In Local News …
A Carlow Kilkenny TD is calling for a full-blown investigation into a former foster home in this area. A Carlow councillor is calling for Hacketstown & Rathvilly to be brought back into our constituency. Carlow had the highest number of court sittings last year. Meanwhile this is the morning you’re waking up to as captured by one Castlecomer listener:
Our newsteam has weather updates every half hour 7-9am, hourly to 4pm then half hourly again 4-7pm.
In National News …
EU leaders will meet at an extraordinary summit in Brussels tomorrow. If you’re aged under 26 and signing on there may be a boost to you financially.
In Sport …
Kilkenny Minor & Senior hurlers took home silverware from Croke Park yesterday, victory too for the county’s Senior camogie side. Get reaction to the weekend’s action, the latest local fixtures & stories making world headlines in our bulletins across the day.
In Entertainment …
Taylor Swift has been marking July 4 with a big party – read about it here
KCLR Breakfast …
John Walsh is back to head up KCLR Breakfast after a two-week break. Join him & Edwina Grace for lots of great music, information you need and more 7-10am.
KCLR Live …
John Masterson brings you KCLR Live 10am to 12noon with the day’s issues and more. A local Green Cllr gives his views on the “commercialisation of the Parade” in Kilkenny last weekend, Julie Marku has an update on her Albanian husband’s pending release in Greece with her take on the Referendum there, we look at the latest dating phenomenom of suger daddies and sugar babies while the new parenting slot with midwife Anabela Almeida will look at why babies cry & how to sooth them.
Lunch Time …
John Keane has great music on KCLR Lunch 12-3pm. See if you can beat the sugar donut challenge and there are more passes for the Gowran Festival of Speed to win. Speaking of which watch John & Eddie as they got a sneaky pre-event preview last week:
KCLR Afternoons …
Ken McGuire is in for Eoin Carey on KCLR Afternoons 3-6pm with a great mix of music, chat and everything else in between.
Where To Go …
Take part in a Wellness Workshop, enroll your children in a Summer Camp, get support from a local breastfeeding group & more – 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 a focus on sport. Eddie Hughes brings you The Frequency from 7pm. Then from 10pm is time for The Collection of classical music.
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