FOUR organisations in Co Carlow have received a total of €842,000 in Arts Council of Ireland development funding for 2026.

There has been a reduction in the number of complaints for dog fouling too.

IRISH speakers from across Co Carlow gathered for an evening of celebration and recognition when Glór Cheatharlach hosted its annual awards recently.

As part of Operation Thor and the ongoing investigation into a number of incidents in the Dublin region ...

The council promised to review it in 6 months. 

A SOCCER fan who broke a Guinness World Record for playing the longest game of football at that time in 1978 is appealing for any photographs of the momentous event.

A BALTINGLASS film The Fuel of Youth will have its debut screening on Monday 2 February in the Powerscourt Film Festival.

GARDAI are investigating a series of burglaries and trespassing offences that occurred across Co Carlow between Monday 19 and Tuesday 20 January.

Gardaí are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 16-year-old Jordan Holden who is reported missing from Carlow town since Saturday 17 January 2026.

The train is a "victim of its own success", said cllr Cassin.

Cllrs mentioned the need to support the Irish diaspora in America.

GARDAÍ summoned a motorist to court for driving without insurance or a driver’s licence after they were tipped off by his wife that he was driving illegally, following a row between the couple.

A CARLOW man has co-written a new song in anticipation of Ireland’s 2026 World Cup playoff game against Czechia, with all proceeds going to the National Maternity Hospital Foundation, Holles Street.

The defendant was found driving without insurance. 

The money will go towards cycle lanes, pathways and bus stops. 

Luxembourg’s ambassador to Ireland, Florence Ensch, will visit Carlow during the year.

River water quality in the area is being affected by overflowing sewage.

A THIRTY-SIX-YEAR-OLD woman who was caught driving while disqualified has been given a ten-year driving ban and a suspended prison sentence.

A PLAN to triple the size of an existing quarry on the Carlow boarder has been accepted by the county council this week.The Ballyburn pit in the townland of Gorteenvacan, about halfway between Castledermot and Carlow town, has seen 9.5Ha (23.5ac) ...

“I WISH they’d come to me, I’d have given them something useful to do,” said artist Gala Hutton of the vandals who sprayed black tags over his love-themed mural along the Burrin river in Carlow town.