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Speaking to KCLR News, Piltown Municipal District Chairman Cllr Pat Dunphy (FG) made an appeal to the public to stay off the pedestrian bridge over the River Lingaun on the Kilkenny/Tipperary border at Killonerry after a section of the bridge recently gave way.

A pier on the pedestrian footbridge over the River Lingaun linking Counties Kilkenny and Tipperary has collapsed, making the bridge unsafe for public use - and may well be condemned in the coming weeks. However, the February meeting of the Piltown Municipal District was told that people continue to use the bridge, which forms part of the 104-kilometre South Leinster Way, much to the concern of local political representatives, including Piltown MD Chair, Cllr Pat Dunphy (FG). KCLR Daily presenter Brian Ormond spoke to Dermot Keyes (sporting his new wellies) from the south bank of the Lingaun at Killonerry .

South East Technological University (SETU) has launched its Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) (Hons) in Home Economics. The programme is the first of its kind in the southeast region that gives students the opportunity to study home economics at degree level alongside an additional minor subject from arts and humanities. KCLR News' spoke to Dr. Don O'Neill Head of Department of Culinary Arts, Hospitality, and Tourism.

Deputy John McGuinness has an update on the omission from a recent funding list of the proposed new campus for Kilkenny City Vocational School and Coláiste Pobal Osraí ...

THE KCLR DAILY: Carlow IFA member George Hatton on protest inside Bord Bia office (Feb 4th, 2026) by KCLR96FM

Kilkenny's Fire Service has introduced Ireland's first purpose-built electric fire vehicle. The two-seater appliance was delivered last week and is now based at the city's Fire Station at Jamesgreen. This new vehicle will deliver a more effective emergency response and enable the service to respond to incidents on the city's narrow laneways in a more immediate manner. KCLR's Dermot Keyes visited Kilkenny Fire Station where he spoke to John Collins, Kilkenny's Chief Fire Officer, about the latest addition to their fleet.

As Carlow prepares to host its first county awards for the Rubbish Film Festival, KCLR News' Martin Quilty has been catching up with Festival Director David Sheehan to learn more ...

Local Divisional Roads Policing Inspector Paul Donohoe outlines how the focus for his team and counterparts across the country is on enforcement following a busy first road safety campaign of 2026 ...

THE KCLR DAILY: Mayor Paul Doogue and Cllr Willie Quinn discuss the impact on roads and services due to floods and An Taoiseach's visit (3rd Feb, 2026) by KCLR96FM

An Taoiseach Micheál Martin paid a visit with Ministers of State Kevin 'Boxer' Moran and Jennifer Murnane O'Connor as well as others to Graignamanagh in county Kilkenny to meet some of those impacted by the recent flooding. KCLR News' Edwina Grace was there too ...

Philip Ireland joined our John Walsh on KCLR Breakfast just moments before opening his revamped premises at Cillin Hill, Kilkenny ...

Minister of State Jennifer Murnane O'Connor and Deputy John McGuinness were among those with An Taoiseach when he visited our constituency yesterday to meet those impacted by the recent weather ...

Cllr Deirdre Cullen availed of the visit of An Taoiseach to Kilkenny yesterday to ask him to look into why Kilkenny City Vocational School was left off a recent funding list for its planned new shared campus with Colaiste Pobal Osraí ...

On this morning's show, Shirley Lanigan answers all your gardening questions, Louise Hally from Gowran Panto chats about their upcoming show 'Cinderella', TJ Hegarty tells us about 'Breakthrough Maths', an award-online Maths grinds for Primary School, Junior Cycle and Leaving Cert. Marc Roberts tells us about 'A Tribute To The Music of John Denver' coming to the Watergate this February, Tom Grant and Liam Hoban present The Field and Burnchurch give us a musical treat with their brand new song!

John Masterson spoke to KCLR News' Dermot Keyes in Freshford, a village which has experienced more than its fair share of flooding down through the years.

While Freshford escaped the worst of Storm Chandra this week, the North Kilkenny village has experienced a range of flooding incidents over the years, including last November, 2022, and three separate floods in 2018. That same year, the then Government committed €3.8 million for flood relief works in Freshford, one of six projects announced for County Kilkenny, which also included Inistioge, Thomastown, Graiguenamanagh, Ballyhale and Piltown. Yet those substantial works have yet to be delivered, much to the frustration of local Councillor Michael McCarthy (FF) who spoke to KCLR News' Dermot Keyes earlier today.

Representatives from Carlow and Kilkenny county councils this morning joined John Masterson on The KCLR Daily to discuss the local authorities responses to ongoing bad weather ...

The Afternoon Crew: Darragh and Halle, Die With A Smile

Cllr Deirdre Cullen is unhappy that Kilkenny Vocational School was overlooked for funds as she outlined on The KCLR Daily with John Masterson ...

Despite the closure of one route in Freshford, the north Kilkenny village appears to have largely escaped the worst of the weather so far as KCLR News' Dermot Keyes has been finding out ...

Leighlinbridge businessman Ger Cullen's been chatting to KCLR News' Martin Quilty ...

Martin Quilty's in Leighlinbridge this morning where he's been catching up with local businessman Liam Brennan ...

Flood relief in Leighlinbridge appears to be working well as Cllr Michael Doran's been outlining for KCLR News' Martin Quilty ...

Next Wednesday's Learning Local with Una Ní Mhaoldhomnaigh will feature recordings from yesterday's KCETB's Apprenticeship Expo - ahead of that broadcast, Una's shared some of her recordings from that with KCLR News. Those she spoke to included local TDs Catherine Callaghan (FG) and Peter 'Chap' Cleere (FF) ...

Cllr Fintan Phelan hits out at works on Kilkenny Road in Carlow which he says are leading to 'unprecedented delays' as he discussed with KCLR News' Dermot Keyes after last evening's municipal district meeting ..

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Cllr Joe Lyons has been updating KCLR News' Dermot Keyes on where the flood prevention plans are at in Callan ...

KCLR News' Dermot Keyes has been catching up with some of the businesses in Callan, including those involved with Fika and Fennellys ...

KCLR News' Dermot Keyes is in Callan, county Kilkenny, where the Kings River/Abhainn Rí has risen ...

KCLR News' Martin Quilty's in Carlow town this morning as council crews monitor the River Burren ...

Sgt PJ Griffin has a warning to those seeking to sell items online after locals were hit by break-ins ...

Cllr Joe Sheridan's been reacting to yesterday's dog attack on an infant boy in Callan, County Kilkenny ...

Martin Quilty spoke with a local business man who had to move stock and all into his shed in Clonegal ...

After one woman's experience loosing her backpack on the train, Sgt PJ Griffin has some advice for those using public transport ...

Tom Holden's mother-in-law found her Graignamanagh home under water yesterday - he spoke of the experience on The KCLR Daily ...

While in Graignamanagh this morning, KCLR News' Dermot Keyes has been catching up with Inistioge resident Mijke Jansen who works at Barrow Valley Activities Hub in Graig ...

KCLR News' Martin Quilty's in Tullow this morning finding out how the area fared during Storm Chandra ...

KCLR News has been hearing of the great work carried out by students of Duiske College in Graignamanagh who've been helping those worst hit by Storm Chandra's flooding ...

KCLR News' Dermot Keyes has been hearing from Dr Noirin Burke of the Irish Marine Institute ...

Head of Marketing at the third level facility Nerilie Duffey has been outlining details for KCLR News' Martin Quilty ...

Alan O'Reilly of Carlow Weather sums up the situation this Wednesday morning ...

KCLR News' Edwina Grace has been catching up with Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere re the impact of flooding locally ...

Kilkenny man Fr Jim Greene's been working in Africa for many years and was former executive director with Solidarity with South Sudan (see their image of him attached). He's been home helping out in the Callan area in recent times but departs in the early hours of tomorrow morning for Nairobi - before that he joined our Brian Redmond on The KCLR Daily to chat about that, the state of the Catholic Church in Ireland and more ...

CEO of Carlow County Council Coilin O'Reilly's been updating KCLR News' Edwina Grace on weather related incidents his team's been working on ...

Local forecaster Alan O'Reilly has the latest on Storm Chandra in Carlow, Kilkenny & surrounds ...

KCLR NEWS: Linda Halligan discusses Quench Cafe's 15 years in business (JAN 26, 2026) by KCLR96FM

The Saturday Show with Edward Hayden on Saturday 17th January 2026 by KCLR96FM

The KCLR Daily: 80 year old Dave Dowling discusses his upcoming parachute jump (Jan 23, 2026) by KCLR96FM

Cllr Michael McCarthy has been updating KCLR News's Dermot Keyes ...

Cllr Andy Gladney's advising caution of comment as colleagues prepare to represent Carlow at New York's St Patrick's Day festivities ...