Carlow Carlow Carlow (; ) is the county town of County Carlow, in the south-east of Ireland, from Dublin. At the 2016 census, it had a combined urban and rural population of 24,272. The county of Carlow has a population of 56,932. The River Barrow flows through the town, and forms the historic boundary between counties Laois and Carlow. However, the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 included the town entirely in County Carlow. The settlement of Carlow is thousands of years old and pre-dates written Irish history. The town has played a major role in Irish history, serving as the capital
Gerry Reilly Cup Dublin were the 2006 champions having defeated Westmeath 4-13 to 1-8 in the decider in Gilson Park, Oldcastle, County Meath. In 2007, Meath prevented Dublin from retaining the title by defeating them by 4-09 to 0-12 at Oldcastle. Eight counties competed in 2016 including Meath, Monaghan, Cavan, Westmeath, Dublin, Wicklow, Louth & Longford with Cavan winning the Cup final by overcoming Dublin in the final with Meath securing the Plate with a decisive victory over Westmeath. In 2017 eight counties have again entered the completion with Group 1 comprising Louth, Longford, Laois and Meath. Group 2 includes Dublin, Westmeath, Monaghan