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The Long and Short of IT – Community Exhibition in Hacketstown
We are delighted to invite you to our exhibition evening for The Long and Short of It on Friday, 7th October from 5-7pm at St John’s Hall, Hacketstown. The Long and Short of It brings together older community members (65+) in Hacketstown, Rathvilly, Myshall and...
MEDIA GRADUATE MEGAN FROM HACKETSTOWN JOINS BEAT FM LINE-UP
By Elizabeth Lee A HACKETSTOWN media graduate’s dream came true when she recently scooped a much-coveted position as presenter on Beat FM, helming her own programme in the evenings. Megan O’Regan Byrne was thrilled when she was named among three new presenters in Beat...
WELLNESS WEEK WAS A BLAST FOR SCHOOL KIDS IN HACKETSTOWN
THE pupils of St Joseph’s NS in Hacketstown were certainly a busy bunch of children when they took part in an entire array of activities during wellness week just before they broke up for their summer holidays. The energic crew were non-stop with activities such as...
Hacketstown Easter Parade back bigger than ever
It is with great excitement to announce after a two-year absence, due to the covid pandemic, the Hacketstown Easter Parade is back and bigger than ever. A fun family day out for all. Festivities will kick off at 3.00pm on Easter Sunday with Live Music, Adult Floats,...
Love Hacketstown Sponsor of the Month
This month's company sponsor is Murfix Stove Centre & Chimney Specialists. Murfix Stove Centre, provide high quality chimney cleaning, chimney repair and service throughout Leinster. They also carry wood burning, electric, and gas stoves from top quality...
A HACKETSTOWN schoolgirl cheered up the nation on New Year’s Eve with her comical performance on RTÉ’s Callan Kicks the Year 2021
Kate Butler (9) joined Oliver Callan and his team of satirical comics for a hilarious run through the highs and lows of 2021, from the world’s longest lockdown to insurrection at The Capitol and Zapponyism to Leo’s Festival Jaunt! Kate played the part of Home of the...
RAISING THE BAR Carlow sprinter Molly Scott to run to the bar as she’s thrilled to receive Law Degree
GREAT Scott! Top sprinter Molly Scott has added another string to her bow. Congratulations to Hacketstown's Molly Scott who recently conferred with an Honours Degree in Law at the Institute of Technology Carlow. The Carlow athlete was thrilled to receive her Honours...
VILLAGE RENEWAL PLAN WILL ENHANCE HACKETSTOWN AS A PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK
A LONG-REACHING plan to help Hacketstown become a sustainable community and to revitalise its social and economic future was discussed at a recent meeting of Tullow Municipal District. The design statement for Hacketstown was funded through the Towns and Villages...
COLÁISTE Eoin, Hacketstown who brought their ‘A game’ to secure top honours in a national competition.
The school secured third place in the 2021 Generation Apprenticeship competition, which invited teams from post-primary schools, community training and Youthreach nationwide to create either a physical or virtual A letter, in celebration of apprenticeship, future...