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The sod has been turned on a new social housing development in Clifden, which will provide 30 new energy efficient homes.

As part of this year's Clifden Arts Festival, author and former International Labour Organization (ILO) official Gerry Finnegan will deliver a talk titled 'Carrickfergus to Connemara' on Tuesday, September 24.

Galway County Council Planners have approved a planning application by the HSE for a 40 bed Community Nursing Unit for Clifden.

Clifden student Martha Lilly O’Callaghan is preparing to leave for The Philippines on a four-week ethical volunteer programme with Irish charity, SERVE. Martha will leave in July after completing three months of pre-departure training. Martha will travel with ten others to work with the Badjao community in Cebu.

Plans are in the pipeline to build a new 40 bed community nursing unit in Clifden. A planning application has been submitted by the HSE's Community Healthcare West (CHW) organisation to the Galway County Council regarding the proposed facility.

The 12th Annual Clifden Traditional Music Festival will take place this year from Thursday April 13 to Sunday April 16 in Clifden, Connemara. The event will feature a host of artists from all over Ireland as well as lots of local talent.

Plans for a brand new 40-bed hospital in Clifden to serve Connemara will be submitted to Galway County Council before the summer, it was revealed yesterday (Wednesday)

Under the heading ‘Panic in the town last night’ The Connacht Tribune told the story of the attack on Clifden on March 19 1921: ‘Following the shooting of RIC Constable Reynolds, and the wounding of Constable Sweeney (who was to die from his wounds some hours later), at Clifden last night, panic reigned in the town and nine of the principal houses were burned.

Just before 6am on St Patrick's Day 1921, Monsignor McAlpine, the Catholic parish priest of Clifden, Co Galway, was woken by loud banging on his door. “For God's sake, Canon, come down - the town is ablaze.”

Despite the devastating impact of last week's floods, the 43rd Clifden Arts Festival will go ahead, with a spirit of resilience and sense of community ensuring the continuation of Ireland’s longest running community arts festival.