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On this morning's show, Shirley Lanigan answers all your gardening questions, Lake Productions present their upcoming play The Weir, author Steffi Fennelly chats about her first illustrated children's book 'The World is in our Hands' and Bride de Roiste tells us about Seachtain na Gaeilge in Carlow! William Street in Kilkenny welcome a new restaurant 'Lyla's, Chloe O'Grady and Group Executive Chef...

Edward Walsh, Head of Operations and Standards with CRITICAL told KCLR News' Martin Quilty why the Kilkenny City community responders group is so valuable to the community:

John Paul 'JP' Kennedy's been outlining his journey and fundraising efforts in memory of three-year-old Lilibeth Cahill who died in 2024 ...

Mayor Paul Doogue was at yesterday's launch of a new business in Carlow town and had details for KCLR News' Edwina Grace ...

AXA Insurance will today mark 50 years in business in Kilkenny with The KCLR Daily broadcasting from its Dublin Road premises from 1`0am to 1pm. KCLR News' Martin Quilty's been hearing from branch manager Kim Norton ...

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 is your host, and you can contact the sho...

KCLR News' Dermot Keyes was at the launch of the Waterford Metropolitan area walking & cycling index today.

KCLR News' Dermot Keyes is at today's launch of the Waterford Metropolitan Area Walking & Cycling Index 2025 and among those he's met is south Kilkenny Cllr Fidelis Doherty ...

KCLR News' Martin Quilty stopped off at Glenmore National School to chat to some of the children who'd dressed up for World Book Day ...

KCLR News' Martin Quilty's been catching up with John Mulcahy, Business Advisor with Kilkenny Local Enterprise Office re yesterday's Student Enterprise Awards county final ...

Those stopping off at local forecourts this morning are seeing price hikes in fuel as our Martin Quilty's been finding out ...

Carlow Kilkenny FG Deputy Catherine Callaghan has been reacting to the naming of Phil Hogan as Ireland's nominee for a key UN role ...

Following the news that Kilkenny man Phil Hogan's been named the Irish nominee for a key UN role, local political analyst Pat O'Neill reacts for KCLR News' Edwina Grace ...

Kilkenny man Colbert Fennelly worked on Avatar: Fire and Ash which picked up a BAFTA recently. He spoke to KCLR News' Edwina Grace about that and his life in LA the morning after ...

Deputy John McGuinness was speaking about the HSE funding announcement last week that €6.5 million has been allocated to 15 health projects in Carlow and Kilkenny.

About 50 people turned out at a public meeting in Gowran parish hall last night to discuss the need for an extra bus to transport secondary school students to and from the area - KCLR News' Dermot Keyes was there ...

Minister James Browne had a busy day in Carlow yesterday and KCLR News' Dermot Keyes caught up with him mid duties ...

Residents in the North Kilkenny village of Coon are making great strides in their ambition to buy the village's pub, where patrons were first welcomed back in 1850. Currently called The Ranchers' Return, the pub will be re-titled The Village Well should this well-mobilised group reach their fundraising target. Having fired up the news hooter about their efforts to KCLR News, Dermot Keyes visited C...

Professor Gary Courtney consultant at St Lukes Hospital says they were blindsided by last weeks capital funding announcement for the hospital. He's described the funding announcement as really inadequate and outlined his disappoinment on The KCLR Daily this morning.

Kilkenny Councillor Seán Ó hArgáin's been outlining the revival of the Labour Party's Carlow town branch for KCLR News' Edwina Grace ...

A new report examining the enduring impact of Credit Unions on communities throughout Ireland was launched in Kilkenny this morning. Credit Union representatives were joined at the Medieval Mile Museum by Robert Troy, the Minister of State for Financial Services, Credit Unions and Insurance for the event, who formally launched the report. Following the launch, Dermot Keyes from KCLR's Newsroom spo...

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 is your host, and you can contact the sho...

Tobi Saliami is one of two IPAS residents in Kilkenny who has developed the Global Dance Club, which debuted at last year's St Patrick's Day Parade in the city. The group has brought together dancers of many nationalities who are now embracing a range of different dance styles which will form the basis of their performance in this year's parade. Yesterday (February 25th), Dermot Keyes from the KCL...

The Royal Irish Academy has allocated funding for a fresh archaeological dig on the grounds of Ballymoon Castle, just a couple of miles outside Bagenalstown. The dig, which is scheduled to get underway in late April, will be led by a local man, archaeologist Niall O'Neill and will be conducted in partnership with Carlow County Council. Previous work at Ballymoon has revealed significant activity i...

Gowran's School Bus Group will hold a public meeting at the Parish Hall on Monday evening next (2n March) at 8pm to highlight the need for additional Bus Eireann services to ferry local secondary school students to and from the village. At present, approximately a third of students in Gowran have access to Bus Eireann school transport, which leaves the remainder getting to school in Kilkenny City...