“The flowers came on all of a sudden in a burst. We had some great sunshine, then a drop of rain, so all the sunflowers came together."

“On my graduation day, I finally found a manufacturer. I was actually in my robes in the hall when I got the email.”

It had been alleged that Mr Quinn undertook a learner motorcyclist on the day in question.

It had been alleged that Mr Quinn undertook a learner motorcyclist on the day in question

Solicitor Joe Farrell said that his client was “heavily under the influence of drugs for most of his life”

THE spirit of community and friendship was alive and well in Castledermot recently when the local ICA guild marked a remarkable milestone ‒ its 60th anniversary.

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

A fire that occurred in the early hours of the morning is being investigated by gardaí

“If you were in my shoes, you would have a raised eyebrow."

"It’s lovely. It really is.”

A RUGBY player was last week given a three-year prison sentence in Carlow Circuit Court after he pleaded guilty to assaulting a couple in a local bar, knocking the man out and beating the woman so badly that she didn’t recognise her own face in the ...

A CASTLEDERMOT man was sentenced to five months in prison after being convicted on driving-related charges following an accident on the M9 motorway last July.

A MOTORIST last week contested a series of driving-related charges after an accident occurred in the early hours of the morning on the M9 motorway.

A PENSIONER was last week fined €1,400 and put off the road for two years after he pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of cocaine and to dangerous driving.

“Drunk and misbehaving?” guessed the judge

The defendant had denied being the driver

“Drugs are a scourge on the nation.”

“I feel really honoured"

Tributes have been pouring in for the Kilkea local from all over the country

“It would be very helpful for students in the area. The demand is there for this"

A great parade in Castledermot this year

RESIDENTS in the Tankardstown area near Castledermot have been crying out for the L8095 Plunketstown road to be resurfaced since 2017.

The fire broke out over the bank holiday weekend and was attended to quickly

An information meeting will be held shortly about the project

The community of Castledermot came together for the annual Rundermot run for mental health

The event started with a minute’s applause in memory of young Gavin Anthony, who sadly passed way a few days before the event

Tiffany was forced to flee her home due to the horrendous wildfires that swept through Los Angeles 

"The biggest kind of change that I want to make is to make the website more engaging and to try and increase our social media following"

Layout was also described as "inadequate"

Corina’s work is vastly inspired by nature and the beauty of Ireland, her dreams and surroundings

“We don’t know what they’re doing."

"It’s always the dogs who get blamed, but it’s always the owners’ responsibility"

It is claimed that driver's behaviour is only getting worse

A musical and dramatic exploration of war, peace and mercy through Leonard Cohen's songs

A huge crowd turned out on Tuesday evening in Castledermot to welcome home Paralympic hero Aaron Shorten.

The WRC agreed with McGranaghan that he was an employee of the company, despite counter-claims by MEPC that he was a self-employed contractor

Supporters across Castledermot and further afield were cheering him on

Castledermot is behind Aaron Shorten!

Well-known restauranteur Catriona Carpenter told The Nationalist that she is being forced to close a section of Mimosa Tapas Bar in Carlow town because of the huge costs in running a restaurant

The much-loved carer was returning home from work when his car collided with a truck in Barnhill outside Castledermot

Posters and tricolour bunting have gone up around the town in support of Aaron Shorten (21), who is a member of St Laurence O’Toole Athletic Club in Carlow

“We’ve seen so many accidents at Barnhill."

Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to the collision to come forward.