At the Callan Thomastown municipal district meeting, Cllr Joe Lyons made the case for two new roads in County Kilkenny - he outlined his plea for KCLR News' Edwina Grace ...

The 2026 Kilkenny Business Awards, organised by Kilkenny Chamber, will take place in November but its launch happens today - Chamber President Claire McInerney Brown's been outlining details for KCLR News' Owain Comerford ...

The KCLR Daily: Waterford Archivist says Waterford Archivist says HSE's neglect in storage of documents is unsurprising by KCLR96FM

Writer with IrishBoxing.com Owain Comerford who is from Kilkenny was at Katie Taylor's final fight in Croke Park on Saturday night. He is also a former boxer himself and he spoke to Brian Redmond about the atmosphere and the fight that sees the Bray Legend hang up her gloves.

The KCLR Daily: John Hurley reflects on his time as CEO of Kilkenny Chamber by KCLR96FM

The building that had hosted community cafe Billy's Tearooms in Ballyhale looks set for a new future - KCLR News' Edwina Grace found out more from Cllr Deirdre Cullen at the Callan Thomastown Municipal District meeting ...

Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin Denis Nulty has been telling KCLR News' Martin Quilty of the shortage of priests and more in the local Catholic diocese for Carlow ...

'Verse And Resonance' is the title of tonight's free to enter Carlow Beo Concert which takes place at the Carlow Methodist Church on the Athy Road.  

The concert, which promises a fusion of poetry, music and conversation, is the fourth of five special concerts that the church has hosted over the August/September period, with hopes high that the space can become another new cultural hub in Carlow Town. 

The church has a strong civic ethos and runs a Ukrainian School each Saturday morning while also providing food parcels to social workers, teachers and community nurses.

Anton Seele, the Society Steward at Carlow Methodist Church, told KCLR News about tonight's event and what he feels will make it special.

Dunnes Stores has yet to make formal contact with Kilkenny County Council after Waterford City and County Council withdrew its pursuit of a judicial review into the planning permission the Kilkenny authority granted to a parent company of Dunnes to redevelop the Ferrybank Shopping Centre.

This news was disclosed at yesterday's monthly meeting of the Piltown Municipal District which was held in Ferrybank Library, one of the few parts of the €100 million building which has been put into active use since it was built in 2008.

The withdrawn legal action has come at a cost to Waterford City and County Council, which will now foot the bill for not only its own legal costs, but also those incurred by both Kilkenny County Council and Dunnes' parent company.

Kilkenny County Council has confirmed to KCLR News that its legal bill alone amounts to €149,000, while costs for the other parties has yet to be publicly disclosed.

Following yesterday's meeting, KCLR's Dermot Keyes got reaction to the most recent developments in this saga from Waterford City Councillor Eamon Quinlan (FF), part of whose Municipal District includes the Waterford section of Ferrybank.

Cllr Deirdre Cullen spoke to KCLR News' Edwina Grace about parking issues in towns & villages after the topic was discussed at the Callan Thomastown Municipal District meeting last evening ...