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Thomastown based Therese Maher is with the The 4 Bus 4 Us Campaign and she spoke with our Brian Redmond on The KCLR Daily re this weekend's withdrawal of the Expressway Route 4 bus service ...

With the Expressway Route 4 bus service ending this Sunday (24th May) there's been quite some confusion in particular around a Public Service Obligation replacement - KCLR News' Edwina Grace caught up with Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere to discuss this ...

Two hundred years of the Iverk Show was recognised by Kilkenny County Council yesterday (Monday, May 18th) when it afforded Ireland's oldest agricultural show a Civic Reception. Committee members and volunteers travelled to County Hall in huge numbers, where Councillors were reminded that the Show predates the formation of the Council itself, the GAA and the Grand National. KCLR News was there, wh...

MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú welcomes today's sod-turning at Waterford Airport ...

Goresbridge native Miriam Donohoe is in Uganda where a small number of Ebola cases have been confirmed - she believes authorities have the situation under control;

Minister of State Jennifer Murnane O'Connor has been outlining details of restrictions due to hit the vaping market ...

On this morning's show, Shirley Lanigan answers all your gardening questions, Lucy Condon tells us about her premium women's golf event company Venue Golf, Michael Collins from Rhuu Glenn Hotel chats about upcoming events, Donal G and Janice Brophy join us from Barnstorm Theatre and John McDonald reminds us of the upcoming car washes in fire stations around Kilkenny.  MAYhem comedy fest is well un...

Edward Hayden was joined by a family member of a local firefighter who earlier this year needed assistance from the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust to outline how they hope to give back to that organisation ...

Michael Collins is taking over the organising of regular music at The Rhu Glenn in Slieverue as he's outlined on The Saturday Show ...

Deputy John McGuinness says the dropping of the Expressway Route 4 bus service is 'unacceptable' as he outlined to KCLR News' Edwina Grace ...

The latest archaeological dig on the grounds of Ballymoon Castle, just outside Bagenalstown, have proven very sucessful according to the project leader.   The two-week dig was led by archaeologist and Bagenalstown native Niall O'Neill and involved the excavation of two trenches, including one at the building's principal entry point.   Niall told Dermot Keyes (KCLR News) that evidence unearthed dur...

Terry Fitzpatrick's with Carlow County Fire & Rescue Service for almost 43 years and today he retires. KCLR News' Edwina Grace sat down with Acting County Fire Chief Ben Woodhouse and also with Terry to mark the occasion...

Community Policing Sgt Conor Egan has retired and Carlow Supt Anthony Farrell pays tribute ...

KCLR's Luke Cullen's set to cycle across Carlow and Kilkenny as part of National Bike Week, starting at The KCLR Daily OB in Tullow ...

KCLR News' Martin Quilty's been catching up with Cllr Fergal Browne re his concerns of a busy local road ...

Ahead of Friday's Go Purple Day to raise awareness of domestic abuse, our Brian Redmond was joined on The KCLR Daily by representatives of An Garda Síochána and other organisations that provide supports ...

The KCLR Farm Show, brought to you by Tirlán, broadcasts on KCLR every Thursday evening at 7:00aa 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 ca...

At the Kilkenny City Municipal District's May meeting, Cllr Seán Ó hArgáin (Lab) tabled a motion calling for "an audit of all vacant units ‘over the shop’ in the city centre core". He also called for "consideration of a ‘one stop shop’ approach to advise owners on the possibilities of conversion of these units to badly needed housing accommodation, including energy retrofits, disability access mod...

A fundraising concert for the family of a South Kilkenny man who died last January will be held in Waterford's Tower Hotel on Friday week, May 22nd. Paul O'Brien, who was only 48 years of age when he died earlier this year, made many friends in his native Kilkenny and adopted Waterford City home through music and the arts. He is survived by his wife Louise and four children: Alice, Aoife, Jade and...

23 new homes are due to be sold in Graiguecullen as June Doran outlined to Brian Redmond on The KCLR Daily.

The Green light has been given to Kilkenny College by Kilkenny County Council for a new development on the grounds of the College. Our reporter Martin Quilty spoke to Gordon Rowe who is Director of Rugby at the college about the project.

At the May meeting of Carlow County Council, Independent Councillor Charlie Murphy won support for the following motion: "We the elected members of Carlow County Council, due to the continuing geopolitical and uncertainty of supplies to oil and gas since the Ukraine War and the Middle East request the Minister (for Climate, Energy and the Environment) to carefully consider the provisions in (the)...

SIPTU and Unite union members who work with the National Ambulance Service began industrial action with a work-to-rule on Monday and a 24 hour strike on Tuesday for all non-emergency calls. KCLR News' Dermot Keyes visited a local picket line ...

KCLR News' Martin Quilty was at last night's Kilkenny Local Community Safety Partnership event in Kilkenny city and spoke to the Chair of the LCSP, Cathaoirleach of Kilkenny County Council and a spokesperson for Comhairle Na nÓg.