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<p>Pictured at the Carlow Pride Festival on Sunday were Leah White and Lilly Mae O'Brien Photos: Michael O'Rourke Photography</p>

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Pride festival was hottest ticket in town on a sweltering day

THIS year’s Carlow Pride Festival was held in sweltering conditions as Carlow recorded temperatures of 27. 7 degrees in Oak Park on 12 July, the fourth highest temperature recorded in Ireland that day.

Bernard launches song book initiative for nursing homes

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Bernard launches song book initiative for nursing homes

CARLOW town resident and founder of Club D’Art, Bernard Jennings, has launched an initiative to put song books designed with an older audience in mind into every nursing home in the country for free.

Rathvilly look to be favourites for Senior Football Championship

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Rathvilly look to be favourites for Senior Football Championship

A look ahead at the Michael Lyng Motors Senior Football Championship.

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Group that sent email threats to schools in County Carlow may have slipped up

Man mugged yesterday on Staplestown Road, Carlow

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Killoughternane art group exhibition this weekend

Killoughternane art group exhibition this weekend

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Gardaí renew e-scooter safety warning after fatal and serious injury collisions in Carlow town

Shocking week of carnage on Carlow roads

TWO serious road traffic collisions in the space of two days have prompted An Garda Síochána to renew its appeal for e-scooter safety in Carlow town, as one man fights for his life in intensive care and a motorcyclist remains in hospital with ...

Serious assault reported in Graiguecullen

Four juveniles involved in Graiguecullen collision are released without charge

Oireachtas committee hearing on closure of Carlow College

Oireachtas committee hearing on closure of Carlow College

'Flagrant ignorance of court orders' lands Kildare man with suspended sentence

Two homes burgled in Co Carlow

Machine guns and €700,000 of drugs seized in neighbouring counties

Machine guns and €700,000 of drugs seized in neighbouring counties

Sport

Hometown hero Brennan raring to go as footgolf returns to Carlow

Hometown hero Brennan raring to go as footgolf returns to Carlow

The first ever Carlow Footgolf Open is set to take place this coming Sunday, July 19th, at Quinagh House Golf Course.

Hard to pick a winner from Junior ‘A Championship

Hard to pick a winner from Junior ‘A Championship

Can Tinryland bounce straight back to Senior?

Can Tinryland bounce straight back to Senior?

TJ a cut above the rest while ladies complete full set

TJ a cut above the rest while ladies complete full set

Champions book semi spot with workmanlike display

Champions book semi spot with workmanlike display

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Leave the car – bus, cycle or walk to the county’s attractions

Leave the car – bus, cycle or walk to the county’s attractions

SUMMER’S here and many of us have a desire to get out and about, whether it’s to walk, visit new places or have fun experiences with the kids. Getting there is the only problem.

Community comes together to celebrate Mgr John’s 50 years

Community comes together to celebrate Mgr John’s 50 years

Tullow men’s shed donate buddy benches across the county

Tullow men’s shed donate buddy benches across the county

Vocational school 50th anniversary reunion planned

Vocational school 50th anniversary reunion planned

Fun, fashion and afrobeats as Nigerian community throws a party

Fun, fashion and afrobeats as Nigerian community throws a party

Whats On

Music fundraiser for Ballymurphy woman taking place this Friday

Music fundraiser for Ballymurphy woman taking place this Friday

A FUNDRAISER in aid of Annette Foley, who received a "devastating" cancer diagnosis, is taking place this Friday evening, 10 July, at Murray’s Bar in Ballymurphy, from 8. 30pm.

Handwritten Newspaper Workshop with Kate O’Shea

Handwritten Newspaper Workshop with Kate O’Shea

Nigerian festival in Carlow promises food, fashion and afro beats

Nigerian festival in Carlow promises food, fashion and afro beats

Summer camps in Co Carlow ‘as Gaeilge’ open for enrolment

Summer camps in Co Carlow ‘as Gaeilge’ open for enrolment

Carlow Photography Society to hold info evening on Thursday

Carlow Photography Society to hold info evening on Thursday

Life

1926 census reveals difficult life of Carlow women

1926 census reveals difficult life of Carlow women

LIFE for women living in Carlow 100 years ago was very different. With limited access to education, work or protection from domestic abuse, women faced life with fewer choices open to them.

Hot topic: when did saunas get to be so popular in Ireland?

Hot topic: when did saunas get to be so popular in Ireland?

Sudoku of the day, March 6

Sudoku of the day, March 6

Burning love: when did safe sex go out of style? asks SETU student Kayla Reilly

Burning love: when did safe sex go out of style? asks SETU student Kayla Reilly

Bernard hit the bullseye when he opened Carlow’s Club D’Art

Bernard hit the bullseye when he opened Carlow’s Club D’Art

Opinion

The legal lottery of being chosen for jury service

The legal lottery of being chosen for jury service

I PLAY the Irish Lotto and the EuroMillions every week. Over the years I have won small money – just enough to keep me interested in purchasing a quick pick before each draw. Their motto ‘if you’re not in, you can’t win’, gets me every time.

Why are Irish energy bills still so high when oil prices are falling?

Why are Irish energy bills still so high when oil prices are falling?

Opinion: Horse has bolted on opposition to Carlow College closure

Opinion: Horse has bolted on opposition to Carlow College closure

Opinion: Roadworks on Kilkenny Rd are sheer stupidity

Opinion: Roadworks on Kilkenny Rd are sheer stupidity

Opinion: Ireland’s €209bn national debt deserves more scrutiny than RTÉ salary rows

Opinion: Ireland’s €209bn national debt deserves more scrutiny than RTÉ salary rows

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Introducing Guided Biofilm Therapy (GBT) a new standard in professional dental cleaning at Carlow Dental Centre

Introducing Guided Biofilm Therapy (GBT) a new standard in professional dental cleaning at Carlow Dental Centre

Carlow Dental Centre is proud to introduce Guided Biofilm Therapy (GBT), an innovative and evidence-based approach to professional dental cleaning that is transforming the patient experience.

Heritage Village:Ireland’s First Modern Later Living Community

Heritage Village:Ireland’s First Modern Later Living Community

FINDERS – A chilling supernatural thriller set in 1990s Ireland by Carlow author Thomas Noctor

FINDERS – A chilling supernatural thriller set in 1990s Ireland by Carlow author Thomas Noctor

Navigate the new BER changes with trusted local experts and maximise your SEAI grants with 2eva

Navigate the new BER changes with trusted local experts and maximise your SEAI grants with 2eva

Blake’s Hair Salon celebrates 50 years, still making heads turn

Blake’s Hair Salon celebrates 50 years, still making heads turn

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