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South East Technological University (SETU), in collaboration with Carlow County Council, welcomes the announcement of €142,500 funding for a new Bystander Intervention Training Project, to be rolled out in schools across Carlow town and county.

This December, Carlow County Council Local Enterprise Office, Carlow Library Service, County Carlow Chamber, Carlow Kilkenny Skillnet, and SETU invite you to Festive Fusion: Powerhouse Women Connect on Tuesday, 9th December 2025, at the Woodford Dolmen Hotel, Carlow. This lunchtime event brings the Powerhouse network together for connection, learning, and celebration.

Carlow County Council will carry out Road Traffic Surveys at 2 key junctions on Wednesday, 26th of November 2025, between 00:00 and 24:00, to support the development of the Carlow Southern Relief Road project.

“A nation’s strength lies in the spirit of its people.” This timeless truth echoed powerfully throughout Carlow on Friday, 14th November 2025, as the Club Carlow Business Summit brought together more than 400 business leaders for an event that blended insight, inspiration, and community pride. Hosted by Club Carlow in partnership with Carlow County Council and Carlow Kilkenny Skillnet, the summit showcased the unique synergy that emerges when sport and enterprise work hand in hand.

The President’s Lunch is one of the highlights of the County Carlow Chamber of Commerce calendar, providing members - and indeed non-members – with the opportunity to network in the run up to the Christmas period.

The Chamber is pleased to announce that the sponsor of this year’s event is Carlow County Council.

Local Enterprise Office (LEO) Carlow, with Google and Craftwork4All, and in association with Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow LEOs delivered Digital 26 at The Foundry, Google EMEA Headquarters, Dublin on 13th November 2025. The event supported craft and creative businesses to adopt digital tools and artificial intelligence in a practical and responsible way.

A Magical Month of Festive Fun from 29th November – 24th December 2025

Carlow County Council is delighted to announce the launch of Féile Lonrach – Festival of Glow, Carlow’s brand-new Christmas Festival for 2025. Running from 29th November to 24th December 2025, Féile Lonrach promises a sparkling programme of family entertainment, festive markets, live performances, comedy, creative experiences, and community celebrations across the county.

Carlow County Council will be carrying out essential road re-surfacing works on a section of the N80 between Castletown Crossroads and Graiguenaspiddoge Crossroads from 12th November to 21st November 2025.

Providing 24/7 emergency response coverage, Carlow County Fire & Rescue Service operates from fire stations in Carlow Town, Bagenalstown, Tullow and Hacketstown, responding to a wide range of incidents including building fires, vehicle fires, gorse and forestry fires, road traffic collisions, river rescues and Major Emergencies.

Carlow County Council, in partnership with Laois County Council and the Department of Transport (DoT), invite those who live in, work in or travel through the study area along the southern edge of Carlow Town and other interested parties to participate in the second non-statutory public consultation for the Carlow Southern Relief Road (CSRR).