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Construction has officially commenced on The Sorting House, Borris, marking a major milestone in the transformation of the town's former Post Office into a vibrant new community and enterprise hub.

Fabric of Change Carlow transformed a vacant town-centre space into a vibrant hub of sustainable fashion during Climate Action Week 2026, inspiring residents to embrace repair, reuse and circular fashion. Through creative workshops, clothing swaps, community engagement and skills training, the initiative demonstrated how local action and strong partnerships can reduce textile waste, build practical sustainability skills and support a more circular future for Carlow.

Carlow County Council is delighted to announce the launch of Jinglefest 2026, an exciting new county-wide Christmas programme that will bring festive fun, family experiences, live entertainment and laughter to communities across Carlow this holiday season.

The inaugural Big Barn Bash has been hailed a tremendous success after attracting more than 1,000 visitors to Coppenagh House Farm, Tullow, for a weekend that celebrated the very best of County Carlow's food, farming, rural enterprise and community spirit. The first-ever festival combined live entertainment, family activities, artisan food and drink experiences and the hugely successful Coopenagh Coo 5km, creating a unique event that brought together visitors from across Carlow and beyond.

Kilkenny and Carlow ETB/Education and Training Board Announced as Official Partner of Pan Celtic Festival 2027

The Pan Celtic Association has announced exciting details of the Pan Celtic National Song Contest 2027, including the appointment of a major new sponsor for one of Ireland's most prestigious Irish-language music competitions.

Carlow County Council will be using a new feature on the MapAlerter system called Storm Day across the next few days as Storm Austen impacts County Carlow. This new system provides live updates and alerts to the public of storm related issues, such as flooding alerts and trees down alerts within the county.

€1,000,000 Investment Delivers Safer Routes to School for Hundreds of Families

Bagenalstown is fast becoming a leading example of how Active Travel investment can transform a town, with the official launch today of two major Safe Routes to School projects at Queen of the Universe National School and St. Brigid's National School.

County Carlow Chamber has joined Club Carlow and Carlow County Council’s Local Enterprise Office as a partner for the 2026 Club Carlow Business Summit, further strengthening a collaborative initiative that has quickly become one of the county’s flagship business events.

Last remaining tickets now available for Fire Night at the Grounds of Carlow College this Friday, 23 October, at 7.30pm

With excitement building across the county, organisers of Fire Night 2026 are encouraging the public to secure the final remaining tickets for what promises to be one of the most spectacular outdoor events of the autumn season.

More than 100 people came together at the Woodford Dolmen Hotel in Carlow today for National Women’s Enterprise Day (NWED), co-hosted by the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) in Carlow and Kilkenny. This year marked the 20th NWED event.