The Little House of Avalon, in Taughmaconnell, near Ballinasloe, have added a beautiful sitting lounge surrounded by 5 lovely, spacious guestrooms all with big bathrooms; they have added 1 therapy room for their speciality treatments “To preserve your Natural Beauty”...

At a meeting in Loughrea, on Sat 20th October residents of Galway East gave their full support to sending a petition to the Minister of the Environment requesting the preservation of the National Monument TUROE STONE in its present environment.

Athenry Environmental Network have confirmed their Spring Workshop will take place on Feb 9th and 10th in the Community Hall in Clarke Street.

All welcome

Coole Park are delighted to announce that from 1st of January 2008 all charges to the Visitor Centre have been removed.

St. Cleran's House in Craughwell has been voted the #1 Hotel in Galway 2008 by TripAdvisor Travellers Choice Award.

Some of Galway East's top attractions were featured on the August 1st edition of RTE's popular Nationwide programme.

They say in times of recession, cultural cafes thrive. 'Bad times' often stimulate a particular type of creative revolution. New spaces and fresh ideas spring from the most unlikely of places.

Café Beo in Kinvara is one such venture.

Mountbellew Golf Course, which has recently been extended to 18 beautiful holes, is holding an Open Week over the Easter Weekend.

This fantastic par 71 course welcomes all golfers to experience the new challenge.

Family Activity Trails launched on 28th March 2009! 5 free-to-download trails featuring family activities, shopping, parks, walks and much more in Galway East.

The Burrenbeo Trust is delighted to announce the graduation of over 70 new young ‘Burren experts’ as part of its Ecobeo Heritage Education Programme 2010.