A SENSORY garden that will provide a calm space and therapeutic experience is being planned by the Irish Wheelchair Association in Carlow.

MUINE Bheag Arts is hosting its annual festival, this year called COMMUNE, from 15-25 August. Taking place in and around the Muine Bheag Community Centre in Bagenalstown, the programme features live events, workshops and public participation.

CARLOW residents are invited to support a vital fundraising event this Saturday for the drug rehabilitation unit at Cuan Mhuire in Athy.

AN unforgettable journey unfolded this summer when Bennekerry/Tinryland’s Draughts Club travelled to northern Italy to represent Ireland in a special draughts tournament.

AN Gairdín Beo was awash with colour and music when members of the Nigerian community in Co Carlow celebrated their rich culture and history recently.

STAFF from Tirlán, formerly known as Glanbia Ireland, presented a cheque for €5,000 to the Laois-based national charity Embrace FARM during the recent Farm Safety Week.

Happy birthday!!

The large crowds present for one of the largest funerals seen in Tinryland in recent times was testament to the esteem in which Jim and his family are held in the community

Always a great time at the annual BBQ

Always at the centre of school activities

The gathering, organised by County Carlow Environmental Network (CCEN), introduced the Earth Charter, a framework for putting nature first and creating social justice and global peace

A visit that now looks unlikely to happen

The sweltering conditions failed to dampen spirits and there was a great buzz about the town

The fifth-class pupils were accompanied by their teacher Kevin Keogh and principal John Brennan

A THIRD-generation farmer from Tullow is redefining what it means to farm with nature.

KILLESHIN FC rolled out the red carpet for a successful Oscars-themed fundraiser on Saturday 14 June, with over 500 people packing the Woodford Dolmen Hotel for a night of lights, laughter and local legends on the big screen.

“John always said ‘flowers and vegetables in the one garden, as our forefathers would have had it’.

Local choir Carlow Voices brought their inimitable style to St Mary’s Church recently with their uplifting ‘Birds of a feather’ concert

Lots of events tapping into pupils’ creativity, inventiveness and imagination

A group of local teenagers spent a productive mid-term break gaining the skills and experience to become future leaders in the community