Carlow News

Publican opens fire on armed raider

by 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...

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Man died hours after returning from Poland

by 16/04/13 12:41pm

Gardai at the scene of Mr Lucsywek's death in Bagenalstown
THE funeral service took place in Bagenalstown on Saturday 6 April of a 48-year-old Polish man who died on Easter Monday night. Piotr Lucsywek died just hours after he returned to Bagenalstown after visiting his wife Malgorzata and daughter Katarzyna...

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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...

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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...

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Little Katie loses her battle with cancer

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

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World success for local dancing queens

Claudia McDonald (right) and Emer Doyle from the Dargan School of Dance who finished 2nd and 10th respectively in the recent 'An Comhdhail' World Dancing Championships in City West, Dublin Pic: Michael O'Rourke
TWO local dancers hot-footed it to the top of their game at the An Comhdháil World Dancing Championships at Citywest,...

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€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...

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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...

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Clonegal cleans up with a little help from model Sarah

National Springclean ambassador Sarah McGovern launching the campaign with locals and chairman of Carlow County Council Michael Abbey in Clonegal Photo: John Courtney
MODEL Sarah McGovern was far from the glamorous catwalk recently when she went on a litter-picking spree in picturesque Clonegal....

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Derelict shop no longer a protected structure

The derelict shop at 36/37 Tullow St, Carlow
CARLOW town councillors took a trip down memory lane recently when they discussed the future of the much-loved but now...

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Rate receipts for 2012 are down 8% on previous year

TOWN clerk Michael Brennan told local representatives at a recent meeting of  Carlow Town Council that last year the council collected...

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Almost 2,000 people braved the cold for mountaintop Masses

Fr Declan Foley and Fr Joe O'Neill prepare to release two white doves into the morning sky during the Easter Sunday Dawn Mass on Mount Leinster in the Blackstairs Mountains Pic: Michael O'Rourke
ALMOST 2,000 people braved the cold weather on Easter Sunday morning for the annual Easter Masses atop MountLeinster and Killeshin....

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Local communities declare war on crime

New neighbourhood watch schemes launched in Borris and Graiguecullen CRIMINALS had better watch their step because there’s a growing network...

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Éist: providing a listening ear

Mary Smyth (centre, chairperson of Eist) with committee members Helen Curtis, Aine McGrath, Mary Dempsey and Ann O'Neill pictured outside their offices at the Waterfront, Mill Lane, Carlow Pic: Michael O'Rourke
Cancer support group’s spring/summer schedule began on 15 April ÉIST means listen. They listen to you … and, in turn,...

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Just ten ghost estates escape property tax

Housing estates that were exempt from last year’s household charge must pay controversial new tax JUST ten unfinished ‘ghost estates’...

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Seán pays a surprise visit to number one fan

Peggy Kirwan from Green Lane gives her main man, rugby ace Sean O'Brien, a big hug after he paid her a surprise visit recently
AT 88 YEARS of age, Peggy Kirwan has seen a lot. But she certainly wasn’t expecting to see the Tullow...

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Marathon man Denzil will run ten in ten days

Denzil Jacobs, an occupational therapist, will run ten marathons in ten days in July in aid of the Carlow Saplings Kids with Autism Pic: Michael O'Rourke
DENZIL is doing it. Denzil really is doing it – And he’s going to do it ten times. Occupational therapist...

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Three due before courts after €750,000 cannabis haul in South East drug-dealing probe

Three men are due to appear in court in connection with the seizure of €750,000 worth of cannabis plants.The plants...

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Heavy showers fail to rain on Carlow’s parade

Cousins Evan and Poppy Dunne as the Mad Hatter and Dorothy marching in the Carlow town St Patrick's Day Parade Pic: Michael O'Rourke
NOT EVEN the bitter cold or the biting rain could dampen the spirits as thousands of people lined the streets...

Tuesday, 26/03/13 - 5:24pm Read More

Community centre and 15 houses for elderly in Leighlin

The Leighlinbridge Housing Development Project Team at the formal contract signing in the local parish centre Photo: John Courtney
THE people of Leighlinbridge are celebrating the announcement of 15 new houses and a community centre for the village. On...

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