In News …
Locally: ACS have withdrawn from the tender process to run the Carlow Kilkenny Dog Shelter. The Carlow Kilkenny Renua candidate for the General Election says the Government should call the election sooner rather than later.
Elsewhere: Three men are due in court in Dublin today over the theft of ESB power cables. Some students are filling out CAO forms based on where they can afford housing according to the USI. A boat carrying hundreds of migrants capsized off the coast of Libya and many lives have been lost. Further tests will take place in France today on the plane parts found in the Indian Ocean – it’s been confirmed that they are from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 that vanished more than a year ago.
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.
In Sport …
Tickets for Sunday’s All Ireland Minor & Senior semi-finals will be on sale again at Nowlan Park today 11am to 2pm. There was more action in the Junior Football A championship in Carlow last night with wins for Grange & St Patrick’s.
Get the latest in local sporting fixtures & results with international news across the day with extra updates on weekend afternoons. You’ll also catch some titbits on our website here
In Entertainment …
Wicklow songstress, who often teams up with Kilkenny based Clive Barnes, had a bit of a moment while bowling recently … (Meanwhile you can hear her stint on our Full Circle with Philip Donnelly here)
Epic bowling fail @JOEdotie @Herdotie 🙈😂 pic.twitter.com/uwXSlM1LsK
— Luan Parle (@luanparle) August 5, 2015
KCLR Breakfast …
John Walsh & Edwina Grace have KCLR Breakfast from 7-10am with Advance Pitstop Carlow. We find out what the young people of Kilkenny were doing on The Parade yesterday, tell you where in Carlow you can take part in community circuit training & lots more amid great music.
KCLR Live …
John Masterson brings you KCLR Live 10am to 12noon & will be joined by Hollywood actor Gabriel Byrne who’ll discuss why he loves the Barrow towpath and he doesn’t want it to change. John will also be talking to Damien Dempsey ahead of his Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre gig with tickets to give away to that. A mother of five with no furniture in Urlingford needs your help. A chiropractor will be in studio to answer your questions for the weekly Health Check with Aut Even – Michael Mahony will be in the hot seat answering questions on desk posture & back & neck pain. And there’s more from the Together for Better promotion with Kilkenny Cafe and we’ll hear from more local not-for-profit groups who want your votes to win €1,000 worth of vouchers. Have you cast your vote yet? You can do so here
KCLR Lunch …
KCLR Lunch is live from the Step House Hotel in Borris from 12 to 3pm for a preview of their wedding event which takes place on Sunday, August 9:
KCLR Afternoons …
He’s followed by Eoin Carey with KCLR Afternoons 3-6pm.
Where To Go …
Enjoy some Shakespeare, hear David Kitt performing his own music or start circuit training – details in our Where To Go.
This Evening on KCLR …
Our news team has a round-up of the day’s stories on The Way It Is from 6pm.
The Frequency from 7pm has some great new music to bring you – including this
While John Purcell has Distant Noises from 10pm with songs like this one:
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