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Carlow County Council has announced that 1,103 businesses in County Carlow have received just under €3.5 million in grant funding under the Government’s Increased Cost of Business scheme. 

27 delegates from Italy, Latvia, France, Slovenia, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ukraine visited Carlow recently as part of Interreg EU funded project InnoCom. The InnoCom project aims to make funding easier to access, foster innovation, and improve communication.

Carlow County Council will host its first ever Climate Action Week from the 14th to 20th October. This week is an opportunity to highlight the many positive climate actions already underway in Co. Carlow, while drawing attention to the topic of climate change and offering positive climate action solutions to everybody in the community of Carlow.

We are about to launch our survey, to get your input on the challenges facing Carlow town centre and what you'd like to see happen to improve it. This survey is part of a non-statutory public consultation before proposals are finalised and planning permission is applied for. It is a follow on from the extensive consultation that was carried out as part of Project Carlow 2040.

Carlow County Council’s Local Enterprise Office is offering an exciting opportunity for local businesswomen to enter the Powerhouse Women in Business Awards 2024. With the introduction of a special Masterclass Away Day for all finalists, facilitated by Orlaith Carmody of Carmody Coaching and Consulting, the deadline for entries has been extended to 4th November 2024 at 12 noon. By extending the deadline, the Local Enterprise Office aims to offer as many women as possible in County Carlow the chance to become finalists and experience this invaluable learning day.

The countdown is on! In just one month, female entrepreneurs and businesswomen from Carlow and Kilkenny will gather for National Women’s Enterprise Day on Thursday, October 17th. Don’t miss your chance to “Make it Happen” – book your spot today for this action-packed event!

Carlow County Council is delighted to announce the projects which have been approved under the Community Climate Action Fund. This fund was initiated by the Department of Environment Climate and Communications to support community groups develop their response to climate action, and the fund is managed by Carlow County Council at local level.

Primary schools throughout County Carlow once again have the opportunity to engage 5th and 6th class students in the 2024 Right to Read Programme, promoting literacy and reading development through the collaboration of Carlow County Council’s Local Enterprise Office and Carlow County Library.

Do you own or are you buying a Vacant or Derelict Property?
Carlow County Council Vacant Homes Scheme / Grants Public Information Sessions
Carlow County Council’s Regeneration Office is hosting drop in drop out public information sessions to raise awareness around vacant and/or derelict homes, and the grants and schemes that are available to property owners. Members of Carlow County Council’s Housing Department and The Housing Agency will also be available to give advice each day on supports available.

Ten business owners from County Carlow recently took part in an educational visit to Adman Steel Sheds, a manufacturing facility in Wexford which is regarded internationally as one of the best examples of the use of lean practices in a small business. The educational tour of Adman Steel Sheds was facilitated and organised by Carlow County Council’s Local Enterprise Office as a means of showing Carlow business owners how efficiencies and profitability can be achieved in any business and to inspire them to begin the process of adopting similar practices in their own businesses.