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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...
Love Hacketstown Sponsor of the Month
This months sponsor is Ger Moorhead, Lets Talk About Coffee, Fair Green, Hacketstown, Co Carlow. Cabin fever forced Ger Moorhead out of his house and onto the streets of Hacketstown. It was in the depths of the lockdown and the normally active Ger was frustrated and...
Watch this space – Molly Scott included on Irish Relay Team Hoping To Earn Olympic Qualification
HACKETSTOWN’S Molly Scott has been named on the Irish team to compete at the World Athletics Relays Silesia21 in Poland on the first two days of May. "I am delighted to have made the Irish squad. Myself and my mam (coach Deirdre Scott) have worked diligently to get to...
A Hero’ Welcome Home for Hacketstown’s Molly Scott
St Joseph’s NS and the lovehacketstown group joined forces to welcome home their native Molly Scott from the European Indoor Athletics Championship 2021. Locals and the children from St Joseph’s NS were very excited to speak to Molly about her experience representing...
New website puts Hacketstown on the global map
HACKETSTOWN has launched its first-ever website, putting the town firmly on the map and connecting the community right across the globe. Over past year, the LoveHacketstown group has come together to create content, images and videos to develop Hacketstown’s...
Festive Family Experience – Orla’s Christmas message for all County Carlow people across the Globe
A Christmas message from Orla Fallon, renowned vocalist and harpist, performed in Saint Laserian's Cathedral, Old Leighlin for Carlow people across the Globe Commissioned by Carlow County Council, Local Enterprise Offices and Carlow Libraries.
Hacketstown & Clonmore are firmly on the map in this years “Fireside Companion” produced by the Carlow Nationalist
Features include an article by Liz Mulvany; Charlie Keegan interviews Eddie McDonald and pays a lovely tribute to Paaks Connolly. There is also a beautiful tribute to the late Robert Duffy, a double page spread featuring Molly Scott by Kieran Murphy and a second...
Legendary footballer Paaks carried his fame lightly
When local Gaels gather to talk about great Carlow players of the past, few can compare with the Clonmore colossus Paaks Connolly. Charlie Keegan reports IN 1947, Hacketstown won their sole Carlow senior hurling championship when, in a surprise result, they defeated...
Hacketstown donates a huge haul of toys to children in need
THE generosity of the people of Hacketstown is making “one hell of a difference” to the lives of children this Christmas. Once again, the local community dug deep to support their annual toy Sunday, a wonderful tradition begun by former Hacketstown parish priest Fr...