A 17-YEAR-OLD who ran at a man with a kitchen knife in the grounds of a church while a First Holy Communion ceremony was taking place came before the children’s court in Portlaoise last week.

It was to acknowledge their service and thank them for their hard work and dedication in providing education services to the region.

The in-store deposit return scheme at Lidl on Tullow Road was the only ‘completely spotless’ site in Carlow town.

Emma Lucy O’Brien said that her mother has never fully understood exactly what she does for a living.

A person has been injured in a stabbing in Carlow town this afternoon.  The incident took place shortly before 12 noon in the Staplestown Road area.  One man sustained non-life-threatening injuries as a result of the incident.

CHILDREN’S charity Barnardos has called on people in Carlow with any unwanted or leftover Christmas gifts to donate them to their shop in Carlow town.

‘It presents a direct and serious threat to Irish farmers’ – Cynthia Ní Mhurcú

Following a prosecution brought by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), a former Kildare-based car dealer, Ionut Nitulescu, has pleaded guilty to misleading a consumer about the history of a second-hand car.

The piece of lifesaving equipment was stolen from its box outside Oak Family Practice on 4 December 2024.

FOR 30 years, the Carlow and South Leinster Rape Crisis Centre has been providing essential support and services to survivors of sexual violence from its premises in Carlow town.

A WOMAN who was critically injured in a dog attack in Carlow town in late December is now stable, though she is expected to face life-changing injuries, according to An Garda Síochána.

“I HAVE to pinch myself.

A LEAKY roof put six beds out of action at the Sacred Heart Hospital in Carlow last year, while an inspection by the health quality body HIQA seems to have missed it.

By Elizabeth Lee A guest house on the outskirts of Carlow town was extensively damaged by a fire on Sunday evening.Emergency services rushed to the scene at the Dolmen Hall Guest House on the Hackestown Road, Carlow at around 9.20pm on Sunday 4 ...

The series of shop closures at Fairgreen Shopping Centre is ‘a little disappointing' but there are already “quite interesting options” to replace them, said John Brophy, manager of Fairgreen.

A WOMAN whose ex allegedly posted revenge porn, assaulted her in front of their children, and tried to strangle her with a bike chain was granted an interim protection order this week (18 December) by a judge who referred to the man as “a vile man”.

The road has a high volume of traffic

STUDENTS at Presentation College, Carlow brought a touch of magic to the stage over three memorable nights this Christmas with their vibrant new adaptation The Wizard and Witches of Oz.

DEBATE erupted at a recent county council meeting over a motion to amend the nomination process for the presidential election.

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