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Publican opens fire on armed raider

by Conal O'Boyle 16/04/13 12:54pm

Gerry Mellet, who runs the Ardattin Inn
Pic: Michael O'Rourke

‘If I didn’t shoot, I wouldn’t be here talking to you’, says former vintners’ federation chief Gerry Mellet, who runs the Ardattin Inn Pic: Michael O’Rourke A COUNTY Carlow publican who was confronted by violent raiders says he had...

THE funeral service took place in Bagenalstown on Saturday 6 April of a 48-year-old Polish man who died on Easter...

Tuesday, 16/04/13 - 12:41pm Read More

Thieves target parochial house in Myshall

MYSHALL Parochial House was targeted by thugs last week. Thieves broke into the house and the adjacent parish centre overnight...

Tuesday, 16/04/13 - 12:38pm Read More

Elderly lady’s handbag snatched in cemetery

AN ELDERLY woman had her handbag snatched by a callous thief while she attended to a grave in St Mary’s...

Tuesday, 16/04/13 - 12:37pm Read More

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Little Katie loses her battle with cancer

‘She was very brave. Her smile is what people will remember the most’ says her heartbroken other SHE will be...

Tuesday, 16/04/13 - 12:35pm Read More

World success for local dancing queens

TWO local dancers hot-footed it to the top of their game at the An Comhdháil World Dancing Championships at Citywest,...

Tuesday, 16/04/13 - 12:25pm Read More

€750k seized in grow house raids

CANNABIS plants worth approximately €750,000 and €60,000 in cash were seized by gardaí on Thursday 28 March when they swooped...

Tuesday, 16/04/13 - 12:19pm Read More

Councillors launch scathing attack on new Barrow report

‘Who are the liars that put this together?’ – cllr Kiely LIVID councillors launched a blistering attack on Carlow County...

Tuesday, 16/04/13 - 12:17pm Read More

Clonegal cleans up with a little help from model Sarah

MODEL Sarah McGovern was far from the glamorous catwalk recently when she went on a litter-picking spree in picturesque Clonegal....

Tuesday, 16/04/13 - 12:16pm Read More

Derelict shop no longer a protected structure

CARLOW town councillors took a trip down memory lane recently when they discussed the future of the much-loved but now...

Tuesday, 16/04/13 - 12:12pm Read More

Man held following €1.7m drugs haul

by Nationalist Reporter 24/05/13 7:09pm

A man has been arrested in Dublin after a major drugs haul worth €1.7m.Gardaí searched a house on The Strand, Donabate yesterday and recovered almost €1m worth of ecstasy and €700,000 in cannabis herb.A 36-year-old man is being questioned at...