Some Christmas & New Year social engagements fit for a Connemara Princess and her Prince

                                                 Our princess will be spoilt for choice for dining & entertainment options this Christmas Season.
There are some great dining & entertainment options available in Connemara so why not treat yourself  or your loved ones to lunch or dinner or maybe even a night's stay or a night out  locally. People have been missing out on treats recently so why not give them a present  that won't involve great expense in travelling but will cheer them up & it won't cost a fortune to do! We can't be Cinderella all the time staying at home and not getting to have some fun! Check  the facebook pages & www.visitconnemara.com for all special offers and events taking place.





At the Stationhouse Hotel  there are lots of entertainment options -from party nights to Christmas breaks or New Year's celebrations. If you don't want a mad party night why not check out the movie listings for a movie night at the Station House Theatre. Gift vouchers available.

E J Kings

has a great value menu & some great entertainment

lined up for the festive season. For royal treatment on a budget check

out their value menu & enjoy 2 course for 22.50 or 3 courses for 24.95.Gift Vouchers available.

Alcock & Brown Hotel has some great festive offers including Christmas Party Nights & a New Years Party. Get your festive season off to a flying start with special accommodation offers so you don't have to drive home.

 Abbeyglen Hotel has Christmas Party nights, Afternoon Tea & Irish Coffee beside a roaring turf fire. Haven't met your prince...then don't worry as Gilbert can always be counted upon to say the right thing! Abbeyglen Gift vouchers are a perfect present and available from amounts of fifty euro & valid for a year from date of purchase.

 Foyle's Hotel Christmas party offers a mulled wine reception followed by a  five course meal.  Live music in Mullarkey's afterwards. Gift vouchers available.




Outside of the Christmas Parties options listed here are some nights out with a difference but all will help a worthy cause! Going along to one of these events could mean the person you treat or yourself can make a difference for your local area and be in with a chance to win some money or beat the usual suspects at the table quiz, at pool or cards!

  Monday night is Clifden Lotto night and on the 19th of December the Christmas Party night takes place in the Station House. Turn €2 into €15,000 or perhaps even win an attendence prize. If you can't get to Clifden why not play online or buy some tickets or an annual ticket for a friend.  If you win the jackpot it will be just in time for some last minute Christmas Shopping!


For those who enjoy darts, pool or cards why not buy your loved one into one of the events taking place in Griffins  for Connemara RFC. Another good night out in aid of a local cause. If they win they can buy you a nice big present with the winnings. Check their  Facebook page or webpage  for all entertainment lined up for Christmas & New Year.

Mannions Bar has some great winter warmers. Enjoy Mulled Wine, Hot Port, Baileys Hot Chocolates or a Selection of tasty treats from their menu beside the roaring turf fire. Gift vouchers available.  At Mannion's Thursday night is usually quiz night so why not treat someone to a quiz night out -great fun in aid of local causes. Try to remember it's the taking part that counts but you'll become addicted to trying to better your score each week.

For ceol, craic & conversation head to Lowry's. Check out some of the great selection of whiskeys on offer and treat someone to a special drink or maybe even a few quiet pints of Guinness!  If you can't make it to a Tuesday night session (or even if you can) buy the Live at Lowry's CD which is a recording of the Famous Tuesday night session with proceeds from the recording going to Galway Hospice.

If all the too-ing and fro-ing of the party season has taken it's toll why not gift someone a duvet day with a difference in the magical surrounds of Ballynahinch Castle. The perfect way to recover from the excesses of the party season! Check out their range of gift vouchers




So that's just a few ideas on how to dine out and be entertained locally this Christmas & into the New Year! In the next posting I will be making some suggestions for some gift ideas for the prince in your life!