Claddaghmore Gaels

Aisling Byrne swore she’d never move back to Galway.
Ten years, one burnout, and a bruised CV later, she’s back on the Salthill Prom with wet trainers, a deadline, and a promise to keep: save Harbour House, her mam’s tired guesthouse and community hall, before the money runs out and the lights go dark.
Her plan is simple. Work hard, stay focused, breathe. Absolutely no getting dragged into parish drama.
Then she runs into Cian O’Malley.
Cian is the Claddaghmore Gaels’ captain—the man who once knew every version of her heart. Now he’s holding a broke club together with tape, stubbornness, and loyalty that hurts to look at. Their county board would rather they disappear quietly. Their fixtures list feels like punishment. And the town is tired in that brave way tired people are.
When one last reckless idea might be the thing that saves both the club and Harbour House, Aisling and Cian throw open the doors and pull a whole parish with them: aunties with clipboards, dads on steward duty, kids with too-big hopes, and neighbours who remember when the lights meant something.
Weather turns. Trolls push. Old wounds reopen. And somewhere between mussels in white wine and midnight problem-solving, two people who grew up too fast learn what it means to come home on purpose.
Claddaghmore Gaels is a heartfelt Irish small-town romance about burnout, found family, parish politics, and falling in love like adults—slowly, honestly, and with both hands open.
Perfect for readers who love: • Second-chance romance
• Irish small-town settings
• Emotional, medium-heat romance
• Found family, community, and competence
• Sports romance with real-world stakes