Carlow News & Updates
Keep up to date with all the latest news from County Carlow. From Business updates and open Jobs, to Community updates from your local area.
New Community First Responder Group Activated
A new Community First Responder group has this week been activated following months of training to deal with certain types of emergency calls. Covering an area of 10km radius from Clashganny, encompassing Goresbridge, Borris, Rathanna, Ballymurphy, Graiguenamanagh,...
Recycle for Good!
All waste batteries, household electrical and lighting items are free to recycle at your local authority recycling centre or participating electrical retailer. Find your nearest participating location here:
Easter Eggstravaganza at Delta Sensory Gardens
Join Mr Hop – the Easter Bunny and his friends for some egg-citing family fun. Tasty lunches, treats, snacks and tea/coffee available in the on-site Café Thyme. Delta Sensory Gardens are set on a 2.5 acre site with sixteen interconnecting gardens, with Easter the...
Carlow’s Pride of Place Competition 2023 is now open for Applications!
Carlow's Pride of Place Competition 2023 is now open for applications! Application forms are available to download on www.carlow.ie or contact The Community Section on 059 9136242 or community@carlowcoco.ie . Closing date for applications: Friday 5th May at 4pm.
2023 SuperValu Tidy Towns Competition celebrating 65 years of transforming communities.
The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, in association with the Managing Director of SuperValu, Ian Allen, launched the 2023 SuperValu TidyTowns competition on 23rd March. Since 1958, the competition has been a pivotal initiative in...
NEW ACTIVITY AREA GETS THE GREEN LIGHT IN CARLOW PARK
A NEW activity and bike park in Hanover Park has received planning approval. The development will include a mountain bike pump track, mini-basketball court, biodiversity garden, new lighting and picnic tables, accessible footpaths and an accessible car park for up to...
Pan Celtic International Festival is back in Carlow this year
Pan Celtic Festival 2023 will celebrate and share the Celtic heritage, culture and language of Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Isle of Man, Brittany and Ireland through music, song, dance, storytelling, poetry, sport, craft, and art! You can find the full programme...
International Pan Celtic Festival, Carlow 11th – 16th April 2023
Brownshill Dolmen is one of Carlow’s iconic attractions and as part of the Pan Celtic Festival 2023 taking place in Carlow from 11th to 16th of April Carlow County Council are seeking photos, drawings, paintings, or any depiction of the Brownshill Dolmen. Selected...
BUMPER PARADE PLANNED FOR ST PATRICK’S DAY IN CARLOW
A BUMPER Lá Fheile Pádraig is planned in Carlow town this year, with music, performers, street entertainers, bouncy castles and carousels all part of the St Patrick’s Day parade and festival. Organisers have announced the return of Carlow town’s St Patrick’s Day...
Take the Climate Change & Heritage Visitor Survey!
Your ideas can help us in improving communications about built heritage and the impacts of climate change. Take Survey at: https://forms.office.com/e/seXhKraq13