Carlow

Former restaurant housing almost 150 Ukrainians to be shut over Christmas due to fire safety concerns

Families will be moved to alternative accommodation across country, department says

Sat Dec 14 2024 - 12:36

Carlow man (25) banned for life from keeping animals after pleading guilty to cruelty

Pregnant dog on farm was ‘like a skeleton with a big tummy’, inspector tells court

Thu Dec 05 2024 - 20:57

Inside Sinn Féin’s marathon Carlow-Kilkenny battle: ‘Both of us are unknown. But it can be done’

Sinn Féin has its work cut out in the constituency as newly elected MEP Kathleen Funchion is a big electoral loss for the party

Mon Nov 25 2024 - 00:01

What will €275,000 buy in Dublin and Co Carlow?

Two homes, one price: A two-bedroom basement apartment on one of Dublin’ premier Georgian squares or a landmark Palladian schoolhouse outside Rathvilly?

Mon Nov 18 2024 - 05:45

What will €340,000 buy in Portugal, Spain, Italy, Bali and Co Carlow?

A townhouse with sea views on the Algarve, a contemporary apartment in Palma, abig apartment in a palazzo on Sicily’s Riviera, a Balinese villa or a detached dormer in Tullow

Fri Oct 25 2024 - 05:30

Woman (30s) charged with murder of Darren Quigley in Carlow

Sabrina Kehoe was arrested in the early hours of Tuesday following fatal assault of father of two

Wed Oct 23 2024 - 22:23

Gardaí arrest woman following death of man (30) at house in Carlow town on Monday night

Gardaí discovered unresponsive man with serious injuries after responding to reports of incident at New Oak Estate

Tue Oct 22 2024 - 08:41

Irish YouTube guru Paddy Galloway sticks it to stuffy career-guidance counsellors everywhere

Graham Dwyer prosecutor Seán Guerin defends his home plans; the Irish public annoy Donald Trump; and Irish journalists snub Paddy Cosgrave’s Web Summit

Sun Oct 20 2024 - 06:00

Ireland weather: Met Éireann issues status yellow rain warning for Carlow, Wexford and Wicklow

Warning came into effect at 6pm and runs until midnight

Tue Oct 15 2024 - 18:45

Carlow town revamp: how €20m plan aims to support businesses and modern living

Changes include a glass-and-timber covered amenity with seating and free wifi, a renewed outdoor market and cycle- and pedestrian-friendly routes

Mon Sept 30 2024 - 06:00

Campaign group opposed to wind farm criticises An Bord Pleanála for shutting it out of new planning decision

Group had got court permission to proceed with judicial review action against decision allowing White Hill Wind to build seven turbines on Carlow-Kilkenny border

Mon Sept 23 2024 - 06:00

Elizabeth Strout: ‘I don’t know many people who didn’t have something disturbing happen in their childhood’

The American author on why she keeps returning to certain characters, how waitressing informed her writing, and how people fear ‘naked distress’ in others

Sat Sept 21 2024 - 05:00

How Irish scientist John Tyndall supercharged the modern debate on consciousness in lecture 150 years ago

Tyndall contended there was no point in the history of the cosmos when ‘creative acts’ of a ‘deity’ were required

Fri Aug 16 2024 - 14:35

High Court approves five-year directorship disqualification for former owner of fruit firm

Liquidator says in affidavit that reasons for failure of Swan Fruit Ltd included ‘the total lack of control over all aspects of the operation of the business’

Mon Jul 29 2024 - 17:23

Rapist (67) jailed for life after subjecting wife to ‘25 years of hell’

Woman says she often thought about letting herself die so pain would end, but knew she could not leave children with their father

Tue Jul 16 2024 - 13:36

Woman (30s) killed and two men seriously injured in collision in Co Carlow

Collision between car and van occurred at 5.50pm on Monday on N80 in Ballintrane

Mon Jul 15 2024 - 22:14

Woman (80s) dies after being struck by van in Carlow town

Gardaí seeking witnesses to incident which occurred at around 4.30pm on Thursday in car park at Presentation Place

Fri Jun 28 2024 - 10:15

Sarah Breen: ‘I get excited when I see turf being cut. If I can see turf it means I’m on my holidays’

Breen, co-author of the Aisling series, talks about the west coast, being an only child and her phobia of blimps

Sat Jun 22 2024 - 06:00

Competing in the Gordon Bennett Rally, we feel the crunch in our 98-year-old racing car

My son and I strive to get ahead in an Austin 7, from Tullow to Stradbally and back, at a top speed of 40mph

Wed Jun 19 2024 - 06:00

Lady of the house: Astronomers, botanists and antiquarians are the women behind some of Ireland’s great houses

Women have played an often unsung role in the history of Ireland, and of our great houses. This summer, why not take a trip to visit them?

Sat Jun 15 2024 - 05:00

Status orange thunderstorm warning issued for several counties

Latest warning applies to five counties in the southeast, with yellow warning in place for longer period across much of Ireland

Tue May 21 2024 - 14:40

Murder investigation opened following hit and run death in Carlow last month

Tom Connors (35) died after being hit by a car while riding his motorbike, with burnt out vehicle found nearby

Fri May 10 2024 - 21:22

Man charged after woman rescued from river in Co Carlow

50-year-old was pulled from the River Slaney and man arrested at scene on Sunday evening

Tue May 07 2024 - 08:18

Eilís O’Connell and Mona Hatoum at Visual, Carlow: mysterious yet simultaneously unequivocal

Abstract art speaks of refuge and evacuation while recalling the engines of war that underpin such things

Mon Apr 22 2024 - 06:00

Destination on your doorstep: Kayaking close to home offers all the adventure you need

Looking for a cure to what ails you? You might find tranquility is in closer reach than you think

Mon Apr 15 2024 - 13:15

‘We’ve got a lot of money in the ground’ - Arboretum’s Fergal and Barry Doyle

The Doyle brothers have just opened cut the ribbon of a €4.5m expansion of their Wicklow destination garden centre

Fri Apr 12 2024 - 06:00

Staycation in a world of pure imagination

Make the most of the Easter break by paying a visit to some of Ireland's finest chocolatiers

Fri Mar 08 2024 - 05:00

Minister rejects criticism for issuing prospecting licences for lithium

Ireland must consider supplying critical raw materials if they can be mined in an environmentally-sensitive way, says Eamon Ryan

Mon Feb 26 2024 - 06:00

Ikea to open ‘plan and order’ store in Carlow

Swedish furniture store giant extending its Irish footprint

Wed Feb 07 2024 - 08:45

Hundreds of mourners attend funeral for Carlow crash victim remembered for his ‘cheeky smile’

Car enthusiast Michael Kelly (25) was killed alongside his two friends in a single vehicle crash

Tue Feb 06 2024 - 16:07

Trainee mechanic who died in Carlow crash remembered at funeral as ‘one of a kind’

Daryl Culbert (21) died alongside Katie Graham (19) and Michael Kelly (25) on Wednesday when car they were in skidded after heavy rain

Mon Feb 05 2024 - 16:36

Mourners hear Carlow road crash victim was a ‘kind and thoughtful girl’ with a love of cars

Life of Katie Graham (19), a ‘petrol head’ who loved her BMW, ‘cut too short’, priest tells funeral

Mon Feb 05 2024 - 13:03

Tributes paid to three young people killed in Carlow car crash

Funeral of Katie Graham, who died alongside friends Daryl Culbert and Michael Kelly, will take place on Monday in Arles

Fri Feb 02 2024 - 20:03

Carlow car crash: ‘Imagine rearing a child up to 20 and then gone, like that?’

Daryl Culbert (21), Katie Graham (19) and Michael Kelly (25) died in single-vehicle crash on a dangerous stretch of N80 on Wednesday night

Fri Feb 02 2024 - 06:00