CARLOW Co Council has granted planning permission for the development of 65 new houses at Kilcarrig, Bagenalstown.

PLANS for a campervan parking site along the River Barrow were discussed at last week’s meeting of Carlow Co Council.

VETERAN Fine Gael councillor Michael Doran was formally named as cathaoirleach of the Muinebheag Municipal District at its AGM, succeeding cllr Daniel Pender, who will now serve as leas-cathaoirleach for the coming year.

TWO inspiring Carlow-based men are to take part in the European Transplant Games this week.

THE annual Tullow Vintage Vehicle Show, which is hosted by Tullow Vintage Club, was held at Rathwood Garden Centre on 31 May. According to Marie Cosgrove, treasurer of the club, there were about 200 cars on show.

MARIE Cashin, managing director of MC Stage Academy (formerly known as MC Dance), realised it was time to move on from teaching dance when kids started referencing TikTok dance moves that she didn’t know about.

COUNCILLOR Tommy Kinsella has been elected as cathaoirleach of Carlow County Council for 2026-2027, with cllr Paul Doogue serving as leas-cathaoirleach.

THE High Court has made orders that around 70 Travellers’ caravans parked on lands in the Curragh, Co Kildare, should leave immediately.

A CARLOW man who was found in possession of a small quantity of cannabis while on a suspended sentence for a similar offence was initially sentenced to two months in prison before a last-minute correction to his previous convictions record saw the ...

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According to Garda Sgt JJ Kirby, the defendant “pulled chunks of hair out of her neighbour before they were separated."

Lidl Ireland has opened the doors of its highly anticipated new store in Graiguecullen, Carlow earlier today.

COILÍN O’Reilly, CEO of Carlow Co Council, made a pointed statement to councillors that they must be “patient and calm” as road engineers carry out their work on the Kilkenny Road.

THE campaign to save Carlow College has gathered momentum over the last few days, with two well-attended public meetings and demonstrations held in Carlow town over the weekend, while an online petition calling for transparency for staff and ...

A 26-year-old Nigerian man stopped at Dublin Airport has been refused bail after he was intercepted attempting to fly to Canada using a fake Portuguese passport.

The class of 1976 holds a unique place in the school’s history. They were both the first mixed class and the first Leaving Certificate class ever to pass through its doors.

FAMILY, friends and football fans will get together this Saturday, 20 June, to remember a teenager from Carlow town who died in a drowning accident last year.

KILDARE Love Island contestant, Victoria Onanusi, has recently joined the cast and has wasted no time making an impact in the Love Island villa, with the latest Irish bombshell already causing a stir among both Islanders and punters alike.

The funding will see upgrades to the Mortarstown wastewater treatment plant, as well as support for the Carlow Southern Relief Road, as part of the L4058 (Snoddy's Road) Service Road Project.

A MAN whose friend died while driving his car while uninsured was fined and disqualified from driving at Carlow District Court last week.