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KCLR News' Martin Quilty was at last night's Kilkenny Local Community Safety Partnership event in Kilkenny city and spoke to some of those attending as well as those involved ...

Colbert Fennelly from Stoneyford was part of the winning team to take the Best Visual Effects for Avatar: Fire and Ash at the Academy Awards earlier this year. We spoke to him at the time but on a trip home he dropped in for an on-air chat with his Dad Michael ...

Carlow College St Patrick's hosted a Mass and Reception as part of the Fianna Fáil Centenary Celebrations on Saturday - KCLR News' Dermot Keyes was there and spoke with the party leader, An Taoiseach Micheál Martin ...

A collaborative project between SETU's Carlow campus, Carlow County Council and Carlow Town's charity retail sector placed students at the forefront of addressing textile sustainability and circular economy challenges in the town. The initiative involved 16 international students from SETU Carlow's 4th Year Applied Business Solutions course, who explored how circular economy principles can reduce...

KCLR's Amy Hickey attended The Vision Forge at Visual Carlow this week to speak with students of film at Carlow Institute about their pieces which were on show ...

Chair of Carlow Pride John Paul Payne joined our Brian Redmond on The KCLR Daily to confirm a date and more for Carlow Pride 2026 ...

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trande Helen McEntee was in Kilkenny yesterday and she visited James Stephen’s Barracks where she was given a tour of the new gym and met troops. KCLR News' Martin Quilty spoke to the Minister on several issues including the security around the EU Presidency.

Leas Ceann Comhairle and Carlow Kilkenny Deputy John McGuinness has been updating KCLR News' Edwina Grace on works set to upgrade the N76 Callan Bypass ...

KCLR CEO John Purcell had a wide-range of questions to put to Minister Helen McEntee during their Fireside Chat style interview at Kilkenny Chamber's President's Dinner last night ...

The national Age Friendly Ireland Convention winds down today (Friday) in Athlone - KCLR News' Dermot Keyes has been finding out more from Meath County Council's Kieran Kehoe ...

Cllr Pat Fitzpatrick outlines an event organised by the Kilkenny Local Community Safety Partnership which is due to take place on Monday 11th May at the Rivercourt Hotel ...

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. Martin Bridgeman presented this evening's edition. Yo...

The long-awaited cleaning and de-silting of the King’s River at Callan has been hit with yet another delay, much to the frustration of local residents and political representatives alike. The May meeting of the Callan/Thomastown Municipal District was told that a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will have to be conducted and approved before any works can be carried out in the river. Cllr Lyons spoke...

Kilkenny man Páidí Manning's been outlining his experiences of a former teacher which have sparked calls for an investigation ...

Kilkenny Councillor Pat Dunphy has the update for KCLR News' Martin Quilty on the South East Greenway ...

KCLR News' Martin Quilty's been catching up with Carlow Chamber CEO Nicola Doran to hear more about the Carlow Business Awards which were launched last night and are now open for nominations ...

Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin Denis Nulty has been delving deeper into his comments on marriage and more on The KCLR Daily ...

Minister for European Affairs Thomas Byrne's been speaking with KCLR News' Martin Quilty during his quick visit to Kilkenny ...

Transition Year students from across Leinster have gathered at a hotel in Kilkenny for an interactive workshop ahead of Ireland's hosting of the EU Presidency later this year. KCLR News' Martin Quilty popped by to ask attendees for their views ...

David French has been speaking with our Brian Redmond on The KCLR Daily of Valerie's Law which comes before Cabinet for approval today and is named after his sister ...

As Cabinet prepares to approve Valerie's Law, MEP Kathleen Funchion's been telling KCLR News of her hopes to see its provisions extended across all European states ...

Kilkenny Councillor David Fitzgerald is keen to see an end to the annual debate and calls for clarity on the issue from Minister Lawless and others ...

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Dan O'Neill is the fishing manager and guide at Kilkenny's Mount Juliet Estate he was fishing in the estate and noticed a very unusual looking insect which interested him enough that he took a photo of it and posted it.  He was contacted afterwards by an academic expert on insects in UCD who informed him that the insect in question hasn’t been seen in these parts since perhaps the 1940’s. You can...

After Carlow County Council began the Compulsory Purchase Order on 15 sites in Carlow town, KCLR News' Dermot Keyes went to chat with some of the area's business people ...