In News …
Locally: Reduced rates are to be offered as an incentive to businesses to rent units at Carlow’s former Braun site. July was a bad month for trolleys on corridors at St Luke’s Hospital for Carlow & Kilkenny.
Elsewhere: Tens of thousands of euro of imports to Ireland are being ruined by the crisis at Calais. €785 is the cost of starting a student in secondary school according to a Barnardos Report. Thousands of state-run nursing home beds face closure because of poor accommodation standards. And one of America’s biggest airlines has announced that game trophies will now not be allowed on their flights following the death of Cecil the Lion.
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 …
Kilkenny Senior Hurlers will be put through their paces twice at Nowlan Park this week in training sessions that are open to the public (Wednesday & Friday from 7pm) ahead of Sunday’s clash with Waterford. Action in the Carlow Minor Football championship saw wins for Eire Og, Mount Leinster Rangers & Michael Davitts in the A & in B: Burrin Rangers & . Team Ireland, including Carlow bowler Annita O’Connor, arrive home from the Special Olympics World Summer Games in LA this morning bringing with them 86 medals.
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 …
Following her death in Spain Cilla Black looks set for a chart re-entry. BreakingNews.ie has the details here
KCLR Breakfast …
John Walsh & Edwina Grace have KCLR Breakfast from 7-10am with Advance Pitstop Carlow. Being Tuesday it’s Pay It Forward day so if you’ve something you no longer need or you are stuck for an item or have a skill to share then get in touch.
KCLR Live …
John Masterson brings you KCLR Live 10am to 12noon with the day’s issues and more. John will be talking to the INMO about the latest stats that show it was a bad month of July for St Luke’s Hospital in relation to trolleys on corridors and in full wards. The show will be paying tribute to entertainer Cilla Black who passed away over the weekend. Question “where is our Summer” is being asked and debated as will the increasing number of deadly pets. John will also be looking for the Little Things that make you happy & we’ll hear from more Together for Better finalists.
Here Come the Boys …
Already Tuesday. Ya gotta love bank holiday weekends! It’s another TV Theme Tune Tuesday on KCLR Lunch. Join John Keane for that & more 12-3pm.
He’s followed by Eoin Carey with KCLR Afternoons 3-6pm.
Where To Go …
Play bingo, attend a coffee morning or more – 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 the latest in celebrity gossip, what’s going on locally & great music. This one’s climbed right back into Ireland’s Top Ten following Ed Sheeran’s recent Dublin gigs:
Then from 10pm on the weekly Folk/Roots Martin Bridgeman will have the usual mix of music and will also feature songs from Irish artists, Belfast based Robb Murphy and Kilkenny songwriter Richie Healy, the subject of one of our most shared posts following his Studio 2 Session – listen to that here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzN6TUCajRk
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