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The newly elected Cathaoirleach of Kilkenny County Council says he wants to do his best for everybody during his term. Cllr Joe Malone was elected at the Annual General Meeting of the local authority yesterday evening.  He takes over from Cllr Mary Hilda Cavanagh Cllr Malone has previously served as...

Plans have been lodged for a new housing development in Co. Carlow. The proposal in Ballon includes ten homes, made up of eight three-bedroom semi-detached houses, one four-bedroom detached home and one single-storey three-bedroom dwelling. The plans also involve demolishing existing sheds, creating a new entrance and carrying out associated...

A body has been found in the search for a missing hiker in County Wexford. 50-year-old Paul Woods was last seen on Tuesday morning, while on a hiking holiday in Kilbora near Camolin. He was headed to hike the Blackstairs Mountain at the time. Members of the South East Mountain...

Fianna Fail's Joe Malone has succeeded Fine Gael's Mary Hilda Cavanagh as Cathaoirleach of Kilkenny County Council. The Kilkenny City-based member was nominated and seconded for the role by party colleagues, Councillors Andrew McGuinness and Joe Sheridan at County Hall this afternoon. The new Cathaoirleach was joined by family and...

On Thursday's KCLR Daily, we heard about the ambitious Grá Carlow initiative from Carlow Chamber's perspective. The organisation hopes it will promote and support the retail and hospitality sectors across the county both this summer and beyond: Grá Carlow: a new way to promote and support local economy Grá Carlow,...

Gardaí are reissued their appeal to the public for assistance in locating 14-year-old Summer Wheelock, who has been missing from Piltown, Co. Kilkenny, since 12th June 2026. Summer was last seen on Tullow Street in Carlow town at approximately 7:45pm on 12th June 2026. She is described as being 5...

A journalist and friend of Veronica Guerin says the trauma of her murder remains as raw as it was this day 30 years ago. Paul Williams told The KCLR Daily he saw his colleague dead in her describing the moment as one of shock, fear and disbelief. Despite threats and...

Two students from Carlow have won a national carbon monoxide safety poster competition run by Gas Networks Ireland and Junior Achievement Ireland. Ella and Hanna, from Holy Family National School, took the top prize after their entry stood out among submissions from across the country. The competition followed the ‘Energize’...

AIB's warning of a sharp rise in fake investment ads. It says criminals are increasingly using false endorsements from personalities or politicians to entice people into bogus online scams. The bank says the number of site takedowns where its requested action for a domain to be removed was fifteen hundred...

South East Technological University, in partnership with Teagasc Kildalton College, has launched a new four-year Level 8 honours degree in horticulture. The programme now available through the CAO for the first time combines hands-on training with science, business and environmental studies, covering areas such as plant biology, biodiversity and landscape...

One male was taken to hospital following a crash in Carlow yesterday evening. The incident involving an E-scooter and a Car occurred at John Sweeney Park shortly before 5pm. The man riding the E-scooter was taken to hospital with non life threatening injuries. A spokesperson for An Garda Siochána told...

Gardaí are appealing for help in tracing the whereabouts of a 50-year-old man, reported missing from a hiking holiday in Kilbora, Camolin, Co. Wexford since Wednesday. Paul Woods was headed to hike the Blackstairs Mountain. He was last seen on Tuesday 23rd June 2026 at 9:30 am in the Kilbora,...

The wait is over for hurling supporters as the 2026 JJ Kavanagh Carlow Senior Hurling Championship gets underway this weekend with three fixtures across Saturday and Sunday. A double-header at Netwatch Cullen Park on Saturday gets the championship up and running. Bagenalstown Gaels take on Naomh Eoin at 5pm, before...

The Carlow Senior Hurling Championship gets underway with a mouth-watering clash as St Mullins take on Ballinkillen at McGrath Park, Bagenalstown. Join us live on KCLR Plus with throw-in at 2.00pm, as two championship contenders begin their quest for county honours. Coverage is with thanks to Dan Morrissey & Co,...

Kilkenny are back on the road this weekend as they travel to Chadwicks Wexford Park to take on Wexford in the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Championship. Join us live on KCLR Plus with throw-in at 3.30pm, as Kilkenny continue their push towards the knockout stages. Coverage is with thanks to Laharts...

Carlow was one of the busiest counties in Ireland for new car registrations last year. New research from 123 insurance found Carlow was fourth behind Dublin, Cork and Kildare when it came to new registrations in 2025 with Kilkenny further down the list in eighth spot. Locally 15% of the...

Fianna Fail Councillor Ken Murnane was elected as Mayor of Carlow's Municipal District for the second time at yesterday's Annual General Meeting, which was held at the Town Hall. His party colleague, Councillor Andrea Dalton, will serve as Deputy Mayor. Mayor Murnane comes from strong political stock, with his late...

Love Carlow, Love Everything about Carlow and support businesses in Carlow: that's the aim of the new 'Grá Carlow' retail and tourism initiative which was launched in blazing sunshine at Carlow's Enterprise House yesterday.  This new branding, which will operate on a year-round basis throughout the county, was developed by...

KCLR was live at The Irishmans Bar in the heart of Carlow Town last night for the second programme in our 'Between Towns And Villages' series, presented by Brian Redmond, which focused on the Carlow Municipal District. In the opening hour, we heard about the thriving Irish language and traditional...

More than 250 households in Carlow and Kilkenny received support from housing charity Threshold last year. Its latest annual report shows the organisation assisted 159 households in Carlow and 92 in Kilkenny, with termination notices remaining the biggest issue facing renters. In Carlow, 67 households were identified as being at...