Have a lovely weekend everyone! He’s still not caught! 😀#bookfacefriday

Cathaoirleach’s Bursary 2026 Cllr. Ken Murnane, Cathaoirleach Carlow County Council, is offering 5 MacBook Air bursaries for postgraduate students living in Co. Carlow. Deadline: 17 April, 12pm Contact [email protected] for applications. Open to current or accepted 2026 postgrad students.

The 2 obituaries for Hardy Eustace, nearly 130 years apart. Mr. Eustace was "very wealthy". And with 2 Champion Hurdle titles & a total of 7 Grade 1s under his belt, so was the horse... #ThrowbackThursday #Cheltenham #CheltenhamFestival

Have a lovely weekend everyone! #bookfacefriday #internationalwomensday 📚📚😀☀️

1979 - "A young man pointed a gun at my forehead & asked me if I was American" Carlow nurse Margaret Jones, of Ballyduff, gets caught up in the panic & mayhem of the Iranian Revolution, which saw the rise to power of Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. #ThrowbackThursday

Applications are now open for Carlow Co. Co. Library Service’s 2026 Bursary for Local History Publications. Grants of up to €3,000 are available for research leading to a publication relevant to the history of Co. Carlow. Guidelines & forms: [email protected] Deadline: Tue 31 March 2026, 12pm.

My Open Library services in Muinebheag branch will be unavailable from 5pm tonight, Monday 2 March to allow for essential maintenance. Services will resume at 9am tomorrow, Tuesday 3 March. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and appreciate your understanding.

My Open Library services in Tullow and Borris Libraries will be unavailable from 8pm tonight, Monday 2 March to allow for essential maintenance. Services will resume at 8am tomorrow, Tuesday 3 March. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and appreciate your understanding.

2008 - Carlow Macra. Spotted it a mile off. #ThrowbackThursday

My Open Library services in Tullow and Borris Libraries will be unavailable from 8pm on Monday 2 March to allow for essential maintenance. Services will resume at 8am on Tuesday 3 March. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and appreciate your understanding.

My Open Library services in Muinebheag branch will be unavailable from 5pm on Monday 2 March to allow for essential maintenance. Services will resume at 9am on Tuesday 3 March. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and appreciate your understanding.

February 2018 - That time we sent honorary Carlovian Tess Arbez to the Winter Olympics... #ThrowbackThursday #WinterOlympics

Have a lovely weekend everyone! #bookfacefriday #irelandreads #valentines 💕📚

1956 - If you're a Bad Bunny in Carlow, the outlook is rather bleak... #ThrowbackThursday

Rory Breslin’s (from Edward Smith's) Mask of the Barrow at the Custom House — “sullen & ill‑humoured” — feels like the perfect embodiment of the misery, hardship and devastation a river in flood can bring, such as in 1895. #ThrowbackThursday

Have a lovely weekend everyone! #bookfacefriday 📚📚

This week 1956 - Everyone was equal before the eyes of the law at Bagenalstown Court, and that went for "lady drivers" too... #ThrowbackThursday

In Carlow this week, 1901: The Queen's dead and the hunt's off. #ThrowbackThursday

1962 - Carlow man speaks openly on national television about his plan to invade Greenland... #ThrowbackThursday

Have a lovely weekend everyone! #bookfacefriday 🎄🎄🤶🎅

This week 1977 - Carlow Regional College had "bean" in need of some IT equipment, and what should canned food specialists Batchelors present them with? A second hand "peas-cee", of course... Happy Christmas! #ThrowbackThursday

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Today marks 800 years since the canonisation of St Laurence O’Toole. Archbishop of Dublin, peacemaker & reformer, declared a saint by Pope Honorius III. His legacy of compassion & unity continues to inspire in Carlow, where St Laurence O’Toole Athletic Club bears his name. #ThrowbackThursday

Ná déan dearmad má tá tú ag tabhairt nó ag fáil táibléid mar bhronntanas an Nollaig seo, tá BorrowBox lán le leabhair ar líne agus tá siad saor in aisce. Ní gá duit ach uimhir chárta leabharlainne agus PIN. Má tá cárta uait, is furasta ceann a fháil in aon cheann dár mbrainsí. #BorrowBox

Have a lovely weekend everyone! #bookfacefriday #FamilyTimeAtYourLibrary ⛄️⛄️🎄🎄🤶

Conservation complete! Three treasures from Carlow County Archive — Braganza House Papers, Vigor Papers & Douglas River map — preserved thanks to @heritagecouncil.ie + Paperworks. Public display coming in 2026. #Heritage #Conservation #Carlow

This week 1993: The late Alan McLoughlin had just struck one of the most iconic goals in Irish football history. With America and the World Cup on the horizon, the nation erupted in delirium—everyone, that is, except Roy Keane, who was already totting up the cost." #ThrowbackThursday

This week 1959 - The Carlow County Council Centenarians Medal wasn't around then but, it it was, Paddy's dog would definitely have to get one hung on to his collar... #ThrowbackThursday