THE Irish Cancer Society has partnered with Éist Cancer Support Centre to offer 445 cancer patients, survivors and their family members in Carlow free counselling services.

INCREASED fines could be on the cards for dog owners who fail to keep their pets on a lead in public, according to minister for agriculture Martin Heydon.

UPGRADES to Carlow roads worth €250,000 were discussed at the most recent meeting of Carlow Municipal District on 26 February.

The woman was distressed giving evidence

UNDER the auspices of a presentation by Active Carlow at a meeting of Carlow Municipal District on 26 February, councillors got to discussing the possibility of developing water sports facilities around the county.

A GRAIGUECULLEN shop rolled out the welcome mat in style earlier this month with a multi-week community celebration marking one year since its major refurbishment.

TULLOW resident and wellbeing and performance coach Michael Demetriou will take on a mammoth task in the Moroccan Sahara when he competes in a 250km ultra-marathon across the desert in April.

“SAINT Brigid is still working her magic. We made hundreds of crosses this year and people loved them,” said retired teacher June Farrell of the hundreds of traditional crosses that she and her team of experts made this year.

CARLOW Circuit Court heard last Thursday how a 39-year-old woman who has been before the courts on numerous occasions arising from a chronic addiction to heroin since her early teens is currently facing a lengthy period in custody stretching to late ...

“THIS is a dream coming true. When I was walking through town yesterday, I was going to Lidl to get some food and I was just thinking, ‘I’m here. I’m actually living here.

A PAIR of smart glasses best known for selfies and hands-free calls are quickly becoming something else entirely for one Carlow couple living with severe sight loss: a practical, pocket-sized assistant that can read labels, describe rooms and take ...

A FIXED speed camera at a single location in Graiguenaspiddoge, Co Carlow brought 34 drivers before Carlow District Court recently, although for many of them the law proved more forgiving than the lens.

CARLOW businesses McNally Denture Clinic, Murphy Engineering and Mobile Welding Services and Seed Golf will go head-to-head over the coming months for a spot at the 2026 National Enterprise Awards at Dublin’s Mansion House in June.

CARLOW Mental Health Association organised its third annual Random Act of Kindness Day on Saturday 21 February. The event saw volunteers stationed around Co Carlow distribute flowers and chocolates to members of the public.

THE VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art was the top energy user among Carlow Co Council’s buildings in 2024.

A YOUNG Carlow woman who allowed her bank account to be used as a conduit for over €12,000 in fraudulent transactions linked to a nationwide social welfare fraud scheme has been told she will learn her fate next week.

THE fate of two young lovers growing up in the shadow of Carlow Sugar Factory is the main storyline to a new play that’s just been written by a local writers’ group.

A CARLOW man with 75 previous convictions, who went on a violent rampage through a local park – robbing one man of his watch, attempting to steal another man’s dog and trying to snatch a mobile phone from a third who came to his victim’s aid – has ...

ARCHITECTS for the HSE South-East submitted a planning application on 23 February, giving the public a first look at the long-awaited Holy Angels Day Care Centre on Carlow’s Athy Road.

THE PRICE of 500L of heating oil in Carlow has increased by an average of 50% from 2 March 2026, to today, 4 March 2026. On March 2 the average price for 500L of Kerosene in Carlow was €485, according to www. selectra.