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While Carlow County Council's Environment Office is making huge strides when it comes to waste enforcement, fly-tipping and illegal waste collections remains a sizeable problem throughout the county. November's Council meeting was told that so far this year, the local authority's general operatives have removed 133 tonnes of rubbish, having collected 77 tonnes during 2025. Speaking to KCLR News's...

Barnstorm Theatre Company's latest production, 'The Ice Child', began its run at Kilkenny's Watergate Theatre on Wednesday morning and will occupy top billing there until Saturday week, November 21st. The company is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year and remains committed to producing high-quality theatre for young audiences, be they local, national or international. Barnstorm champions th...

Today Carlow Garda Station will be recognised for its Age Friendly status - that's something Supt Anthony Farrell is hugely proud of as he's been outlining for KCLR News ...

Deputy John McGuinness outlines details of new homes for Thomastown to KCLR News' Martin Quilty ...

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...

Liam Carroll is Senior Executive Officer in Carlow County Council's Environment Office. At the Council's November meeting, he presented a report to elected members detailing the positive strides the local authority has made when it comes to enforcement, community action and waste services over the past two years. Following the meeting, KCLR's Dermot Keyes spoke to Liam about his presentation and b...

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KCLR News' Martin Quilty was out asking young people of Paulstown, County Kilkenny what they think of Taco Bell opening at the Applegreen there today ...

Head of Marketing with Applegreen Conor McMahon chats to KCLR News' Martin Quilty about Taco Bell opening today at its Paulstown base in Kilkenny ...

Chief Reporter with our network Barry Whyte has been delving deep into clamping figures and outlined same on The KCLR Daily with Brian Redmond ..

Kilkenny talent Robert Grace is bidding to get into the Guinness Book of Records but he needs some help as he outlined to our Brian Redmond on The KCLR Daily, joined by his Dad Bob Grace ...

Cllr Deirdre Cullen's been updating KCLR News' Owain Comerford on the completion of works on The Quay wall in Thomastown ...

Kilkenny Labour Councillor Seán Ó hArgáin reacts to the early morning agreement on a proposed pay deal for public sector workers after talks concluded in the early hours of this morning ...

Brendan was speaking with Brian Redmond on this mornings The KCLR Daily.

Carlow County Council is to make a corporate submission to An Coimisiún Pleanála regarding Net Zero Energy's proposed hydrogen storage facility just outside the village of Rathoe. Following a public meeting held in Rathoe on November 2nd, the matter came under discussion at the Council's November meeting, with several elected members, including Councillor Charlie Murphy (Ind), seeking clarificatio...

Speaking on The Home Run with Vincent Bradley last night promoter Peter Aiken says Garth Brooks was keen to bring his show beyond Dublin. You can listen back now

Kilkenny Mayor Andrew McGuinness was among those to gather yesterday for the annual event to mark the anniversary of the disappearance of Josephine 'JoJo' Dullard. It's 31 years today since the last known interaction with the local woman ...

Mayor of Kilkenny Andrew McGuinness and Cllr. Seán Ó hArgáin spoke on The KCLR Daily about Unhinged 003 that took place at the HUB, Cillín Hill in Kilkenny over the weekend.

Tomorrow night at Mullinavat Community Centre, Ruaile Buaile and Nothing's Perfect will perform at a concert which kicks off a fundraising campaign for a new all-weather playing surface for the benefit of Saint Beacon's National School, Mullinavat GAA and Camogie Club and the wider community. Peter Fitzpatrick is Principal of Saint Beacon's National School and he told KCLR about the germ of the pr...

Kilkenny Chamber President Claire McInerney Brown has been updating KCLR News' Edwina Grace on last night's Town Hall style meeting with local business people and Gardai ...

Carlow and Luxembourg are forever entwinned and last night our locality welcomed two Ambassadors for a few days' visit as Cllr Paul Doogue's been outlining for KCLR News' Edwina Grace ...

Cllr Paul Doogue's been telling KCLR News' Edwina Grace that the community of Carlow is rallying around those impacted by the death of a man in a workplace incident yesterday ...

KCLR News' Owain Comerford's been catching up with Michael Hickey, Principal of Presentation De La Salle College in Bagenalstown after further details were revealed earlier this week on the new building project...

Cllr Deirdre Cullen too raised issues re speed ramps at this week's Callan Thomastown MD meeting ...