Carlow, Ireland News

SEAMUS Pattison, now 77, was a relatively new TD when he watched JFK deliver his address to the Houses of the Oireachtas in 1963.

FORMER 'Baron of Ballsbridge' Sean Dunne's battle to be declared bankrupt in America - in the face of stiff opposition from Ulster Bank - has taken yet another twist following a fresh appeal late last Friday evening by the developer to the courts in Connecticut.

The Co Mayo station was honoured at the Iarnrod Eireann Best Station awards after topping the list of criteria including staff helpfulness, station appearance and customer information.

Claims that powerful forces are at work to oust the head of a parliamentary public spending watchdog have been backed by a Government TD.

Men are more likely than woman to die from all types of cancer, researchers have revealed.

A report from the Irish Cancer Society has found that Irish men are more at risk of getting and dying of cancer than women.

THE chairman of the Dail public spending watchdog tried to bring his wife with him on foreign trips while he was a junior minister - and argued that the taxpayer should foot the bill for ministerial spouses to travel abroad.

Name: Peter Brennan Hometown: Carlow, Ireland Bartends at: McGuinness Irish Pub, downtown Appleton Years bartending: Two, both at McGuinness Signature drink: Shamrock Martini Favorite hobby outside of bartending: "Listening to and playing music."

Irish property developer Sean Dunne faces potential bankruptcy both in Ireland and the US, after a US court ruled that Ulster Bank can continue to pursue its bankruptcy action against him.

AN IRISH agricultural company has signed a deal with a Chinese firm to sell almost a 15m worth of hi-tech feeding machinery over the next three years.

Shocking reports on hare coursing events just obtained under FOI reveal that the cruelty continued unabated throughout the entire 2012/2013 season despite assurances from Ministers Deenihan and Coveney that self regulation and 'codes of conduct' under which coursing clubs operate have eliminated such cruelty.

Twilight Music presents an evening of traditional Irish music with a modern edge by McAuley, Horan, O'Caoimh at Hooker-Dunham Theater & Gallery, 139 Main St., on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Accordionist/vocalist Mick McAuley and fiddler Winifred Horan are both long-time members of Irish-American supergoup Solas.

MORE tremors are expected in the wake of the earthquake that was felt along the east coast, but they are unlikely to cause damage.

A minor earthquake was felt this morning in counties Dublin, , Carlow, Wexford and Kildare The seismic event is thought to be linked to a 3.8 magnitude quake which struck the Lleyn peninsula near Anglesey at 3.16am this morning.

OFFICIALS acting on behalf of Ulster Bank tried unsuccessfully on "12 different dates" to serve Irish bankruptcy papers on former 'Baron of Ballsbridge' Sean Dunne in the weeks before he declared himself bankrupt in the United States, the Sunday Independent can reveal.

Day two of the Aviva Leinster Schools Track and Field Championships saw many potential stars competing, but none shone brighter than the lightning-fast Marcus Lawler of CBS Carlow who set new record marks in the Senior Boys 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay.