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The heartbeat of Connemara  The
population of Clifden and the surrounding area is just under 2,000.
Clifden provides Connemara with an infrastructure that supports local
trade and industry as well as attracting huge interest from abroad.
This has contributed to the cultural diversity of the town, strong growth
in tourism and the emergence of Clifden as a thriving commercial centre.
A broader spectrum of facilities are a short distance from Clifden.
An hour’s drive south-west on the N59 leads to Galway City which
provides a wealth of shopping, entertainment and business activities.
An hour north-west brings you to the town of Westport in Co. Mayo.
Employment
Sales, the professions and the service industry are dominant and provide
55 per cent of the employment in Clifden with manufacturing employment
contributing 16 per cent and direct agricultural employment making up
6.3 per cent of the total workforce.
NEW DEVELOPMENTS
Ireland’s Minister for Community and Rural Affairs Éamon
Ó Cuív has announced a grant of ?475,000 to buy land which
will be used for the construction of an airstrip near Clifden.
The airstrip is expected to cost ?4.9million and will service the island
community of Inishbofin off the coast of Galway.
Construction of the airstrip on the island is currently under way at a
cost of ?2.2million.
The community of Inishbofin currently travel by boat to avail of services
such as doctors and social welfare.
Property
New apartments:
1 bedroom: ?120,000
2 bedroom: ?200,000
3 bedroom: ?250,000
New homes:
2 bedroom: ?250,000
3 bedroom: ?270,000
4 bedroom: ?290,000
Second-hand homes:
3 bedroom: ?300,000
4 bedroom: ?360,000
Rented accommodation:
2 bedroom: ?500 Per month
3 bedroom: ?800 Per month
Prices are for property in the Clifden town area.
Prices outside the town and particularly along the coast are substantially
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