Godfreys Gospel

Things have got a bit out of hand when 400 people apply for one job

10 March 2010

A PERSON would want to have been living on a desert island or in outer space to be unaware of the seriousness of the economic downturn in the country – and especially in Carlow.

Barman John celebrates 40 years at Ewing’s with surprise party

03 March 2010

IF YOU want to organise a surprise birthday party, who better to call than Jackie Malone.

Eyesore on the Barrow Track requires a badly-needed facelift

24 February 2010

CARLOW Town Council must be applauded for the manner in which it manages the town park.

When it comes to business, O’Leary doesn’t pull punches

17 February 2010

TALK about shooting yourself in the foot.

Procedural delays frustrate local authority’s attempt to evict troublemakers from local estate

10 February 2010

BOTH the local town council and residents of John Sweeney Park must feel slightly disillusioned this week.

We need to help the gardaí in their fight against crime

03 February 2010

ONCE upon a time crime – real crime – wasn’t that common in Carlow.

Callous knife-attack results in hospitalisation for one of our last independent shopkeepers

27 January 2010

WITH each passing year, fewer and fewer ‘independent’ shops have survived around town.

The builders are not solely to blame for our economic woes

20 January 2010

LAST WEEK it was the turn of developer Bernard McNamara to feature in the news.

It was great to see the sense of neighbourliness being rekindled

13 January 2010

LET’S face it – the local authority was not at its very best on Wednesday of last week.

Grit your teeth, it all costs money

06 January 2010

DID you ever think we would develop a fascination with weather bulletins? We can’t seem to talk about anything else at present.