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Submissions are open for the Part VIII Planning Application for Carlow Town Centre Public Realm and Pedestrian Linkage URDF Regeneration Project

Thirteen local businesses in Carlow have been shortlisted by Carlow County Council's Local Enterprise Office to compete for the honour of representing the county at the 2025 National Enterprise Awards.

Small businesses and budding entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to attend events aimed at helping them to start or grow their business as part of this year’s Local Enterprise Week in County Carlow The initiative of the Local Enterprise Offices, supported by Enterprise Ireland and the local authorities, takes place from the 3rd to the 7th March this year across the country.

Irish innovation and economic development experts played a pivotal role in the recent Peer Review on the establishment of an Open Innovation Hub in the Vidzeme Region, held at the Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences. The event, hosted by the Vidzeme Planning Region in collaboration with Interreg Europe’s Policy Learning Platform, brought together a diverse group of European stakeholders to discuss strategies for fostering a dynamic innovation ecosystem in rural regions. The Policy Learning Platform under Interreg Europe has proven to be an invaluable resource for local authorities, facilitating knowledge exchange and practical collaboration among regions facing similar challenges.

Carlow County Council is pleased to announce the opening of applications for the 2025 Festival and Events Grant Scheme. Designed to support the creation, development, and promotion of festivals and events across County Carlow, this scheme aims to enhance the local tourism industry and provide engaging experiences for residents and visitors alike.

Carlow County Council advises that a new default speed limit of 60km per hour for all rural local roads in the Republic of Ireland will come into effect on Friday 7th February 2025.

Carlow County Council has prepared a Final Map for 2025 identifying land that may be in liable for the tax in 2025 and an Annual Draft Map for 2026 of the land considered to be in scope for the RZLT as of January 1st 2025.
See our Residential Zoned Land Tax page for further information and how to make a submission

Carlow County Council with the support of the Department of Transport announces the appointment of consultants, Roughan and O’Donovan Ltd. / AECOM Ireland Ltd. Alliance, to advance the Carlow Southern Relief Road through the design and planning phases of the scheme.

Duckett’s Grove will reopen Sunday January 26th.
Oak Park will remain closed for the weekend as there are several large fallen trees in the park.

The Emergency Call centre opened at midnight last night and will operate until 17.00pm Friday 24th.

Oak Park will remain closed for the weekend as there are several large fallen trees in the park.