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By Suzanne Pender THE FIRST steps towards forming a South Carlow First Responder Group covering Borris, Ballymurphy, Glynn, St Mullins and Tinnahinch will be…

THIS Saturday will mark 50 years from the horrific events of the summer evening of July 9, 1972, when British soldiers shot and killed two adults and three children in the Springhill/Westrock area. Those killed included 38-year-Old Paddy Butler, who died after he was hit by the bullet that killed Father Noel Fitzpatrick,who was trying to help the wounded and dying. Martin Dudley (19) was shot in the back of the head by a second British Army sniper and seriously wounded as he got out of a car. 1...

Some of our political leaders in Dublin repeatedly reduce their offices to the status of an observer. This affects many matters which fall within t...

By Elizabeth Lee GARDAÍ in Carlow are appealing for information in relation to a series of house break-ins on Friday 24 June. One incident occurred at a house…

Katelynn Walsh (4) with her magnificent hair … And then, it was gone! Katelynn with the 14" ponytail which will now be used to make wigs for sick children…

Relatives of those killed in the bombings of Dublin, Monaghan and Castleblayney joined a protest against what has been dubbed the Bill of Shame at the British Embassy in Dublin on 28 June.

THERE was a great turnout at Carlow library for the launch of a book that charts an important aspect of local history. Lives Cut Short documents people from…

The Ad Hoc Committee To Protect the Good Friday Agreement has sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken contending that the proposed ...

IrishCentral Contributor Ed Neafsey says that the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill "ignores the voices of victims."

Families of nine of the 1971 Ballymurphy Massacre victims will receive "substantial" damages, while relatives of the 10th victim are still pursuing action in court. An inquest last year revealed that ten of the victims were "entirely innocent" when they were murdered by British paratroopers.