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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
Siopa Glas
Siopa Glas, the Thrift Community Shop in Ballon has reopened following the change in restrictions and should definitely be on your list of places to visit. The shop is managed completely by volunteers and it is real curiosity shop for all those who love to browse....
Summer Stars 2021
Carlow County Library has announced the return of Summer Stars. Registration opened for all children from Monday 14th June and the programme is FREE. The summer reading programme is available through all all of the Carlow libraries! Incentives along the way include...
Free Live summer BBQ event with Catherine Fulvio tonight at 8pm
The Environment department of Carlow County Council have joined forces with 14 other Local Authorities and the EPA’s Stop Food waste programme to deliver a suite of simple tools and techniques to help you enjoy summer alfresco dining and BBQing while ensuring you to...
Show your support for Local in Carlow
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...
POWERHOUSE Network Opportunities for Carlow Women in Business
County Carlow has a new Women in Business Network called “Powerhouse” which is being co-ordinated by the team in Carlow County Council’s – Local Enterprise Office Powerhouse - Carlow Businesswomen’s Network is being launched by Carlow Local Enteprise Office and ...
Callout for County Carlow craft makers, designers and creatives to apply for international opportunities
A call has been put out for Craft makers, designers and creative professional to apply to be part of the Craft Hub activities. The first activities for Craft Hub are Maker Exchange Residencies which are a central part of the newly funded EU Craft Hub project which...
Royal Oak welcomes new Ice Cream Parlour
Doyle's of the Royal Oak have opened their newly developed Ice Cream Parlour at their store. The bespoke space has an extensive outdoor seating area for customers to relax and enjoy their wide selection of ice creams, coffees, smoothies and milkshakes. For more...
Ballon Pharmacy Opening 21st June
Preparations are well underway in Ballon for the opening of Ballon Pharmacy on Monday 21st June 2021. based at Unit 3, Main Street Ballon. Keep updated on their opening and progress on Facebook @ballonpharmacy
Chamber 11am Coffee Breaks
The popular Chamber 11am Coffee Breaks are set to continue from Monday next 21st June following a short break, with the next few events in the series being hosted by Chamber Ambassador Eoin Kehoe. The Coffee Breaks are held fortnightly on a Monday via Zoom and ae...
Screwfix Opens Carlow Base
Screwfix is part of Kingfisher plc, the international home improvement company, with over 1,300 stores in 10 countries in Europe, Russia and Turkey. Their newest store has just opened at the Four Lakes Retail Park in Carlow town, offering a wide range of products,...
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.
