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Carlow County Council were delighted to host a Voter Registration event to coincide with the Student Development Day on 26th February 2026 in SETU, Carlow.  At the event Carlow County Council members of staff from the Franchise Team were available to assist people to update details on checktheregister.ie or register for the first time.

The streets of Carlow are set to ring with the sounds of the fiddle, harp, and pipe this Easter as the town hosts the International Pan Celtic Festival from 7th to 11th April 2026. A cornerstone of this year’s festivities is the newly unveiled Heineken Pan Celtic Pub Trail, an initiative that promises to transform the town’s local venues into a vibrant network of Celtic culture.

Carlow County Council Environment and Libraries sections, supported by Libraries Ireland’s Skills for Life programme, have together launched a new pilot Seed Library to encourage community food growing, reduce waste, and support climate action across County Carlow.

Carlow is preparing to welcome the Celtic world this April, as organisers today unveiled the preview programme for the Pan Celtic Festival 2026, which will take place from 7th to 11th April.

A number of 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 2026 National Enterprise Awards.

Small businesses and budding entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to sample 6 events aimed at helping them to start or grow their business as part of this year’s Local Enterprise Week in Carlow. The initiative of the Local Enterprise Offices, supported by Enterprise Ireland and the local authorities, takes place from the 2nd to the 6th March this year across the country.

Irish small and medium-sized enterprises are being invited to take a major step forward in their digital and growth journey with AI Works for Ireland, a flagship National Development Summit taking place on March 3rd in The Foundry, at Google Ireland, Barrow Street.

The County Carlow Rubbish Film Festival Awards were held on the morning of Tuesday, 4 February at VISUAL Carlow, celebrating the creativity, commitment and environmental leadership of Transition Year students from across the county. Nine schools took part, with 12 TY students from each school producing a series of concise inspirational, high-quality short films.

Businesses from Carlow had the opportunity to meet buyers from all over the world this week as part of the Local Enterprise Showcase at Showcase 2026 at the RDS in Dublin.  There were over 100 Local Enterprise Office supported businesses from across the country present at the event with two in attendance Carlow.

The Humanitarian Assistance Scheme provides short term immediate financial support to people whose homes are damaged by flooding or other severe weather events and who are not able to meet costs for essential needs, household items and, in some instances, structural repair. It is administered by the Community Welfare Service.