RIVER Island is set to close its Carlow store at Fairgreen Shopping Centre, with signage now up at the unit indicating the outlet is shutting its doors.

CHIEF executive of Carlow Co Council Coilín O’Reilly confirmed that a new machine for identifying stolen agricultural and garden equipment would be “under the tree Christmas morning” at a meeting of the council on 8 December.

TWENTY-FIVE new car parking spaces have been made available to the public in Bagenalstown, just in time for the Christmas period.

THE Good Shepherd Centre, a homelessness charity based in the south-east, is recruiting staff for its new cold weather emergency accommodation hub in Carlow town.

OVER 500 people attended the four nights of live comedy in Carlow town last weekend, which was organised as part of Féile Lonrach – Festival of Glow.

A DRIVER who was found with alcohol in his blood that was almost five times over the legal limit was put off the road for three years when he appeared before Carlow District Court recently.

A 22-YEAR-old man who urinated on a chair while in custody at Carlow Garda Station was fined €400 at a sitting of Carlow District Court last week. Christivie Tuzeyewo, 16 Millbrook, Portlaoise, Co Laois was charged with causing criminal damage.

A 45-YEAR-old man who reversed a car out in front of a garda patrol vehicle while under the influence of alcohol received a four-month sentence, suspended for 12 months, and was disqualified from driving for six years at Carlow District Court.

A 36-YEAR-old man was sentenced to 21 months in prison for the theft of multiple charity boxes across Carlow and causing criminal damage to a shrine at Askea church.

MORE THAN 30 students at SETU in Carlow are regularly sleeping in their cars because they can’t find affordable accommodation in the town. That’s according to a survey organised by the students’ union welfare officer and seen by The Nationalist.

A MARRIED couple who have been separated for the past six years but still live in the same house were at Carlow District Court last week over an alleged protection order breach involving a hidden camera and a threat to stop providing child ...

TINRYLAND author Gregg Murphy has released a new novella exploring themes of mental health in the lead-up to Christmas, with all proceeds generated before Christmas being donated to the suicide and self-harm prevention charity Pieta.

THE former principal of Gaelcholáiste Cheatharlach has been awarded a prestigious papal medal in recognition of her exceptional contribution to education.

A VERY special charity event, Stories with Miriam O’Callghan will take place on Wednesday 21 January at the Woodford Dolmen Hotel, bringing together sport, music, humour and personal stories.

WHEN 16-year-old Samuel Donald Huggard was told that students couldn’t make feature films, he said: “Well, bugger that, I'm going to make one.

AN ACCOUNTANCY graduate who was accused of defrauding a credit union of €4,800 avoided a conviction after repaying the money and being ordered to pay €5,000 to the court poor box.

IN launching the 2026 edition of Carloviana in the Seven Oaks Hotel on Thursday night, 11 December, acclaimed author and historian Turtle Bunbury described the publication as a highly respected journal and “an amazing resource for historians”.

THE pre-school children in Graiguecullen Parish Childcare Centre put on an amazing nativity play and carol service, just before they took their Christmas holidays.

CARLOW Voices brought their annual Wintersong concert to a packed Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál recently, delivering a magical evening of seasonal music and storytelling.

The gorgeous voices of students from St Leo’s College echoed across the rafters of St Mary’s Church, Carlow when they performed at their annualCarols by Candlelight concert recently.