A 34-YEAR-old man has been sentenced to five months in prison after he was caught driving while serving a disqualification, despite claiming he had only got behind the wheel in order to sign on at a garda station as a condition of his bail.

A CARLOW man pleaded guilty to two charges of theft contrary to section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act (Theft and Fraud Offences), 2001 at a sitting of Carlow Circuit Court last week.

A CHEQUE for €27,110 was formally presented to suicide prevention charity Pieta House two weeks ago, following a hugely successful fundraising night held in memory of the late Sharon Brennan from Killeshin.

'The problem with reducing carbon tax is that it funds the fuel allowance' – cllr Fergal Browne

This was announced as part of a wider funding package from the Department of Transport

"It was like the end of the world", said the sister of the deceased.

Two workshops on 21 and 28 March will launch the project

The company operates out of SETU's business incubator

A MAN who made threats to kill a worker at a Carlow service station while accusing her of sharing a compromising video of him has been convicted of two public order offences.

ROXANNE Nolan’s family and friends have organised a ticketed 5km run to raise funds to pay for Roxanne’s upcoming scoliosis surgery in the USA.

GARDAI are appealing to the public for assistance in locating a man who has been reported missing from Monasterevin, Co Kildare. Rafal Walenczak, aged 45, was reported missing from his home in Monasterevin on Monday, 9 March 2026.

ONLY a few weeks after the closure of menswear shops Camden Square and Tailor of Blue, Lloyd Wilson has opened Brand Central at Fairgreen shopping centre to bring the ‘wow factor’ of shopping for discounted brands to Carlow.

RESIDENTS of a Castledermot housing estate have expressed their anger and frustration at Kildare Co Council over the unfinished condition of their estate.

COUNTY CARLOW Military Museum’s 2026 season will begin this Sunday, 15 March, and continue throughout the summer until Sunday 8 November.

FIVE ST LEO’s College students will take part in the regional finals of the prestigious Junk Kouture competition tomorrow, Wednesday March 11 at The Helix, Dublin.

AN AMATEUR snooker champion has been exonerated by a Carlow Circuit Court jury of charges arising from an incident with two gardaí on 29 August 2024.

RENOWNED Carlow milliner and style icon Faith Amond attended the third annual Age Friendly Ireland Ambassadors’ Day last week, representing County Carlow as the region’s age friendly ambassador at an event that brought together public figures and ...

TWO car-related crimes were reported in Co Carlow last week. On 4 March at approximately 7am, cash was stolen from a car parked in a housing estate in Graiguecullen.

INDIVIDUALS and organisations across Carlow are being encouraged to register for LauraLynn’s new 24-Hour Challenge, with registrations now open for the fundraising event taking place at the LauraLynn Hospice in Leopardstown, Dublin, on 21 and 22 May.

PUPILS at Ballyconnell National School recently received two awards and a farm safety pennant as part of the Agrikids farm safety programme.