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The KCLR Farm Show, brought to you by Tirlán, broadcasts on KCLR every Thursday evening at 7:00aa p.m. with the programme repeated on Sunday mornings at 7:00 a.m. It is an agriculture based programme, focusing on current farming events, the people involved in farming, the Agri-sector and rural issues affecting the people of Carlow and Kilkenny. Matt O'Keeffe presented this evenings edition. You can contact the show by emailing [email protected]. This show was first broadcast on Thursday, May 14th, 2026

At the Kilkenny City Municipal District's May meeting, Cllr Seán Ó hArgáin (Lab) tabled a motion calling for "an audit of all vacant units ‘over the shop’ in the city centre core". He also called for "consideration of a ‘one stop shop’ approach to advise owners on the possibilities of conversion of these units to badly needed housing accommodation, including energy retrofits, disability access modifications, fire certification, etc. " Cllr Ó hArgáin explained the rationale behind his motion to KCLR News reporter Dermot Keyes.

A fundraising concert for the family of a South Kilkenny man who died last January will be held in Waterford's Tower Hotel on Friday week, May 22nd. Paul O'Brien, who was only 48 years of age when he died earlier this year, made many friends in his native Kilkenny and adopted Waterford City home through music and the arts. He is survived by his wife Louise and four children: Alice, Aoife, Jade and Holly. Roy Collins, one of Paul's best friends, told KCLR News about the concert, which will celebrate Paul's rich creative life.

23 new homes are due to be sold in Graiguecullen as June Doran outlined to Brian Redmond on The KCLR Daily.

The Green light has been given to Kilkenny College by Kilkenny County Council for a new development on the grounds of the College. Our reporter Martin Quilty spoke to Gordon Rowe who is Director of Rugby at the college about the project.

At the May meeting of Carlow County Council, Independent Councillor Charlie Murphy won support for the following motion: "We the elected members of Carlow County Council, due to the continuing geopolitical and uncertainty of supplies to oil and gas since the Ukraine War and the Middle East request the Minister (for Climate, Energy and the Environment) to carefully consider the provisions in (the) Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021. "(a) The long-term requirement for fossil fuel is real and the case to review the ban on oil and gas exploration licences to be renewed and attract industrial development of our indigenous resources and fuel security. (b) Making sovereign proven gas a productive asset to deliver secure hydrocarbons for the State. "(c) Rebalancing national energy policy to remove the impossible obligation erroneously set in law by the previous government to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. Having done that, to ensure that all State companies and agencies are free to achieve a balance between sustainability, competitiveness, security of supply and economic good." KCLR News' Dermot Keyes spoke to Cllr Murphy following a lively debate on the matter in Council chambers.

SIPTU and Unite union members who work with the National Ambulance Service began industrial action with a work-to-rule on Monday and a 24 hour strike on Tuesday for all non-emergency calls. KCLR News' Dermot Keyes visited a local picket line ...

KCLR News' Martin Quilty was at last night's Kilkenny Local Community Safety Partnership event in Kilkenny city and spoke to the Chair of the LCSP, Cathaoirleach of Kilkenny County Council and a spokesperson for Comhairle Na nÓg.

KCLR News' Martin Quilty was at last night's Kilkenny Local Community Safety Partnership event in Kilkenny city and spoke to some of those attending as well as those involved ...

Colbert Fennelly from Stoneyford was part of the winning team to take the Best Visual Effects for Avatar: Fire and Ash at the Academy Awards earlier this year. We spoke to him at the time but on a trip home he dropped in for an on-air chat with his Dad Michael ...

Carlow College St Patrick's hosted a Mass and Reception as part of the Fianna Fáil Centenary Celebrations on Saturday - KCLR News' Dermot Keyes was there and spoke with the party leader, An Taoiseach Micheál Martin ...

A collaborative project between SETU's Carlow campus, Carlow County Council and Carlow Town's charity retail sector placed students at the forefront of addressing textile sustainability and circular economy challenges in the town. The initiative involved 16 international students from SETU Carlow's 4th Year Applied Business Solutions course, who explored how circular economy principles can reduce textile waste and support more sustainable consumption locally. Dermot Keyes of KCLR News spoke to Jannette O'Brien, Carlow County Council's Climate Action Co-ordinator about the project's successes and the insights it delivered.

KCLR's Amy Hickey attended The Vision Forge at Visual Carlow this week to speak with students of film at Carlow Institute about their pieces which were on show ...

Chair of Carlow Pride John Paul Payne joined our Brian Redmond on The KCLR Daily to confirm a date and more for Carlow Pride 2026 ...

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trande Helen McEntee was in Kilkenny yesterday and she visited James Stephen’s Barracks where she was given a tour of the new gym and met troops. KCLR News' Martin Quilty spoke to the Minister on several issues including the security around the EU Presidency.

Leas Ceann Comhairle and Carlow Kilkenny Deputy John McGuinness has been updating KCLR News' Edwina Grace on works set to upgrade the N76 Callan Bypass ...

KCLR CEO John Purcell had a wide-range of questions to put to Minister Helen McEntee during their Fireside Chat style interview at Kilkenny Chamber's President's Dinner last night ...

The national Age Friendly Ireland Convention winds down today (Friday) in Athlone - KCLR News' Dermot Keyes has been finding out more from Meath County Council's Kieran Kehoe ...

Cllr Pat Fitzpatrick outlines an event organised by the Kilkenny Local Community Safety Partnership which is due to take place on Monday 11th May at the Rivercourt Hotel ...

The KCLR Farm Show, brought to you by Tirlán, broadcasts on KCLR every Thursday evening at 7:00aa p.m. with the programme repeated on Sunday mornings at 7:00 a.m. It is an agriculture based programme, focusing on current farming events, the people involved in farming, the Agri-sector and rural issues affecting the people of Carlow and Kilkenny. Martin Bridgeman presented this evening's edition. You can contact the show by emailing [email protected]. This show was first broadcast on Thursday, May 7th, 2026

The long-awaited cleaning and de-silting of the King’s River at Callan has been hit with yet another delay, much to the frustration of local residents and political representatives alike. The May meeting of the Callan/Thomastown Municipal District was told that a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will have to be conducted and approved before any works can be carried out in the river. Cllr Lyons spoke to Dermot Keyes of KCLR News in Callan today about the project’s latest setback.

Kilkenny man Páidí Manning's been outlining his experiences of a former teacher which have sparked calls for an investigation ...

Kilkenny Councillor Pat Dunphy has the update for KCLR News' Martin Quilty on the South East Greenway ...

KCLR News' Martin Quilty's been catching up with Carlow Chamber CEO Nicola Doran to hear more about the Carlow Business Awards which were launched last night and are now open for nominations ...

Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin Denis Nulty has been delving deeper into his comments on marriage and more on The KCLR Daily ...

Minister for European Affairs Thomas Byrne's been speaking with KCLR News' Martin Quilty during his quick visit to Kilkenny ...

Transition Year students from across Leinster have gathered at a hotel in Kilkenny for an interactive workshop ahead of Ireland's hosting of the EU Presidency later this year. KCLR News' Martin Quilty popped by to ask attendees for their views ...

David French has been speaking with our Brian Redmond on The KCLR Daily of Valerie's Law which comes before Cabinet for approval today and is named after his sister ...

As Cabinet prepares to approve Valerie's Law, MEP Kathleen Funchion's been telling KCLR News of her hopes to see its provisions extended across all European states ...

Kilkenny Councillor David Fitzgerald is keen to see an end to the annual debate and calls for clarity on the issue from Minister Lawless and others ...

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Dan O'Neill is the fishing manager and guide at Kilkenny's Mount Juliet Estate he was fishing in the estate and noticed a very unusual looking insect which interested him enough that he took a photo of it and posted it.  He was contacted afterwards by an academic expert on insects in UCD who informed him that the insect in question hasn’t been seen in these parts since perhaps the 1940’s. You can listen back to his onterview with Brian Redmond on The KCLR Daily.

After Carlow County Council began the Compulsory Purchase Order on 15 sites in Carlow town, KCLR News' Dermot Keyes went to chat with some of the area's business people ...

Divisional Roads Policing Inspector for Waterford / Kilkenny Paul Donohoe has been telling KCLR News' Edwina Grace his team was kept busy over the Bank Holiday Weekend ...

17 Men's Sheds across Kilkenny and Carlow were allocated funding over the weekend - Deputy John McGuinness says it's good news, but more is needed ...

Owen Mitchell is a TY student with Knockbeg College in Carlow and was director of a mini film that won top gong at the Rubbish Film Festival. Owen spoke to KCLR News' Martin Quilty about where the idea came from for the film and how the felt about the win.

Voluntary groups and organisations from Kilkenny city and county were recognised at the Parade Tower in Kilkenny Castle last night (April 30th) where the local authority held its Community Awards night. Cathaoirleach Mary Hilda Cavanagh led to the tributes to the county's IPB Pride of Place nominees and leading Tidy Towns entrants, and said their efforts illustrated the strength and sense of community throughout Kilkenny. Anne Marie Shortall is the Senior Executive Officer in Kilkenny County Council's Community Department and she begins our round-up with KCLR's Dermot Keyes, followed by several award winners who were recognised for their efforts last night.

Housing Minister James Browne has recommended including Carlow in the national pyrite redress scheme. He spoke to KCLR News' Martin Quilty about the issue.

The Carlow Town Council chain, which had been formally used until the Council's abolition in 2014, should never have been removed from Carlow's County Museum according to former Town Councillor Walter Lacey. A question over Carlow Town's local authority chains, triggered by an Irish Times report, led to a disagreement between Mayor Paul Doogue and Councillor Andrea Dalton towards the end of yesterday's Carlow Municipal District meeting, which continued on The KCLR Daily this morning. On this morning's show, Brian Redmond spoke about this unexpected political controversy with retired Carlow Town Councillor and former Council chairperson Walter Lacey, Councillor Andrea Dalton and Carlow Municipal District Mayor Paul Doogue.

The Carlow Town Council chain, which had been formally used until the Council's abolition in 2014, should never have been removed from Carlow's County Museum according to former Town Councillor Walter Lacey. A question over Carlow Town's local authority chains, triggered by an Irish Times report, led to a disagreement between Mayor Paul Doogue and Councillor Andrea Dalton towards the end of yesterday's Carlow Municipal District meeting, which continued on The KCLR Daily this morning. Brian Redmond spoke to Dermot Keyes of KCLR News, who attended yesterday's Municipal District meeting, where the discussion about the chain brought a largely uneventful meeting to an animated conclusion.

Minister Kevin 'Boxer' Moran spoke with our Brian Redmond on The KCLR Daily following yesterday's announcement of funds for flood relief ...

Minister of State at the Department of Health and local TD Jennifer Murnane O'Connor was in Leighlinbridge to launch the Leighlin Dementia Friendly Community Action Plan and spoke to KCLR News' Edwina Grace at that gathering ...

Helen Jordan is Chair of the Leighlin Dementia Friendly Community Group and KCLR News' Edwina Grace caught up with her at last night's launch of the Community Action Plan ...

Garda Andy Neill's been outlining for KCLR News' Edwina Grace how motorists can be held accountable for their passengers' behaviour in their vehicle ...

Garda Andy Neill has been outlining to KCLR News' Edwina Grace the latest bank holiday road safety campaign ...

The KCLR Farm Show, brought to you by Tirlán, broadcasts on KCLR every Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m. with the programme repeated on Sunday mornings at 7:00 a.m. It is an agriculture based programme, focusing on current farming events, the people involved in farming, the Agri-sector and rural issues affecting the people of Carlow and Kilkenny. Matt O'Keeffe is your host, and you can contact the show by emailing [email protected]. This show was first broadcast on Thursday, April 30th, 2026

Ian McCullagh of BirdWatch Ireland was in the area of Mount Leinster which was hit yet again by fire overnight and he spoke to The KCLR Daily ...

After outlining the scene she woke up to this morning at the foot of Mount Leinster, Mary White further updated The KCLR Daily ...

A new offering from the organisers of the Cat Laughs Comedy Festival sees gigs roll out each day from tomorrow under the banner of MAYhem as The KCLR Daily's been hearing ...

Liam Carroll's with the Environment Dept of Carlow County Council and has been telling KCLR News' Martin Quilty of dog fouling drops in the county ...