Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD, has announced the introduction of a compulsory housing order for poultry and captive birds, to protect them from the risk of avian influenza.

A Carlow man armed himself with a knife and a metal bar to lend “moral support” to a co-accused, who allegedly stabbed a father-of-two to death outside his home last year, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

Reposing at Joyce's Funeral Home , Borris, Co. Carlow (R95DV76) on Tuesday from 4pm to 9pm with funeral prayers at 6pm.

New technology will help locate heat sources at fires and assist in search and rescue operations across the county

GARDAI are appealing to the public for assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 54-year-old Paul McCarton, who has been missing since Thursday, 30 October.

TRIBUTES are being paid to a Borris man who died on Saturday afternoon after he was struck by a car while he was out walking near his home. James ‘Jimmy’ Nolan, Tinnecarrig, Borris passed away after he was struck by a car at 4.

A person has been charged following the seizure of cannabis in Carlow town last week.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after three tyres were slashed on a vehicle in a Tullow housing estate on Halloween night.

A VACANT house in Slyguff, Bagenalstown, was broken into between 7pm on Monday, 27 October and 8am on the following morning. Entry was gained through a side window of the property, which was smashed during the incident.

Gardaí appeal for witnesses after armed raider demands cash from Old Burrin Road convenience shop

A locum GP who practised in Kildare without professional indemnity insurance and failed to notify an employer of conditions imposed on him by the High Court has been found guilty of professional misconduct.

MARESA Sheehan’s poem Wishbone observes that after a diagnosis, sometimes “it’s just down to luck”.

By Marie Boran A young Carlow athlete has defied expectations to become second in the world at Muay Thai, proving that determination knows no limits.

“While I welcome this news, I am disappointed in the long delays in carrying out the repair work and now the additional time to get the lights reconnected,” said Deputy Mark Wall

A MOTORIST was fined and disqualified from driving after being found to be under the influence of cannabis at a checkpoint in Carlow.

TWO gardaí based in Carlow Garda Station were recently recognised for their outstanding bravery when they pulled a drowning person from the River Barrow.

 A TULLOW woman was fined €200 after stealing items worth €280 from a Carlow town store last December. Kathleen Cash Connors (33) of Oakley Heights, Tullow appeared before Carlow District Court charged with theft.

A DELIVERY of six new specialised powerchairs from the United States has enabled Leon Doyle from Carlow and his Wexford FC teammates to further their ambitions and compete at the highest level possible.

GRAIGNAMANAGH man Tom Grace will brave the elements in the coming weeks when he takes part in the Mater Hospital Foundation’s annual Dickie Dip challenge in honour of his late father, Paddy, to raise vital funds for men’s cancer care.

Alan O’Reilly of Carlow Weather said his phone “literally melted” on Wednesday evening, as reports of a strange light moving across the sky flooded his social media page ‘Carlow Weather’.