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Planning permission submitted for County Carlow windfarm
The development at Rossacurra would include the construction of up to seven turbines with a maximum overall blade tip height...
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Carlow Gardaí appeal for witnesses to two thefts in the Ardattin area
Gardening tools worth €1,400 were taken from one home with flowerpots from another
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Hundreds of people fined over the weekend for breaching 5km restriction
Many more received cautions or were sent home
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Changes to Kilkenny City’s bus service come into effect today
The Purcellsinch stop is also temporarily out of service
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Carlow based survivor of Magdalene Laundries calls for ‘proper apology’ from one local religious order with regards to the Mother and Baby Homes
An online meeting will take place later this week to acknowledge the 'forgotten children'
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Archbishop Elect of Dublin & Administrator of Ossory says both church and state should apologise for Mother and Baby Homes
Dermot Farrell also said in his homily at St Mary's Cathedral that the behaviour of some religious who operated these...
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Feeling down? Reach out and talk to somebody is the main message today
Today's Blue Monday, considered the most depressing day of the year
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62 new cases of Covid19 in Carlow and Kilkenny as 35 patients with the virus are being treated at St Luke’s Hospital
Professor Sam McConkey of the Royal College of Surgeons says the situation in our hospitals could get far worse without...
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Lockdown sees a steep rise in the number of people seeking eating disorder supports
There's been a 110% increase in people using online eating disorder support groups. That's according to 2020 statistics from support...
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Kilkenny teacher insists traditional Leaving Cert should still go ahead
A local education expert is calling for the Leaving Cert to go ahead this summer. It comes amidst speculation over...
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