It is a busy Saturday of sporting action.

Fire crews from across Carlow and Kilkenny were called out to deal with extensive gorse fires on the Blackstairs Mountains overnight

They said that the incident involving an articulated heavy goods vehicle (HGV) first began on the motorway.

A search linked to the murders of the two missing women has been ongoing for the past week at Castleruddery Upper a site between Dunlavin and Baltinglass.

The competition is tough: Do you think the boys in blue can emerge victorious?

They kept Kilkenny at arm's length to run out 1-26 to 2-16 winners at the TUS Gaelic Grounds.

Kilkenny County Council has said that the quay is now closed and “to avoid the area if possible, plan extra travel time and reduce speed

Met Éireann has issued a warning to Carlow, Dublin, Kilkenny, Louth, Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow.

Earlier on Wednesday, another male pedestrian was injured along John Street in Kilkenny city at around 2.30 pm.

After several days of persistent rainfall, the River Suir has risen, with overtopping in several areas.

'It is a vital connection bridge and a lot of people use it'

Landowners, schools and community groups are invited to apply for support in the creation of wildlife ponds, mini-woodlands, hedgerows, mini-orchards and plans for nature on their land

Whether you’re a proud local or just love a stroll down High Street, take our quiz and see if you’re a true Cat, or just swinging the hurley for fun!

Jo Jo Dullard was the youngest of five siblings.

The breaches included one incident in which a hospital department that deals with sexually transmitted infections “inadvertently” sent a text message containing a patient’s personal and health data to a third party.

Mr Justice Anthony Barr dismissed a legal action taken by the Irish Skydiving Club and its director, Eoin Nevin, which challenged the legality of two inspections carried out by IAA officials

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) confirmed on Friday morning that they had received a formal offer from CareDoc late on Thursday night.

SIPTU health division industrial organiser, Ger McNally, said some of his members involved in the Caredoc dispute are 'barely on minimum wage'.

All weather warnings have now lapsed, but cleanup work is underway in affected areas.

The incident happened at 12:30 am on the L3401 in the townland of Clogga, between Piltown and Mooncoin.

He charged over the seizure of a large amount of cocaine valued at €10.65 million

Widespread frost is to be expected, with minimum air temperatures of -3 degrees and possibly lower locally. 

The Child and Family Agency’s (Tusla’s) foster care service in the Carlow, Kilkenny and South Tipperary service area was inspected by HIQA in July 2025, where it was found that three of five standards were not compliant

Imposing sentence on Monday, Judge Martin Nolan said Carey “took advantage of people's good nature and goodwill towards him”.

DJ Carey pleaded guilty to 10 of the 21 counts he was facing, which include dishonestly inducing people to pay him money after he falsely claimed to have cancer.

Two men in their 30s and a woman in her 20s are currently detained at a Garda station in Kilkenny.

Red carpet treatment for the stars of film 'First Love'

Keep Piltown Tidy are hoping to raise €17,000 to rebuild the Ink Bottle Bug Hotel

Ireland's oldest agricultural show takes place in Piltown on Saturday, August 23rd

Iverk Show 2025 takes place on Saturday, August 23rd in south Kilkenny

The famous Iverk catwalk is a hive of activity for the fashion show while a display of vintage cars, tractors and machinery with working demonstrations are also one of the highlights

It means almost 2,800 speeding fines and associated penalty points have been revoked by gardai this year following two significant errors.

The GAA were compelled to clarify the final scoreline some time after the final whistle.

A woman has been arrested following a suspected stabbing of a man in Co Kilkenny

This initiative highlights the impact of community collaboration in creating attractive, biodiversity-rich open spaces

He lived for several decades in London, having moved there in the 1950s.

The expert-led exercise programme was run in Kilkenny, as well as in Munich and Bologna.

Met Éireann has warned of lightning damage and spot flooding.

His former partner, Donna Clifford (21), waived her anonymity after sentencing at the Central Criminal Court was complete to allow Tracey to be named.

The 30 players wore shorts instead of skorts, which the inter-county camogie players must wear while playing.

In an interview with KCLR Daily with Brian Redmond this afternoon Ms Funchion said that control was a very serious issue in her relationship with Mr Tyrrell

The incident happened on the main N25 road near Gaulstown.

The incident began when two stolen vehicles failed to stop for gardaí in Kilkenny shortly before 6 pm.