VANDALS have smashed the communal entrance door and thrown eggs and paint throughout the lobby of Manor House apartments in Bagenalstown in the latest escalation of ongoing anti-social behaviour at the troubled complex.

ROSE Kavanagh was a “legend, inspiration, an institution and lady”, mourners were told by her daughter Sandra at her requiem Mass last week. The mother-of-six died on Saturday 26 July. She turned 91 years’ old last November.

"This is just a way to give something back.” 

A glimpse from the 60s and 70s

WHAT’S in a name? Well, plenty if you’re naming any sort of a business – and especially if it’s a pub. So when Robbie Foley and Lynda Smithers took over a public house in the centre of Bagenalstown last year, they decided to call it The Local.

SWIMMING in parts of the River Barrow has been banned by Carlow Co Council after dangerous levels of E Coli were detected in Bagenalstown.

PRESENTATION de la Salle College, Bagenalstown welcomed back 58 members of its class of 1995 on Saturday 14 June for their 30-year reunion – a gathering that organisers say evoked nostalgia with spirited discussions of their schooldays.

A NEW €500,000 project set to transform Bagenalstown town centre was launched last week.

“We were terrified. They used a fire extinguisher to break the lock – there was glass everywhere and we couldn’t get out. We don’t have a fire escape so it was genuinely scary for us"

The school celebrated the success of the Erasmus+ programme throughout March

A number of the dogs were emaciated and others had pressure sores, dental problems and overgrown nails

The town's parade was a huge success this year

“It was excellent to get Cynthia’s insights and very helpful to the students”

Nadine Dermody, Presentation de la Salle College, Bagenalstown was one of 40 TY students that attended the Solicitors of the Future programme

A tribute to the late Alice Mahon

Ciara’s wonderful legacy continues to offer the people of Bagenalstown a great service right on their doorstep

Mark Kirwan (25) took the plunge and applied to appear on the First Dates series

Muine Bheag Arts Radio is an experimental broadcasting platform that has been set up by local organisation Muine Bheag Arts

Derelict Cottage On 1 Acre, Seskinryan, Bagenalstown, Co.

This home offers easy access to all local amenities