The Galway Plate is the feature race in Ballybrit today and Willie Mullins has three runners

What a week for Irish athletics. On the back of a very successful European u23 championships, the medals at European and World events continued to roll in.

Aaron Cunningham-Burke and Jayden Kelly are looking forward to the opportunity of a lifetime as they take up scholarships in America

The St Mullins forward line worked superbly as St Mullins laid down a marker against their great rivals but it felt like a lot of shadow boxing on display

JJ KAVANAGH & SONS SENIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP – ROUND 4 BALLINKILLEN 5-15 BAGENALSTOWN GAELS 1-12  Ballinkillen assured themselves of a place in the senior hurling championship semi-finals thanks to this easy win in Netwatch Cullen Park on ...

The Amgen Irish Open will return to The K Club this September, following a year in Royal County Down.

New Oak have been handed a chance of revenge against Kilkenny's Evergreen

After ending a wait since 2006 by competing in last year's National League Premier Division final St Laurence O Tooles AC ladies team head to the finals day for the second year in a row in Tullamore on Sunday.

St Mullins and Mount Leinster Rangers, combined winners of the last 16 Carlow Senior titles, clash for the first time in this year's Championship this weekend

Carlow Rowing Club’s Michael Duke will represent Ireland at this Saturday’s Home International Regatta at Dorney Lake in England.

It can be claimed with a fair degree of certainty that the pre-match atmosphere to the All-Ireland Hurling Final of 1995 between Clare and Offaly was probably the best and the most intense ever.

It was a busy week in athletics, where along with the domestic competitive action, two Carlow athletes were part of the international experience.

Reports are circulating that an ambulance was called to bring a young player to hospital

James Doyle scored two late winning points to ensure champions St Mullins avoided a shock defeat to Bagenalstown Gaels

Ciaran Whelan scored 11 points and Sean Murphy scored 1-3 as Ballinkillen saw off Naomh Eoin for their first Championship win of the year

The Nationalist will host their second Quaterly Sports Star Awards on Friday evening in the Woodford Dolmen Hotel and as always, there is a great selection of winners

Nobody involved with camogie in Carlow would have minded if the championships were not starting next weekend. When Carlow made their exit from the All-Ireland intermediate championship in the quarter-finals the way was set to hand over to the clubs.

The Carlow Camogie Championships being this weekend with Myshall chasing an  incredible 26th consecutive Senior title

Two Carlow basketballers who play with Portlaoise Panthers were on the Irish Federation of Masters Basketball Association (FIMBA) Team which took part in the Maxibasketball World Championships in Ticino, Switzerland recently.

Carlow golfer, Peter Murphy, bridged a 45 year gap when he won the Carlow Junior Cup recently. Shooting a 73 gross, the three over par total was enough to see off the challenge of Conor O’Byrne and Ian McCormack who both shot 75s.