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LOVE CARLOW

Let’s shout about our County!

Shopping

Whatever you are looking for, Carlow has it all.  Gifts, Fashion, Designer trends, Homewares, Artizan, Craft and much more.  The County is home to a wide range of amazing stores  spread across the beautiful rural and urban landscape.

 If you cannot find what you want here, then ask through social with the #shopcarlow and let the answers come back to you.

Dining

For the ultimate dining experience, Carlow has a host of options to suit all tastes.  Whether you are looking in town or our in the countryside, the options are endless across the county.  

 

Things to Do

Hands down, Carlow has loads to offer visitors and locals.  Looking for exceptional walking routes taking in the scenic mountain or river trails, looking for the finest of locally produced food and beverages or searching for the roots to some of Irelands finest gardens.  The list of options continue, take some time out and explore with us…….. 

FROM THE COUNTY

Latest News

Outrun Hunger – 2nd Annual Event

Outrun Hunger – 2nd Annual Event

This year’s Outrun Hunger race will take place in Oak Park on Saturday, October 18th. We will have a 5K and a 10K race. The business community’s generosity last year quite literally kept the lights on.  We are asking for your support once again so that this vital...

Mensana Fest 2025

Mensana Fest 2025

Mental Health Ireland are running FREE webinar series through out the month of October. Booking is Required Where can I get more information? Scan the QR Code below for more information or go to https://www.eventbrite.ie/.../mental-health-ireland... // Mensana...

National FIRE Safety week

National FIRE Safety week

We kick off National FIRE Safety week by hosting the next Carlow Older Person's Councils Coffee Morning at our HQ FIRE Station in Carlow Town. Monday 13th October 2025 11am to 1pm Carlow Town FIRE Station, Green Lane, Carlow Come meet our firefighters learn about fire...

Barrow River Clean-up!

Barrow River Clean-up!

This weekend, Carlow Tidy Towns are delighted to support the An Taisce Clean Coasts Big Beach (River) Clean-Up, supported by Kia Ireland, to help clean up the Barrow river.If anyone would like to volunteer their time, we will meet up this Saturday(20 Sept) at 10.30am...

Give Blood – Save Lives

Give Blood – Save Lives

We're in St. Laurence GAA, Athy - Thursday September 18th. We need at least 3,000 blood donations every week to meet hospital needs. Find your local clinic times at giveblood.info/FindClinic and become a blood donor!  

Tai Chi Experience

Tai Chi Experience

Join a unique Tai Chi Experience at The Woodford Dolmen Hotel on Sunday, 7th September 2025, from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM. This event is a wonderful opportunity to explore the radiant and life-giving energy of Tai Chi, Chi Kung, and Meditation.Admission is €10.00 per...

Carlow Memory Walk

Carlow Memory Walk

📅 Date: Sunday, 21st September ⏰ Time: 11am – 1pm 📍 Location: Oak Park, Carlow A little background: there are over 600 people in Carlow living with dementia. The Memory Walk is about more than fundraising – it’s about coming together as a community, showing support,...

Community Games National Finals

Community Games National Finals

To mark the exciting arrival of the Community Games National Finals in Carlow Town, Carlow County Council is delighted to launch the Shop Local, Shop Carlow Competition — a special initiative to support local businesses and give back to the community! Enter at...

ABOUT

Love Carlow 

LoveCarlow was originally established as a a re-generation project by the County Carlow Chamber of Commerce in March 2016 with the aim of establishing Carlow as a great place to live, work, shop, socialise and visit.

Carlow is a fantastic town and county and we have so much to be proud of but too often all we hear are the negative stories. As a county, we are not good at shouting about all the wonderful things Carlow has to offer.

Love Carlow is about changing that conversation, it’s about being positive, it’s about building our community, it’s about revitalising the businesses and most of all it’s about shouting about all the reasons why we Love Carlow.

There are many reasons to Love Carlow  and we aim to include as many as possible on this site and to continue to discuss the wonderful assets of the county through our media channels.  Why not add  your voice to the conversation and highlight why you Love Carlow.

 

Love Carlow – Shop & Support Local Online and Offline

The importance of supporting our local economy now and into the future is vital to ensuring the continued success and growth of our communities and towns.  Love Carlow is focused on helping you connect with businesses and organisations right across the county while also keeping you informed on updates from the communities, towns and villages around our great county.

Working with Wise Eyes Creative, we have designed a window sticker for you to display on your car, business entrance, customer areas etc showing your support for local and reminding people to Love Carlow.

Looking for stickers, contact the County Carlow Chamber directly or call to Detail Menswear on the Potato Market.