The Chair of Ferrybank Community Development Residents Group John Hayes has been outlining to KCLR News' Martin Quilty why attending their monthly meeting can be beneficial for those living in or with an interest in the Kilkenny/Waterford border area ...

The Garden Show – 28/4/2026 - Brought to you by Arboretum & Garden Heaven by KCLR96FM

The South Kilkenny village of Piltown is known for its distinctive architecture, community drive and the philanthropic spirit of the O'Shea family, whose fruit and vegetable business is among the most successful in the country.

The three-storey Belline House, located adjacent to the Iverk Showgrounds, was built with an octagonal centre back in 1785, along with an accompanying two-storey, eight-sided gate lodge known locally as the 'Ink Bottle.'

At the opposite end of the village on approach from Fiddown, a new octagonal structure now stands as a proud new local landmark, providing a new haven for local birdlife and insects thanks to the generosity of the John O'Shea Trust, Hickson's Centra and the people of Piltown and its environs who contributed to its construction.

KCLR's Dermot Keyes recently visited the 'Ink Bottle Bug Hotel', where he spoke to Seamus O'Shea, who was the principal driving force behind the project.

The Government is signing off on the final details of a fuel support package for the agriculture and haulage sector.

It follows nationwide protests by farmers, fishermen, hauliers and coach providers over rising fuel costs.

KCLR News' Martin Quilty was out and about getting reaction from locals and visitors about the fuel crisis.

25 personell from our locality, each of whom has completed intensive training in Limerick and Wicklow ahead of their mission to the South Lebanon.

KCLR News' Martin Quilty spoke to these people on our lcoal streets to see if they agreed or disagreed with their deployment.

Our Francis Nesbitt's been hearing of tomorrow's Grass 2026 which is set to unfold in Cuffesgrange, county Kilkenny ...

Tullow Men's Shed came across some vandalism at their community biodiversity garden last night and told our Francis Nesbitt of their disappointment on The KCLR Daily ...

Cllr Fintan Phelan's been telling The KCLR Daily of the county council's ambitious plan for Carlow town and while on he also touched on this morning's traffic issues locally and in Dublin city centre ...

As part of a nationwide recruitment drive, Bluebird Care's set to hire fifty people in Carlow and Kilkenny - local Managing Director and Callan native Brian Egan told The KCLR Daily's Francis Nesbitt more ...

County Carlow Cllr William Paton's been speaking with KCLR News' Stephen Byrne re the statement issued on Saturday by Rathwood Home & Garden World Ltd ...