KCLR News

There’s welcome news for learner drivers in Carlow and Kilkenny, as driving test wait times have seen a major improvement in recent weeks. By the end of April, the average wait time for a test stood at 27 weeks — but that figure has now dropped to just over 16...

Searches were carried out yesterday (Wednesday, 3rd July) at five premises in the county as well as in Cork

A host of stars of the genre are set to entertain this Sunday at Gowran Park

Efforts to continue the clean-up of the King’s River in Callan are facing delays, despite funding being in place since last year. Callan-Thomastown Municipal District Chair, Cllr Joe Lyons, raised the issue at the district's monthly meeting, highlighting that although €250,000 was allocated in 2024 for the project, the contractor...

A man's been arrested by Gardai­ investigating the murder of a woman in County Tipperary last August. 89-year-old Josephine Ray was found dead in her home in St. Joseph's Park in Nenagh on August 4th, 2024. A man in his 50s was arrested as part of the investigation today. Gardai­...

It happened in the Rathdrum area yesterday (Wednesday, 2nd July) afternoon at 3:30pm

Kilkenny’s senior camogie team head to Croke Park on Sunday aiming to take one step further than last year as they face Tipperary in the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship quarter-final. Throw-in is at 1.30pm, opening a double-header against Tipp at headquarters, with the men’s hurling semi-final following at...

It's the next phase of the Abbey Quarter to be tackled and will see a a thoroughfare from Bateman Quay to a new urban park around the remnants of St Francis Abbey

26 members of Callan based CMD Dance School leave for Spain this morning

Gardaí were called to Freshford on Tuesday night

Áine joins Martin and Lillian in studio this week. Kilkenny lost out to Galway in the U23 All-Ireland Semi-Final at the weekend. Áine will give her thoughts on the game. Kilkenny will have a do-or-die game in the Quarter Final against Tipperary in the Senior Championship at Croke Park. Martin...

Kilkenny City is set to welcome a brand new café in the heart of the city centre. Planning permission has been granted by Kilkenny County Council for the change of use of a former betting office at 9A Irishtown. The premises will be transformed into a café featuring a coffee...

A local sports lecturer is looking for participants for her research into motivation in team sports. Niamh Spratt O'Shea is a sports and science lecturer at SETU Carlow, and she's interested in hearing from teenagers involved in sport to fill out her online survey. Ms. O'Shea told The KCLR Daily...

Post match from the top of the table clash in the O35's league between Hanover and Crettyard and we preview the all Carlow League clash in the LFA O35's Cup between St. Fiacc’s and Killeshin.

A man has died after getting into difficulty on the River Suir. Gardai were alerted to an incident in the Carrick-On-Suir area at around 8:30 pm last night. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Gardai­ say investigations are ongoing.

The 54-year-old was due to stand trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court today (Wednesday, 2nd July) but Dominic McGinn SC, prosecuting, indicated a jury would not be required and that Carey would be entering guilty pleas

Scoil Phádraig in Ballyhale was announced as the overall winners of the ‘Manufacturing a Healthy Future

Their latest report found the number of "at risk" supplies and long-term boil water notices both fell last year

The two vehicle collision happened at Tinode, Blessington on Sunday night at 11:30pm.

A commercial flight hasn't left the airport since 2016, and around 12 million euro is needed for a runway extension