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Shoppe: A Drop in Garment Mending and Making Workshop at VISUAL Carlow
Join visual artists Julia MacConville and Susanne Horsch for a drop-in weekend workshop sharing techniques for repairing and repurposing textiles and old clothes.
Shoppe is pop-up project exploring waste, sustainability, encouraging sustainable and collective creativity in response to the fast fashion industry. The name shoppe, drawn from Old English (originally meaning a place where things are manufactured or crafted; a workshop), evokes a space rooted in the act of making rather than commerce.
Date: Saturday 27 June 2026, 11am-5pm, Sunday 28 June 2026, 2pm-5pm
For all ages. Cost
Free, drop in
For more information visit: www.visualcarlow.ie
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The Parlour at Doyle’s is a family-friendly, bespoke space outside Bagenalstown, providing extensive outdoor and covered seating for customers to relax and enjoy a wide selection of ice cream, luxury desserts, barista coffees, milkshakes and slushees. The most recent and exciting addition to their offerings is The Airstream serving Carlow’s first smashed burgers and a selection of authentic Sri Lankan street food!
The Parlour is the perfect pit stop if taking a walk or cycle along the Barrow Way and is equipped with bicycle stands. The area is also buggy and wheelchair friendly with baby changing facilities and a wheelchair accessible toilet. The Parlour is dog-friendly and sells puppicinos for your pampered pets!
The Parlour and Airstream is a family-run business and is part of Doyle’s Deli and Food 2 Go. The Parlour is located beside Doyle’s Deli and customers are welcome to grab a sandwich or bite of lunch and pop down to the seating area next door. Proud to support Irish suppliers stocking the award-winning Scup Gelato and Warbler and Wren Barista Coffee.
www.doylesroyaloak.ie
Doyle's Royal Oak Stores
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The Barrow Bus is now taking bookings for the summer ☀🚌
Barrow Bus is a free summer service for 2026 linking towns and villages along the River Barrow
The route includes stops in Bagenalstown (Muine Bheag), Paulstown, Goresbridge, Skeoughvosteen and Graiguenamanagh. Some services will extend further to St. Mullins in County Carlow before making the return journey.
Book your seat at barrowbus.palisis.com (booking not essential but guarantees your seat)
Here’s what you need to know:
When: Monday to Saturday
Where: 4 times a day from Bagenalstown to Graiguenamanagh
Where: 4 times a day from Graiguenamanagh to Bagnelstown
Where: 2 times a day extending to St. Mullins.
Cost: FREE!
Spread the word and enjoy all the Barrow region has to offer.
Supported by Kilkenny LEADER Partnership
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