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Dunnes Stores has yet to make formal contact with Kilkenny County Council after Waterford City and County Council withdrew its pursuit of a judicial review into the planning permission the Kilkenny authority granted to a parent company of Dunnes to redevelop the Ferrybank Shopping Centre. This news was disclosed at yesterday's monthly meeting of the Piltown Municipal District which was held in Fer...

Cllr Deirdre Cullen spoke to KCLR News' Edwina Grace about parking issues in towns & villages after the topic was discussed at the Callan Thomastown Municipal District meeting last evening ...

Cllr Joe Sheridan's been speaking with KCLR News' Edwina Grace after issues around parking in our towns and villages came up at last evening's Callan Thomastown Municipal District meeting ...

After hearing the Convent of Mercy in Callan had been sold, or at least gone sale agreed, KCLR News' Edwina Grace asked local Cllr Joe Lyons what he'd heard ...

A small County Carlow business will get the chance to display its wares to thousands of visitors at the forthcoming National Ploughing Championships. Little and Loveable, based in Borris, is supported by Carlow's Local Enterprise Office and creates personalised gifts, including its signature handcrafted Sport Medal Display Boxes for storing and showcasing sporting achievements. Speaking to KCLR Ne...

Director of Services with the homeless charity Depaul spoke with Brian Redmond on The KCLR Daily about it's 2025 impact report.

The KCLR Daily: Naoimh Murphy of Amber Women's Refuge speaks on the organisation's Annual Report 2025 by KCLR96FM

Marble City Travel have been neighbours of Khans Bookstore on James Street in Kilkenny for many years Managding Director Tom Britton has been chatting to KCLR News' Martin Quilty about the announcement to close after 32 years of business.

Kilkenny Chamber President Claire McInerney-Brown says the closure of Khans bookstore came as a huge shock to everyone. She gave her reaction to KCLR News.

Khan Kiely the owner of Khans bookstore in Kilkenny was speaking on The KCLR Daily about her about her career and the fact that her book shop which is an iconic institution in the city is closing down after 32 years trading in the city. She spoke with Brian Redmond .

KCLR News' Dermot Keyes has been finding out more of the work by Depaul in Carlow from the homeless charity's Director of Services and Development Dermot Murphy ...

Cllr Paul Doogue has been outlining to KCLR News' Edwina Grace why Carlow's so popular for the finals it hosts in the Cairn Community Games as well as his own ambitions ...

Rás na mBan organising committee member Declan Quigley outlined details of this year's event on The KCLR Daily ..

Sgt PJ Griffin's part of the garda motorbike crew assisting with Rás na mBan, a competition his own daughter Mia Griffin was previously victorious in ...

As Rás na mBan takes hold locally, Cllr Michael McCarthy's been outlining to KCLR News' Martin Quilty what it means in particular for Freshford where the first stage finishes up today ...

The latest Garda and RSA National Slow Down Day ended at midnight and Waterford Kilkenny Divisional Roads Policing Inspector Paul Donohoe's been telling KCLR News' Martin Quilty that many motorists still aren't heeding the message to watch their speed around schools ...

As part of our Between Towns And Villages series, KCLR's Dermot Keyes travelled to the beautiful village of Tullahought in the Lingaun Valley, which boasts stunning views of Slievenamon and its neighbouring hillsides. There, he met with Breda Horgan, Richie Walsh and Jimmy Walsh, all stalwarts of the village's superb Tidy Towns group, which has made remarkable strides since first entering the comp...

Fundraising efforts continue for the motorcyclist left badly injured in a road incident in Carlow - his wife and another motorbike enthusiast have been outlining more on The KCLR Daily ...

Nepalese man MP Aryal who lives in Carlow has been discussing the devastation in Nepal and Tibet over the past week ...

A popular North Kilkenny-born cleric who served two South Kilkenny parishes for more than half his priesthood is settling into retirement at his new Ferrybank home. Father Dan Cavanagh, a native of Galmoy, was ordained on June 9th 1974 and served as Parish Priest of Glenmore before moving to neighbouring Rosbercon, where he was PP for 20 years until his recent retirement.    We spoke to Fr Cavanag...

The Ferrymountgarret Bridge has been closed for works for nine weeks but reopened ahead of schedule at 6 o'clock yesterday (Thursday) evening. KCLR News' Martin Quilty was there to meet people of the area as well as those who worked on the project ...

Green Party Councillor Maria Dollard's been outlining the rise in the number of bicycle thefts in Kilkenny and how best to keep bikes safe ...

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...

Ireland's Woodland Show takes place at Woodstock Gardens in Inistioge this Saturday and Sunday and marks the show's first staging in Kilkenny, after its previous editions in the JFK Arboretum and Kilkea Castle in Kildare. The show is a celebration of Irish trees and all things timber with the Celtic Chainsaw Carvers sculpting creations during the show in addition of woodland talks, information sta...

In the second hour of last night's broadcast from Malzard's in Stoneyford, we began with an excerpt from Dermot Keyes's interview with Fr Dan Cavanagh, the recently retired Parish Priest of Rosbercon and then heard from local residents Bob Saunders and Paddy Gaule at Malzard's. Brian was then joined for a round table discussion by Bee O’Grady (Mountain View, Ballyhale), Laura Mason (The Coffee Sto...