Marie Boran

4 weeks ago | carlow-nationalist.ie | Marie Boran

ST CLARE’S Hospitality Kitchen marked a significant milestone recently, celebrating ten years of community service with a special gathering at its Graiguecullen base. Since opening in 2015, the kitchen has become a cornerstone of support in the Carlow area, providing hot meals and companionship to individuals and families facing food insecurity. The anniversary celebration, held under sunny skies, brought together volunteers, supporters, and beneficiaries of the service.

1 month ago | carlow-nationalist.ie | Marie Boran

CARLOW’S trio of premier cultural events – the Carlow Arts Festival, Borris House Festival of Writing and Ideas, and the Pan Celtic International Festival – collectively inject around €3 million into the local economy each year. Carlow Arts Festival alone generates an estimated €1.2 million for local businesses annually, according to figures from the Local Enterprise Office, with more than 25,000 visitors attending the arts event each June.

1 month ago | carlow-nationalist.ie | Marie Boran

CARLOW renters are facing increasingly unaffordable housing costs as average rents in the county have jumped by 10.9% in the past year, according to the latest Daft.ie Rental Price Report for the first three months of 2025. The report reveals that the average monthly rent in Carlow now stands at €1,649, reflecting a sharp quarterly increase of 5.9% between January and March alone. This places Carlow among the counties experiencing the most severe rental inflation in the country.

1 month ago | carlow-nationalist.ie | Marie Boran

CARLOW-BASED tech company Feedalpha is leading a new project aimed at tackling the significant environmental impact of artificial intelligence (AI), which has surged dramatically since tools like ChatGPT became widely available. The project, named GreenSphere, is a collaboration between Feedalpha and researchers from the Walton Institute at South East Technological University (SETU).

1 month ago | carlow-nationalist.ie | Marie Boran

THE curtain rises on comedy this week as Rathanna Drama Group presents their latest production, ‘Fortunes & Misfortunes’, a three-act comedy by playwright Jimmy Keary. The amateur drama group’s newest offering promises audiences plenty of laughs during its eight-night run at Rathanna Hall. After opening performances on Saturday 24 May and Monday 26 May, the show continues on Thursday and Friday of this week, with additional performances on Sunday 2 June through Wednesday 5 June.