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“Sure why would ya bother?” Those were the words of Naomh Eoin’s long serving Carlow hurler Robbie Foley on hearing of the original fixing of the Christy Ring hurling final for Croke Park at 7:30pm on Friday night next! Just think about it. Travelling up to Dublin on the Friday of the busiest bank holiday weekend of the year. What time do you leave at in order to ensure that you can get through the bank holiday traffic and arrive at the ground in time? Now I’ve devoted most of my columns of the last two weeks to criticising the top brass of the GAA for how they’ve treated the players of the smaller hurling counties and I don’t want to overdo it again this week but I can’t let it go without some comment on the matter. Offering Friday evening as an option to the teams basically belittles not only Carlow and final opponents Westmeath, but all the counties who competed in the competition this year.

Carlow County Council has given the go-ahead for a €200 million investment in the town which could see the creation of up to 170 full-time jobs.

A Carlow teenager already serving a four-month sentence was handed another two-month sentence at a special sitting of Carlow District Court this week.

A spree of robberies in Carlow over the Bank Holiday have gardaí looking for the public’s help.

Carlow Educate Together is currently taking enrolments for September this year and parents are reminded that places are offered on a first come, first served basis.

Non-national roads in county Carlow are to get a funding boost, according to Minister John McGuinness.

It is all happening in Carlow as FC Carlow prepare to compete in the new FAI under 20 Eircom League of Ireland.

Clonmore overcame a depleted Asca team on Saturday evening to progress to the quarter final of the Junior Football “B” Championship where they will meet St Andrews on Thursday, 7 August, in Dr Cullen Park at 7.30pm.

Carlow; JFC ‘B’ Preliminary Rounds;

A man who, while under the influence, drove a car that he was not insured to drive, was disqualified from driving for three years with effect from October 1.