- Carlow County Council, County Buildings, Athy Road, Carlow, R93 E7R7, corporate@carlowcoco.ie +353 59 9170300
- Eileen O’Rourke (Chief Executive Officer), College Street, Carlow, info@carlowtourism.com +353 59 9130411
- Aileen Dowling (Officer for Laois and Carlow) aileen.dowling@failteireland.ie
Inbound Tour Operators
- Inbound Tour Operators Association of Ireland (ITOA) PO Box 13701, Carrick on Suir, Co Tipperary, info@itoa-ireland.com or +353 (87) 407 0989. https://itoa-ireland.com/
Tour Guides
- Members organisation Approved Tourist Guides of Ireland (ATGI) admin@tourguides.ie selection of guides searchable on www.tourguides.ie
- Members organisation Independent Tour Guides Association (ITGA) independenttourguidesassoc@gmail.comselection of guides searchable on www.tourguide.ie
- Bianka McDonagh (Carlow Tours): info@carlowtours.ie or biankamcdonagh@gmail.com; +353 87 650 9880
Outbound Travel Agents
- Tully’s Travel: 137 Tullow Street, Carlow, Co. Carlow; info@tullys.ie; +353 59 9136100
- Top Class Travel: Fairgreen Shopping Centre, Carlow, Co. Carlow; +353 59 9164849
- Susan Hegarty (Travel Counsellors): Carlow (home-based, no specific street listed); Not available; +353 59 9100334
hotels
- Talbot Hotel Carlow, Portlaoise Road, Carlow, +353 59 9153000, info@talbotcarlow.ie;
- Woodford Dolmen Hotel, Kilkenny Road, Carlow, R93 N207, +353 59 9142002, info@woodforddolmenhotel.ie;
- Seven Oaks Hotel, Athy Road, Carlow, R93 V4K5, +353 59 9131308, reception@sevenoakshotel.com;
- Step House Hotel, Main Street, Borris, Co. Carlow, R95 V2CR, +353 59 9773209, info@stephousehotel.ie;
- Mount Wolseley Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort, Tullow, Co. Carlow, R93 C9H0, +353 59 9180100, info@mountwolseley.ie;
- Dinn Rí Hotel, 22-24 Tullow Street, Carlow, R93 C8X5, +353 59 9133111, info@dinnri.com;
- Lord Bagenal Inn, Main Street, Leighlinbridge, Co. Carlow, R93 E189, +353 59 9774000, info@lordbagenal.com.
County Carlow:
Ireland’s County Carlow combines historic landmarks with serene landscapes, with the Carlow Castle ruins and the nearby Altamont Gardens offering a mix of medieval and botanical appeal. The Barrow Way provides scenic riverside walks, while the Brownshill Dolmen, a prehistoric portal tomb, adds ancient history. Carlow is Ireland’s second smallest county by size (896 square km) and third smallest by population (61,968). Population peaked at 86,228 in 1841 and reached its lowest point, 33,342 in 1961.In terms of hospitality, Carlow is Ireland’s 23rd most visited tourist county with around 68,000 international visitors per year.
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