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Last Night saw the announcement of all 26 winners of the Carlow Business Awards at a gala event in VISUAL, Carlow. CEO Nicola Doran, and President Nora Ryan spoke with Brian Redmond on The KCLR Daily.

Cllr Andrea Dalton spoke to KCLR News' Dermot Keyes following last evening's Carlow town MD meeting ...

The KCLR Farm Show, brought to you by Tirlán, broadcasts on KCLR every Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m. with the programme repeated on Sunday mornings at 7:00 a.m. It is an agriculture based programme, focusing on current farming events, the people involved in farming, the Agri-sector and rural issues affecting the people of Carlow and Kilkenny. Matt O'Keeffe presented this evenings edition. You can...

KCLR News' Martin Quilty's been speaking with some of the attendees at today's Civic Reception at James Stephens Army Barracks ...

Cathaoirleach of Kilkenny County Council, Cllr Joe Malone, outlines why he chose to host a Civic Reception for soldiers past and present ...

Here's the speech by Brigadier General Stephen Ryan as he accepted a certificate of appreciation from Kilkenny County Council for the work and service carried out by soldiers at James Stephens Army Barracks ...

Carlow Business Awards take place tonight at Visual and ahead of that Carlow Chamber CEO Nicola Doran joined our Brian Redmond on The KCLR Daily to talk through the final preparations ...

Following 'Eleanor's story on Monday morning's The KCLR Daily re her cat being killed by dogs in the Newpark Close area, Emily from Ballybought Street came on air to tell how her family pet suffered a similar fate this week ..,.

The KCLR Daily on Monday morning heard from a woman in the Newpark Close area who claimed her cat was killed by dogs over the weekend ...

KCLR News' Owain Comerford caught up with Cllr John Brennan after the Castlecomer Municipal District meeting this week to talk water, wastewater and more ...

A new café in Callan says it has been without electricity since September 1st, after trading for just two weeks. Alice Sessarini owner of Cupán Café says it has completed all the necessary paperwork and paid for reconnection, but is still waiting for Flogas to restore the supply.

Cllr. Eugene McGuinness says Kilkenny County Council and TFI need to act quickly to ensure adequate public transport and connectivity are in place before plans for St Canice’s Campus are finalised.

KCLR News: SETU Carlow 'Let Them Study' Protest by KCLR96FM

Carlow Kilkenny TD Peter 'Chap' Cleere has the update re the opening of the Sports Capital Funding portal ...

Martin Bridgeman in conversation with David Geraghty on the launch day of his latest album "Komorebi", for "Ceol Anocht" on KCLR.

Almost 100 students and staff at Carlow College Saint Patrick's staged a lunchtime protest at the college today to highlight the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the college's future prior to its widely expected handover to SETU in under two years' time. Jay Kenny, who is a Third Year Arts & Humanities student at Carlow College, spoke to KCLR News' Dermot Keyes following this afternoon's protest an...

Almost 100 students and staff at Carlow College Saint Patrick's staged a lunchtime protest at the college today to highlight the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the college's future prior to its widely expected handover to SETU in under two years' time. Stef Hanlon, who is a lecturer in Social, Political and Community Studies at Carlow College, called on Higher Education Minister James Lawless and...

A demonstration organised by the Carlow College Staff Action Group was held this (Tuesday) afternoon, calling for greater transparency regarding the decisions that led to the college's scheduled 2028 closure. This followed South East Technological University's (SETU) decision not to fully release the Mazars consultancy report that informed the decision to close Carlow College - St Patrick's follow...

The National Transport Authority (NTA) has received an application to extend an existing bus service linking Kilkenny to Waterford at times convenient to those accessing secondary and third level education similar to what's already in place between Kilkenny and Carlow. Those backing the proposal believe it would also create a fresh transport connection in South Kilkenny for those wishing to access...

On yesterday's International Day of Peace, KCLR News' Edwina Grace stopped by St Canice's Cathedral to get reaction to the 'Doves of Peace' installation there ...

Tánaiste Simon Harris has issued a message two weeks out from Budget 2027 ...

Some road safety measures are on the way for Johnstown but Kilkenny Councillor Mary Hilda Cavanagh's been telling KCLR News' Owain Comerford that some personal responsibility's needed too when you're getting behind the wheel of a vehicle ...

The KCLR Farm Show, brought to you by Tirlán, broadcasts on KCLR every Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m. with the programme repeated on Sunday mornings at 7:00 a.m. It is an agriculture based programme, focusing on current farming events, the people involved in farming, the Agri-sector and rural issues affecting the people of Carlow and Kilkenny. Matt O'Keeffe presented this evenings edition. You can...

A test case is due to be heard in the Four Courts this morning regarding students from Palestine who've been prevented from travelling to Ireland to take up college places already offered to them. Brian was joined on The KCLR Daily by 19-year-old from Hazem Faris who's caught up by this, he's due to study on a scholarship at SETU in Carlow, and also by Dr Sarah Sartori - Higher Education Strategic...