THE recent Ireland Woodland Show, held at Woodstock Gardens and Arboretum in Inistioge, was a great success as people from all over the country travelled to Kilkenny to witness the skills of some of the best wood carvers in Ireland.

THE Hive, a innovation and community hub at Enterprise House on O’Brien Road, Carlow will become the headquarters of County Carlow Chamber and three other businesses, thanks to a €100,000 investment by the LEADER programme.

A MAN who found a bank card on the floor of a Carlow pub before using it to purchase drinks in three separate transactions has been fined €300 at Carlow District Court.

A notice in late August alerted members to the strike action, saying that the dispute concerns the FSU’s request 'for recognition and collective bargaining'

RESIDENTS who live in a housing estate near Ballinkillen, Co Carlow are being made to walk a mile to the nearest bus stop after a bus stop at St Lazarian’s Church in the village was suddenly discontinued.

AN update on the status of Carlow’s historic graveyards was given at the most recent meeting of Tullow Municipal District.

A 79-YEAR-old Polio survivor has started a campaign to have more disabled parking bays installed in the centre Bagenalstown.

CARLOW councillor Paul Doogue has been elected president of the National Community Games association on Saturday 12 September.

A MYSHALL man has been convicted of two counts of dangerous driving after a motorist told Carlow District Court that she feared a serious accident as she followed a van being driven erratically towards Killeshin on a dark, wet January evening this ...

GOOGLE Maps is ‘still saying the wrong thing’ about the speed limit on the N80, a judge has accepted, but drivers caught by the Graiguenaspiddoge speed camera are being convicted regardless.

THE 24-hour sponsored walkathon around Rathvilly GAA pitches in aid of Rathvilly GAA Club and Rathvilly Schoolhouse building renovations was a resounding success.

CARLOW County Council has released details of its plans to create a ‘school zone’ around Presentation de la Salle, Bagenalstown and opened it up for public consultation.

Gardaí are investigating a serious act of vandalism to traffic lights on the Kilkenny Road in Carlow, which the local authority says could have resulted in the loss of life on a busy school and college route.

“THE kitchen is committed to ensuring that no one in our community goes hungry so your support is a vital part of that mission,” Fr John Dunphy of St Clare’s Hospitality Kitchen’s management team said at the launch of this year’s Outrun ...

WHEN Julie Kelly, a competitive ballroom dancer, musician, horse rider and motorcyclist from Hacketstown, was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) in June last year, she vowed that she would not let the diagnosis define her.

“CARLOW could do with shouting a little bit more” about how successful businesses in both the town and county are — that’s according to Carlow Chamber of Commerce chief executive Nicola Doran.

A CARLOW Co Council official has said dealing with the ESB has left staff “heartbroken” as they try to get public lighting connected in housing estates ahead of the winter months.

A GRAIGUECULLEN resident received a suspended sentence and was disqualified from driving for four years after he was caught driving while already serving a disqualification.

LANDOWNERS and homeowners who do not cut back hedgerows that are encroaching on public roads and footpaths and who have received an official warning from the council will be prosecuted.

The demonstration, organised by Carlow College Staff Action Group, set off from the front doors of the building, with many carrying black placards bearing the phrase ‘This is what transparency looks like’ ‒ a reference to the heavily redacted report released to this newspaper following a Freedom of Information request.