In total, €40 million was announced for local authorities across the country

The road is currently closed pending technical examination by Forensic Collision Investigators

A CARLOW man who was in a “very poor state” when he entered custody was sentenced to five months in prison at a recent Carlow District Court sitting.

Darell Nolan, a father-of-four who died in a road traffic crash in Co Carlow on his way to charity motorbike rally gave his wife Sarah “the greatest gift of all - children” while he lived a “beautiful, full, loving life” mourners at his Requiem Mass ...

THERE was huge excitement when the newly renovated playground in Bunclody Community Park was officially opened by minister Dara Calleary after five years of campaigning and fundraising by Bunclody Recreational Committee.

CARLOW County Council has welcomed the Gum Litter Taskforce (GLT) 2026 Summer Roadshow, which stopped off in Carlow town as part of ongoing efforts to keep the county’s streets and public spaces looking their best.

A CARLOW man was fined €300 at a recent sitting of Carlow District Court for an incident in which gardaí had to pepper spray him to subdue him.

A PUBLIC information day regarding the proposed hydrogen storage facility in Rathoe will be hosted by the project's developer next week.

The class of 2026 donned their best frocks and suits for their debs ball recently. Take a look at our gallery of photos by Michael O'Rourke.  A full gallery of photographs is in this week's paper.

A NEW plan to help nurture arts and crafts in County Carlow was launched recently by the local council, through its Local Enterprise Office, (LEO).

TRIBUTES have been flooding in as people pay their respects to a much-loved and respected doctor who has passed away in Bagenalstown.

The work by Uisce Eireann involves replacing water pipes

A MAN who was found with over €900 of cocaine several years ago avoided a conviction at Carlow District Court recently.

Carlow girl crowned Junior Darts Corporation Girls’ Series champion in Blackpool

RATHANNA annual village day proved another success as large numbers of local residents and visitors enjoyed glorious sunshine for a day packed with entertainment, community spirit and family fun.

The family of Carlow fashion designer Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra has formally launched legal action against the owner of the boat on which she was found dead in Montauk, New York, a year on from her death, according to papers filed with the Supreme ...

“A SCANDALOUS, scurrilous act” was how councillor John Cassin described the graffiti saying ‘Shoot a TD’ discovered on a bin in Carlow town last week. “I just wanted to offer solidarity with all TDs, but particularly our two in Carlow.

AFTER 25 wonderful years of floundering fun, the Michael Lyons memorial fishing competition has decided to reel in the rods.

A ZIMBABWEAN national was fined €500 and disqualified from driving for four months after a truck he was driving careered off the N80 at Rathoe, through a ditch and into a field.

THE communities of Graiguecullen and Carlow town are united this week in mourning the passing of Seamus Reddy, Sleaty Street, Graiguecullen, who died peacefully on Friday 31 July at Carlow District Hospital, in the presence of his loving family.