any questions you may have or via email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .