‘Shock report’ on foster care in Co Carlow
THE latest Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) inspection has found significant shortcomings in the quality of foster care services in the Carlow/Kilkenny/South Tipperary...
Fury over halting of county plan talks
THE last-minute cancellation of a meeting with consultants about the ‘My Carlow’ town plan has led to a row among local councillors.
At the November...
Fire dept exercise to tackle hill fires
CARLOW Fire Services will carry out training exercises in the Blackstairs Mountains to reduce the number of attendances and uncontrolled wildfires.
The personnel will carry...
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Up to 65% of premises now have high-speed broadband
THE number of homes with high-speed broadband in Carlow has risen by 4% during the last five years, according to figures released at the...
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Two men ‘died as plane broke up at 3,000 ft’
A PILOT and instructor died in a plane crash in Wexford last month when, according to witnesses, the plane disintegrated in the air.
A preliminary...
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Locals make a clean sweep of the Tidy Towns
CLONEGAL once again proved a winner when the towns and villages of Carlow ranked among the best in the country at the announcement in...
College staff reject merger salary offer
PLANS to promote Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) to full university status have been set back by a vote at IT Carlow. The two...
Code to better your care from your chemist
A NEW Code of Conduct, setting out revised ethical standards that all pharmacists must meet, was published last week by the pharmacy regulator, the...
Defib will help to local save lives
A DEFIBRILLATOR has been installed outside the community centre in New Oak by the local residents’ committee.
Sharon Parker Byrne, manager of the community centre,...
Region lags in education and employment
DESPITE the presence of Institutes of Technology in Carlow and Waterford, the South East is lagging behind the rest of the country when it...
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Special Irish club for primary pupils in a class of its...
GLOR Cheatharlach, in association with Gaelcholáiste Cheatharlach, is setting up of a new Irish club for primary school pupils.
There has been a huge demand...
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