A DUBLIN man with 85 previous convictions received a four-year prison sentence from Judge Eugene O’Kelly at a sitting of Carlow Circuit Court for burglary.

SUSPECTED cocaine worth €1,000 was found after gardaí searched a house in Rathvilly. On 28 May, gardaí executed a search warrant on a house in Rathvilly and during the search €1,000 of suspected cocaine was recovered.

CARLOW Co Council has blamed ‘rising costs’ for almost half the new homes in a social housing estate in Tullow being converted to private sale.

‘I expect that only a nominal return will be made to customers with claims’ – Padraic Bermingham

Carlow facility could meet 10% of Ireland's peak energy needs at 'the flick of a switch'

CARLOW County Council officially opened 21 new social housing units at Traynor Avenue, Thomas Traynor Road, Tullow earlier today.

A MOTION calling on Carlow Co Council to work with the Department of Housing to provide more emergency accommodation was passed by councillors at the May meeting.

A CARLOW man who was test driving a car he had repaired on a laneway near his home was fined and disqualified from driving after a collision left the driver of another vehicle with injuries.

AHEAD of nominations opening for the 2026 AIB Community €1m Fund recently, AIB Carlow held an information evening for local charities. Charities in the area were invited into the AIB Carlow branch to hear about how to be nominated for the funds.

The ceremony recognised the talent, commitment and dedication of students throughout the school year

A SUNNY Sunday brought history to life the weekend before last as the Co Carlow Military Museum welcomed around 250 visitors to its annual Military Day, with re-enactors, collectors and enthusiasts travelling from across the country to take part.

WHEN Terry Fitzpatrick joined Carlow Fire Service on 31 May 1983, the call-out system relied on someone running to press a button that set off a wartime air raid siren heard across the entire town.

A CARLOW primary school has claimed the top prize at the national Irish language schools’ drama festival after a stunning production of Rí na Leon (The Lion King) impressed judges and earned the school the title of best primary school in Ireland.

A NIGERIAN man who used someone else’s British passport to secure employment providing care to elderly people in Co Carlow received a nine-month suspended sentence at Carlow District Court.

A MAN with 176 previous convictions was sentenced to a total of five years in prison after pleading guilty to possessing a pistol and separately to four counts of drug possession at a sitting of Carlow Circuit Court.

MEN’S sheds in Carlow have had mixed reaction to the funding details released by the Department of Rural and Community Development through the Irish Men’s Shed Association (IMSA) recently. Tullow Men’s Shed received €676. 69 and Borris received €908.

A BOOK chronicling the ending of landlordism in Co Carlow has been published this week.

A FUNDRAISER has been organised to help the family of a young man who tragically died on 23 May to cover funeral costs. Lebohang Isaac Morabone, known as ‘Lebo,’ was just 21 years old and living in Carlow town when he died suddenly.

A MAN who stole a wallet containing €740 in cash from a person he had spent the day drinking with was sentenced to five months in prison at Carlow District Court.

“I THINK people from Carlow are the funniest people in the world,” said Sarah Breen, co-author of Our Deadly Summer, who grew up in Borris. “Everybody always has a funny, quick word to say to anyone that they could possibly meet.