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See the full spread of photos in the 18 August edition of The Nationalist

It costs €1,500 more than 3 years ago

THE community of Ballon came out in force over the August bank holiday weekend for a 5km walk in memory of Andrea Zerafa.

Representatives of the developer of Rathrush Green Energy Park, Net Zero Energy, were in attendance to field questions

They have to leave Avoca House at the end of the month

According to an eyewitness, there were several stalls at the fair selling BB guns

The weekly runs began in April 2017

Thousands of people from across Ireland travelled to the county to hear from experts in gardening and biodiversity

It is for 'anyone interested in alternative living'

The developer last week announced a fund to be distributed to residents 

Their last pay rise was in 2023

There are 28 charities on the list this year

THE KEEPERS CUP, held in memory of former football club member Pauric Brady, will take place on Sunday 26 July at 11am at Baltinglass Town AFC.

THE family of Roxanne Nolan (8), who fundraised to take her abroad for an operation to cure her rapidly-progressing scoliosis of the spine, have told The Nationalist that her surgery was a success and that she has recovered well.

A NEW four-part podcast series about the 2013 murders of Carlow brothers Eoghan (10) and Ruairí Chada (5), who were killed by their father Sanjeev Chada, has been released by the Irish Sun.

The launch was in Club d'Art in Carlow town

Money raised is going to the local development group and the national school

The contract for its construction was signed earlier this month

'People are isolated from services' - CEO of the Kilkenny LEADER Partnership, Declan Rice

Matt Cocci, his wife and two sons moved to Ireland in 2019

She donated 16 inches of her hair to the LauraLynn foundation

A FLOCK of birds flying together in a liquid-like form was the inspiration for Murmurations, a performance by artists from the Cairdeas Centre in collaboration with Visual on Friday afternoon, 10 July.

CARLOW town resident and founder of Club D’Art, Bernard Jennings, has launched an initiative to put song books designed with an older audience in mind into every nursing home in the country for free.

SUMMER’S here and many of us have a desire to get out and about, whether it’s to walk, visit new places or have fun experiences with the kids. Getting there is the only problem.

ANOTHER protest against the planned closure of Carlow College took place on Sunday 12 July, ahead of an Oireachtas committee meeting tomorrow (Wednesday) at 12. 30pm.

DUNLAVIN Writers’ Group recently launched a 90-page anthology of their writing last month, titled Along the Beaten Track.

‘BE a friend – make a friend’ is the motto for an initiative by Carlow Mental Health Association (CMHA), which has teamed up with Tullow Men’s Shed to provide ‘buddy benches’ to community groups and organisations.

IT HAS been half-a-century since a group of 15 students sat their leaving certificate at Carlow Vocational School and now one of their number, Paul O’Mahony, is hoping to reunite the class for a special 50th anniversary gathering in Carlow later ...

EIGHTY chess players from across Ireland and beyond descended on the Seven Oaks Hotel on Saturday 27 June for the second Carlow Rapid Chess Tournament, with candidate master Jacob Flynn taking home the €1,000 top prize.

AFTER going viral last year with a video highlighting the inaccessibility of many footpaths and pedestrian crossings for wheelchair users around Carlow town and Graiguecullen, Eoin Harte is “over the moon” and “delighted” that the county council ...

DJ JAY had an easy job last Friday afternoon, 3 July, with so many wonderful afrobeats songs to play for the Nigerian music and fashion event.

LIFE for women living in Carlow 100 years ago was very different. With limited access to education, work or protection from domestic abuse, women faced life with fewer choices open to them.

A PACKED Carlow cathedral was the setting for a spectacular performance of Mendelssohn’s Elijah on 12 June when Carlow Choral Society joined forces with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra for what has been hailed as one of the choir’s finest ever ...

A LOCAL priest at the funeral Mass of a teenager who tragically died after an e-scooter accident has appealed to the Road Safety Authority to “make arrangements” to improve the safety of the scooters.

LOGAN Foley Styne’s family threw a party in the Seven Oaks Hotel on the afternoon of 20 June to say thank you to everyone who supported the family through the various fundraisers they held to support Logan and his family through his treatment for ...

A CROWD of over 70 people squeezed into St Mullins Heritage Centre on 17 June for an event marking the feast of St Moling, while raising vital funds for the centre.

TULLOW Men’s Shed was the site of the official launch of the Irish Men’s Sheds Association’s (IMSA) new strategic plan recently.

THERE were more than a few red shoulders to be seen in Carlow last week, with temperatures reaching 30. 2 degrees celsius at Oak Park on Thursday 25 June.

THERE was great community spirit on show at New Oak FC on Saturday 20 June when the family and friends of a local teenager who died in a drowning accident last year came together to honour his memory.

BISHOP Denis Nulty officially opened a new extension at Ardattin National School on 6 June, marking what principal Laura Vance described as a “treble opening”, combining the launch of a modern new classroom, a refurbished children’s library and the ...

PAULINE Smith arrived at the Seven Oaks Hotel in Carlow town on Saturday 13 June with no idea that 70 of her family members and friends were waiting for her in one of the hotel’s function rooms.

MARIE Cashin, managing director of MC Stage Academy (formerly known as MC Dance), realised it was time to move on from teaching dance when kids started referencing TikTok dance moves that she didn’t know about.