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Carlow County Council’s Local Enterprise Office hosted 22 future female entrepreneurs from Transition Year in St. Leo's College, Carlow for the Powerhouse Student Workshop. This pilot event was facilitated by Susan Hayes Culleton CFA, “The Positive Economist,” and managing director of the Hayes Culleton Group and #SavvyTeenAcademy, at the Seven Oaks Hotel in Carlow.

€5,000 in Local Carlow Shopping Experiences are up for grabs courtesy of Carlow County Council and its partners County Carlow Chamber, Carlow Tourism, Bagenalstown Area Chamber of Commerce,  Bagenalstown Improvement Group, Develop Tullow Association Clg and Carlow Regional Youth Services and St. Patricks GAA Tullow as part of County Carlow a Festive Family Experience and Lightfest.

Carlow County Council is delighted to announce a magical holiday season packed with family-friendly events, vibrant community celebrations, and unforgettable experiences to mark Christmas in Carlow as part of County Carlow a Festive Family Experience. This festive programme, in collaboration with a strong network of community partners including St. Patrick's GAA Tullow, Develop Tullow, Bagenalstown Improvement Group, Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Bagenalstown Area Chamber of Commerce, Carlow Library Service, Carlow Tourism, Visual, An Garda Síochána, and Carlow Regional Youth Services promises to bring joy, unity, and holiday spirit to every corner of the county.

The Carlow County Council Local Enterprise Office is proud to announce the finalists for the 2024 Powerhouse Women in Business Awards, to take place on Thursday, 21st November 2024 in the Woodford Dolmen Hotel, Carlow. This year’s awards ceremony will be hosted by Joanne Sweeney, CEO of Digital Training Institute, and former broadcast Journalist, and promises to be a celebration of innovation, leadership, and resilience in business.

Carlow County Council is delighted to announce a €4.2 million grant allocation from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport & Media under the Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund for the development of the Carlow Water Activity Centre.

The deadline for registration has been extended. Register on mycoco.ie/powerup by Friday, 22 November 2024.

A special event hosted by Local Enterprise Offices Carlow and Kilkenny to celebrate women in business on National Women’s Enterprise Day 2024 was a huge success by attendees, connecting over 130 female entrepreneurs at the Woodford Dolmen Hotel, Carlow. The event featured inspiring discussions, networking opportunities, and insights from successful female leaders, highlighting the power of women supporting women in business.

During the "run-up" to Halloween, Carlow Gardaí, Carlow Fire Service and Carlow County Council areagain warning about the serious dangers associated with fireworks and Bonfires. Each year, Accident andEmergency departments are filled with children who receive horrific and painful injuries as a result of themisuse of fireworks and bonfires.

Small and Medium Enterprises from across the South East region gathered in Google headquarters last week for ‘Digital 25’ a major business event hosted by Google and the Local Enterprise Offices of the South East region. Held at Google’s Foundry in Dublin, the event focused on empowering local businesses with cutting-edge digital and AI strategies to thrive in 2025 and beyond.

Six local businesses from Carlow County have recently returned from a productive export development programme in Belgium, organised by Carlow County Council’s Local Enterprise Office. The programme aimed to equip the small Carlow-based companies with the essential tools and knowledge to expand their operations into international markets.