In News …
Locally: Two women are set to take charge of Carlow & Kilkenny County Councils for the first time. Fianna Fail & Fine Gael are to choose General Election candidates for the Carlow Kilkenny constituency this evening. One of the largest providers of funding to community and voluntary groups will be relaunched under a new name in Thomastown today.
Elsewhere: An investigation’s been launched into last night’s fatal crash on the M50. IBEC says an increase in the minimum wage would be a big mistake. Long queues formed in Greece this morning as banks opened their doors after a three week shut-down.
Keep up to date with what’s going on with our bulletins on weekdays each half hour 7-9am, hourly to 4pm, half hourly again 4-7pm & hourly thereafter & catch-up with our website
In Sport …
Get all of the weekend’s results from various sports in Carlow & Kilkenny with upcoming fixtures. Meanwhile, All eyes are on Irish amateur Paul Dunne who’s joint lead heading into the final day of the British Open, we’ll have updates thanks to O’Dwyer’s Golf Kilkenny. And have you heard about the Australian surfer who had to battle a shark mid competition in South Africa that was being televised? (He’s gonna need a bigger boat!)
Get the latest in local sporting fixtures & results with international news across the day. You’ll also catch some titbits on our website here
In Entertainment …
Alex Rocco, who played Moe Greene in The Godfather, has died. He was also in Episodes with Matt LeBlanc & guest appeared on The Simpsons at the boss of Itchy & Scratchy.
KCLR Breakfast …
John Walsh & Edwina Grace kick-start another new week on KCLR Breakfast with Advance Pitstop Carlow. Tune in at some stage, 7-10am. Meanwhile, remember these young people from Ballinkillen Camogie who entered our Whole Kit & Caboodle competition with CountryStyle Foods?
Here they are in their new kit – their first outing in the gear was to Croke Park for the Cumán to Croker competition in which they won ALL their games!
KCLR Live …
John Masterson brings you KCLR Live 10am to 12noon with the day’s issues and more. Today’s show sees a young farmer crack us up by telling of his hens tiny eggs which are the size of a Cadbury mini egg! A debate rages on the 50cent an hour increase for minimum wage workers. Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune will be in studio ahead of the Fine Gael selection convention. Midwife Anabela
Almeida will be talking potty training today and will be answering listener queries while TJ Mills will have more from the sporting world. And don’t forget this:
Afternoon Delight …
Lorraine Byrne brings you KCLR Lunch 12-3pm with great prizes from The Watershed in Kilkenny.
He’s followed by Eoin Carey with KCLR Afternoons 3-6pm.
Where To Go …
Enjoy two visiting choirs from Orange County, California or learn how to care for your mental health & more in today’s Where To Go – details here.
Later on KCLR …
Our news team has a round-up of the day’s stories on The Way It Is from 6pm with an emphasis on sport. Ken McGuire is back on The Frequency from 7pm. Then from 10pm we unleash The Collection of classical sounds.
Also did you know we have some special website-only content? Check out this Studio 2 Session for which our Martin Bridgeman was joined by Kilkenny based songwriter John Hegarty
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