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National Women's Enterprise Day 2026
Local Enterprise Offices Carlow & Kilkenny invite you to celebrate National Women's Enterprise Day 2026 in the Woodford Dolmen Hotel on 15th October 2026.
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13/11/2026
Show Your Grá for County Carlow
Show Your Grá for County Carlow as Tullow and Bagenalstown host Beat FM Grá Days Residents and visitors alike are being encouraged to show their Grá for Carlow and support local businesses as Tullow and Bagenalstown prepare for two exciting days of entertainment, community celebration and local shopping this November. As part of the Grá Carlow, Shop Local Shop Carlow and Jinglefest campaigns, Beat 102 103 will bring its popular outside broadcast to the heart of the towns, creating a festival atmosphere filled with music, entertainment, family fun and plenty of craic....
13/11/2026
Creative Business Growth Programme 2027
Creative Business Growth Programme 2027 New Year, New Start: Turning Creativity into Commercial Success. You have built your creative practice, developed your products or services, and begun establishing a customer base. Now it is time to take the next step. The Creative Business Growth Programme is a unique business development initiative designed exclusively for creative entrepreneurs in County Carlow who are ready to strengthen their business, increase sales, and build a sustainable future. ...
12/11/2026
Right to Read Competition Finalists Announced...
Right to Read Competition Finalists Announced More than 350 primary school students from across County Carlow participated in this year's Right to Read creative writing competition, with finalists now selected from schools throughout the county. Carlow County Council's Library Service and Local Enterprise Office are delighted to announce the finalists in the 2026 Right to Read Creative Writing Programme, an initiative designed to promote literacy, creativity and lifelong learning among primary school students across County Carlow....
12/11/2026
Inaugural Carlow Whiskey Festival to Launch in January 2027...
New festival to showcase Ireland's finest whiskeys while positioning Carlow as a premier food, drink and tourism destination. Carlow is set to welcome whiskey enthusiasts from across Ireland and beyond with the launch of the inaugural Carlow Whiskey Festival, taking place on 29-30 January 2027. Developed through a unique collaboration between the Carlow Whiskey Society, Carlow County Council, Carlow Tourism and County Carlow Chamber, the festival will bring together leading distilleries, independent bottlers and local hospitality businesses for a weekend celebrating Irish whiskey, local enterprise and visitor experiences....
09/11/2026
Carlow Business Summit 2026 - Inspires Business Leaders ...
Over 400 business leaders gather in Carlow for an inspirational day of leadership, ambition, fresh thinking and practical insights from some of Ireland's most successful business and sporting figures. Over 400 business leaders, entrepreneurs and sporting figures gathered at the Woodford Dolmen Hotel on Friday, 6th November 2026, for the second annual Club Carlow Business Summit, delivering an outstanding event that brought together some of Ireland's most respected and accomplished voices from the worlds of business and sport. Jointly delivered by Club Carlow and Carlow County Council's Economic Development Unit, the completely sold-out summit featured international rugby coach Joe Schmidt, champion jockey Rachael Blackmore, Keeling’s Former Group CEO Caroline Keeling and Kingspan CEO Gene Murtagh. Through a series of engaging fireside conversations, expertly facilitated by MC Ciara Doherty, attendees explored this year's powerful theme, “Breaking the Ceiling”, examining how ambition, mindset, resilience and leadership can unlock extraordinary potential in business, sport and life. ...
09/11/2026
Your Invited Carlow to Launch New Whiskey Festival for 2027...
Launch event this Wednesday (11th November 2026) will unveil an exciting new festival celebrating whiskey, local hospitality and Carlow’s growing visitor experience Carlow is set to raise a glass to its rich hospitality, tourism and business offering with the launch of the inaugural Carlow Whiskey Festival 2027, a new festival initiative designed to bring together whiskey enthusiasts, local businesses, distilleries and visitors for a celebration of whiskey and the county’s unique offering. The festival will be officially unveiled at a launch event this Wednesday at 6pm in The Irishmans, Carlow, where attendees will have an opportunity to hear more about the plans for 2027. The event will feature guest speaker Bernard Walsh of Walsh Whiskey, who will share insights into the Irish whiskey industry and the opportunities that events of this nature can create for local communities and businesses....
06/11/2026
Builder Appointed and Construction Underway on The Sorting House, Borris...
Construction has officially commenced on The Sorting House, Borris, marking a major milestone in the transformation of the town's former Post Office into a vibrant new community and enterprise hub....
04/11/2026
CARLOW COUNTY COUNCIL LAUNCHES JINGLEFEST 2026...
A New Christmas Festival Bringing Something for Everyone This Festive Season Carlow County Council is delighted to announce the launch of Jinglefest 2026, an exciting new county-wide Christmas programme that will bring festive fun, family experiences, live entertainment and laughter to communities across Carlow this holiday season. Jinglefest represents a fresh and ambitious celebration of Christmas in County Carlow, featuring three distinct programme strands designed to ensure there is truly something for everyone. ...
03/11/2026
Inaugural Big Barn Bash Attracts More Than 1,000 Visitors to Carlow ...
Inaugural Big Barn Bash Attracts More Than 1,000 Visitors to Celebrate Food, Farming, Family Fun and Community Spirit The inaugural Big Barn Bash has been hailed a tremendous success after attracting more than 1,000 visitors to Coppenagh House Farm, Tullow, for a weekend that celebrated the very best of County Carlow's food, farming, rural enterprise and community spirit. The first-ever festival combined live entertainment, family activities, artisan food and drink experiences and the hugely successful Coopenagh Coo 5km, creating a unique event that brought together visitors from across Carlow and beyond....
03/11/2026
Kilkenny and Carlow ETB - Official Partner of Pan Celtic Festival 2027...
Pan Celtic National Song Contest 2027 Secures New Lead Sponsor Kilkenny and Carlow ETB Announced as Official Partner of Pan Celtic Festival 2027 The Pan Celtic Association has announced exciting details of the Pan Celtic National Song Contest 2027, including the appointment of a major new sponsor for one of Ireland's most prestigious Irish-language music competitions. The organising committee is delighted to confirm that Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board (CKETB) has come on board as an official partner of Pan Celtic Festival 2027 and lead sponsor of the renowned Pan Celtic National Song Contest ...
21/10/2026
County Carlow Chamber Joins Partnership for Club Carlow Business Summit: Breaking the Ceiling in Sport and Business...
County Carlow Chamber has joined Club Carlow and Carlow County Council’s Local Enterprise Office as a partner for the 2026 Club Carlow Business Summit, further strengthening a collaborative initiative that has quickly become one of the county’s flagship business events....
19/10/2026
Final Tickets Available for Fire Night Spectacular in Carlow...
Last remaining tickets now available for Fire Night at the Grounds of Carlow College this Friday, 23 October, at 7.30pm...
16/10/2026
Carlow and Kilkenny Local Enterprise Offices host 20th National Women’s Enterprise Day...
More than 100 people came together at the Woodford Dolmen Hotel in Carlow today for National Women’s Enterprise Day (NWED), co-hosted by the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) in Carlow and Kilkenny. This year marked the 20th NWED event....
15/10/2026
Carlow Makers Connect with Louth Creatives at Craftwork 4.0 ALL Creative Café...
Designer-makers and creative practitioners from County Carlow recently travelled to Creative Spark, Dundalk, for a successful Craftwork 4.0 ALL Creative Café, bringing together makers from Carlow and Louth for a day of professional development, networking, and creative exchange....
13/10/2026
Jinglefest Comedy Shows Launches Spectacular Four-Day Comedy Festival for Carlow This December...
Comedy fans across Carlow and beyond are being encouraged to book early as Jinglefest Comedy Shows 2026 officially launches a packed programme of performances taking place from 3rd to 6th December 2026 as part of Jinglefest, Carlow's Christmas Festival....