Carlow

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Woman (27) died following fall through emergency door of bus after wedding celebrations in Donegal

Garda investigation identified rare fault in locking mechanism of bus door

Disability centre seeks to have WRC case into allegations of penalisation anonymised

WRC adjudication officer says he will consider the matter in advance of a full hearing

Student accommodation crisis: ‘My commute takes two hours if there are no train delays’

Two-thirds of those surveyed, aged 18-24, believe they would be better off in other countries

From Nigeria to Ireland: ‘The people in Dublin are so difficult; you would be shocked that people can actually behave that way’

Nigerian-born Sherriffddeen Badmus moved from Ukraine to Ireland in 2022

SNAs refuse to cross picket line at two special schools in Dublin

Special needs assistants supporting secretaries and caretakers striking over pensions

Haulier appears in court over €3m drugs seizure at Rosslare Europort

Customs found 150.6 kg of suspected herbal cannabis during search of lorry arriving from Spain, judge hears

Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra ‘had a special way of lighting up every room she walked into’

Mourners gather in Carlow town for funeral Mass of 33-year-old fashion designer who died in New York earlier this month

Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra’s funeral to take place on Wednesday

Requiem Mass to be held in Carlow’s Cathedral of the Assumption

Ireland’s second-smallest county: ‘There are not many of us who live on the street now’

Ireland’s county towns: Residents share how sport is replacing pub culture and historic buildings are taking on new lives

Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra: family of Irish woman found dead on New York yacht ‘have a lot of questions’

It is understood the Carlow woman’s family are seeking a second postmortem exam

‘Very difficult to contact’: Readers angered by order delays at Rathwood garden centre

Rathwood Garden & Living customers still frustrated despite business’s apology

Questions remain over Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra’s death on Long Island yacht

Carlow woman was pursuing business dream in Montauk, a world of summer hustle and limitless wealth

Irish woman found dead on New York yacht was successful entrepreneur

Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra from Co Carlow left Ireland nine years ago

Tributes to Irish woman found dead on New York yacht as police investigate what happened

Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra was found unconscious on vessel at exclusive Montauk Yacht Club

Garden centre apologises over delayed orders after supplier goes into administration

Rathwood Garden & Living ‘fixing problems’ caused after one of firm’s main suppliers entered administration

As Europe risks fracturing, the message of St Columbanus needs to be heard again

Rite & Reason: As Pope Leo XIV has reminded us, the Irish missionary’s perspective is as relevant now as it was more than 14 centuries ago

Carlow bus fire: Passengers evacuated before vehicle is engulfed in flames

Cause of Friday evening blaze on N80 near village of Ballon unclear

Anti-Israel sentiment may have prompted taking of 200-year-old Borris House banner, owner believes

Masonic banner could have been confused for Star of David symbol at Borris House Festival of Writing and Ideas

The twists and turns in the case of Carlow gunman Evan Fitzgerald

Irish Times Crime Correspondent Conor Gallagher discusses what happened before, and after, June 1st Carlow shooting

How rural Ireland is turning to vacant property grants for development

Grant is the most popular form of housing in nine counties and there are calls for it to be extended to multiple properties

Carlow gunman Evan Fitzgerald had other weapons, Garda investigation found

Investigators concerned about inability to determine source of items, which may have been from burglary or online

Tributes paid to ‘diligent’ and ‘lovely’ Kofi Owusu (15) who died while swimming in Meath

Kofi Owusu (15) died in incident in river Nanny in Co Meath on Friday

Carlow shooting witness says she saw gunman with another male

Woman says she saw Evan Fitzgerald and another male looking into a bag before shooting incident

TD first to tell Justice Minister gardaí supplied guns to Carlow gunman

Alan Kelly questions why Garda Commissioner did not tell Jim O’Callaghan about ‘major issue’

I thought Paul McCartney had sent me a gift after my cancer diagnosis

I rang my friend Paul Howard, a huge Beatles fan, to tell him all about it

Search for teenage boy in Carlow continues after he got into difficulty swimming

Boy (17) went swimming with friends in river Barrow about 6:30pm

Naas named Ireland’s Best Kept Town in all-island competition

Towns were assessed on cleanliness, presentation of roads and buildings, and local nature

Undercover gardaí supplied Carlow gunman with firearms and ammunition, Oireachtas hears

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris was questioned by politicians about Evan Fitzgerald’s case

‘The country is going to the dogs’: How agitators exploited the Carlow shooting

Gardaí were quick to confirm the ethnicity and nationality – white Irish – of the man who died at the scene. This is a new practice in response to online misinformation

Carlow gunman tried to start fire in shopping centre, used gun stolen from legal owner

Evan Fitzgerald (22) was carrying flammable mix that would have exploded on contact with raw flame

Carlow shooting: Two bunches of flowers lie outside Fairgreen Shopping Centre

Regular shopper Geraldine Nolan says she was ‘shocked’ by the ‘terrible’ events

Judge overseeing firearms case against Carlow gunman says court cannot overrule Garda consent to bail

Charges formally dropped against Evan Fitzgerald, who died from a self-inflicted wound

Carlow shooting: Taoiseach criticises spreading of misinformation and ‘blatant lies’ online

Man living next to Fairgreen Shopping Centre says he ushered some of those fleeing Sunday’s incident into his home

Carlow gunman Evan Fitzgerald had bail conditions relaxed prior to trial date

He had complied closely with bail obligations, so some restrictions were eased after initial charge

Carlow gunman Evan Fitzgerald (22) had ‘a fascination with firearms’

Steelyard worker from Wicklow was facing 13 charges for possession guns, ammunition and explosive materials, and on bail for over a year

Evan Fitzgerald: Carlow gunman was due in court to face 13 firearms and explosives charges

Gardaí believe man (22), who fired shots into air in Carlow shopping centre on Sunday, feared going to prison

Carlow gunman Evan Fitzgerald (22) had ‘fascination’ with firearms

Assistant commissioner praises ‘courage’ of responding gardaí

Panic and fear over Carlow shooting turns to shock

Local council and Health Service Executive providing support to those affected by incident

Man who told gardaí he thought he was ‘doing the right thing’ putting Valium in partner’s sandwich handed suspended sentence

Mark O’Neill (62), Pollerton, Carlow, pleaded guilty to an offence under section 12 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act

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