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Gardaí arrest multiple suspects following series of assaults and drug seizures
Gardaí in Wicklow investigating recent assaults in the Arklow area have made a number of arrests in connection with these...
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Not all heroes wear capes: Kilkenny fire personnel praised as local home saved
The crew in Callan is being thanked for saving a local home
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Senator based in Carlow / Kilkenny border area strongly backs proposed legislation granting paid leave for those affected by early pregnancy loss
The Pregnancy Loss (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025 proposes five days’ paid leave for women who miscarry before 24 weeks with...
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17 drivers detected holding a mobile phone by Gardaí in Kilkenny city
The local Roads Policing Unit was out in force yesterday
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Extreme care needed as temperatures set to soar in Carlow and Kilkenny
Both counties fall under a yellow heat warning from midday while the Agriculture Department has issued a red warning for...
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Gardaí investigating murder of Antoinette Smith reiterate appeal for information
The 27-year-old was last seen on O'Connell Street in Dublin on this day in 1987 - her remains were discovered...
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Heartbreak as Gaza children’s trip to Ireland blocked at final hurdle
After two years of tireless planning and cross-community support, a deeply moving project to bring a group of children from...
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Carlow hospital unveils first-ever “Cuddle Bed” to offer patients and loved ones a cozy, closer connection
A hospital in Carlow has unveiled a new "cuddle bed." The Friends of District Hospital bought the bed with some...
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Consumers urged to stop using certain ‘Tower’ air fryer models amid large recall over fire risk
Consumers are being told to stop using certain models of air fryers immediately, with thousands of the appliances recalled. The...
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MEPS from Carlow Kilkenny area to vote differently when today’s no confidence motion in Ursula von der Leyen is tabled
The President of the European Commission is facing the move - the first of its kind in over a decade...
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