GARDAÍ in Bagenalstown are appealing for information after a man was assaulted on his way home in the early hours of Friday morning.

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{element}Catherine Callaghan and David Fitzgerald  Count 12 and Patricia Stephenson's votes were distributed and now John McGuiness's surplus of 422 are being distributed.

1. 15pm The fifth count has just been called in the Carlow/Kilkenny count centre.  No one has reached the quota and Luke O'Connor (Ind) has been eliminated.  His 1,626 will now be distributed among the remaining 13 candidates.  12.

THE results of the first count in the Carlow/Kilkenny constituency have just been called. The top five candidates are:John McGuinness (FF) 9,794 Jennifer Murnane O’Connor 8.

The first count in the Carlow/Kilkenny constituency is not expected until later this evening as 20 candidates await their fate in this election.

The final tally is in for the Carlow/Kilkenny constituency with three Fianna Fáil contenders leading the pack while newcomers Catherine Callaghan (FG) and Áine Gladney Knox (SF) are in fourth and fifth place respectively.

TWO PEOPLE who pleaded guilty to being intoxicated in a public place were ordered to pay a donation to charity, in lieu of being convicted and fined, when they appeared before Carlow District Court last week.

CARLOW’S very own enCÓRe are back to spread holiday cheer with their much-anticipated Christmas show enCÓRe at Christmas taking place at Visual on 6 and 7 December at 8pm.

AN INCREDIBLE legacy of generosity and kindness celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.

With almost all of the Co Carlow ballot boxes opened, tallies indicated that Fianna Fáil's Jennifer Murnane O’Connor is on 20%, Fine Gael’s Catherine Callaghan on 15% and Sinn Féin's Áine Knox Gladney on 13%.

Carlow Kilkenny Update: 10% of the ballot boxes open

On her 100th birthday, Bridget Delaney from Carlow town accompanied by her daughter Phil exercised her franchise and cast her vote at the polling station in the St Laurence O’Toole AC in Carlow.

CARLOW Women’s Shed, known as Bosom Buddies recently held a 'pink party’ fundraiser for breast cancer awareness and care.

AN GARDA Síochána in Carlow launched Operation Hurricane this week, a two-day intensive sweep that involved almost 50 charges being brought against suspects, eight warrants executed, three adult cautions given and three young people interviewed.

A LOCAL councillor has taken the very tough decision to temporarily step back from political life for health reasons as he battles prostate cancer as well as a condition often described as ‘the most excruciating pain known to humanity’.

A CARLOW man was last week sent forward to the local circuit court, charged with attempting to poison his partner.

RENTS in Carlow were 7. 9% higher in the third quarter of 2024 than a year previously, according to the latest report from Daft. ie. The average listed rent in Carlow is now €1,545 for a two-bed semi. Rents in Carlow’s surrounding counties rose 8.

BROADCASTER and singer Ronan Collins is performing the last concert of his Showband Hits & Stories nationwide tour in Visual on Sunday 1 December.

ACCLAIMED soprano Eimear Quinn is set to grace St Mary’s Church, Carlow with a special concert on Thursday 5 December, accompanied by the beautiful, lush sounds of the Mamisa String Quartet and renowned folk guitarist Robbie Overson.