Kildare Rose Meabhdh gets good luck present from The Sash
The Co Kildare contestant in the Rose of Tralee paid a visit to her local GAA club to get a special jersey in her honour. Meabhdh O’Sullivan (23) is a big fan of Sarsfields and will certainly wear the...
View ArticleFamous author's Sallins home has the write stuff for buyers
The family of the late Co Kildare writer Bernard Share is selling his former home which has an asking price of €550,000. Ard na Greine in Sallins is a period residence set on large grounds beside the...
View ArticleGALLERY: Family Field Day & BBQ at Sallins GAA
GALLERY: Family Field Day & BBQ at Sallins GAA PHOTOS BY AISHLING CONWAY Sienna Jones, Mia Finnerty and Ellie Finnerty Joey Kirwan gets a watering Sean Coyle, Jamie Coyle and Calvin Maher Ellen and...
View ArticleMotorsport fan caught driving at 150km/h near Kildare Village
A motorist who was returning home from a 'drifting' motorsport event was clocked travelling at 150km/hr on the 120km/hr M7 at the weekend. Gardai from Naas Traffic Corps recorded the speed on the...
View ArticlePlans for new supermarket restaurant in Kildare
Planning permission has been sought for a new restaurant at the rear of Tesco on the Monasterevin Road in Kildare Town. Tesco Ireland wants to locate the premises in a vacant unit which was formerly a...
View ArticleVolunteers needed for charity run to fight breast cancer
The Great Pink Run race to raise funds for cancer research is taking place in Dublin later this month. A total of 2,400 women are diagnosed with breast cancer every years. The event takes place in the...
View ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: Rose of Tralee contestants visit the K Club
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View ArticleVandalism at St Brigid's Well near Kildare Town
Regular visitors to St Brigid's Well near Kildare Town have been shocked at a recent case of vandalism. There is evidence that a fire was started in the site used for religious devotion. Charred...
View ArticleKildare town gets Medieval make-over next weekend
By Kim O'Leary Kildare Town is due for a Medieval make-over next weekend as the Normans come to town! The second annual Kildare Town Medieval Festival begins on Sunday August 21 and will celebrate the...
View ArticleSome people feel sick if they leave home without their phone - survey
Many of us feel sick, desperate or panicked when we leave home without our phone, a survey found. New research carried out on behalf of Liberty Insurance by Millward Brown found more than half of 17-29...
View ArticleYoung mother hit on head due to children not having socks
A man who contacted the mother of his children informing her they had no socks is alleged have hit her on the head. Evidence was given at Naas Court how earlier this month, her former partner...
View ArticleGardaí searching for Co Kildare man rampaging through Naas Hospital with hammers
Gardaí in Co Kildare are searching for a man who went on a rampage in Naas Hospital over the weekend causing children to cower under chairs. The drunken man, from Co Kildare, was told to wait in the...
View ArticleKildare man scoops €250,000 on scratch card in local Centra
By Kim O'Leary A young Kildare man got the surprise of his life at the weekend after scooping a quarter of a million euro on a National Lottery Scratch Card while on his night shift. The lucky winner...
View ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: Relay for Life Kildare at the Curragh Racecourse at the weekend
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View ArticleOnline shoppers in Co Kildare beware of scam
People buying online are being warned about a scam currently circulating this week around Co Kildare. A Co Kildare online shopper said: "They told me that there was a problem with my online purchase,...
View ArticlePerfect match for rugby star Jamie Heaslip at weekend wedding
By Kim O'Leary Jamie Heaslip is now officially off the market after marrying his perfect match at the weekend. The Irish rugby star married his partner of six years Sheena O’Buachalla on Saturday after...
View ArticleKildare woman Claire among hundreds at Dublin Tattoo Convention
Claire Higgins from Co Kildare (above) was among the large crowd which attended the Dublin International Tattoo Convention at the weekend. Claire was wearing body paint but many chose to go under the...
View ArticleCo Kildare woman making history at Rio Olympics
A Co Kildare woman is the first Irish woman to represent her country at the Olympics in dressage. Kilteel native, Judy Reynolds, is currently competing at the Rio Olympics. Ms Reynolds was second into...
View ArticleProps in TV horror series to be auctioned off in Kildare
More than 3,000 props used in the Penny Dreadful TV series are to be auctioned at Punchestown racecourse next month. Set in Victorian London and made in Ardmore Studios in Bray, it was shown on Sky...
View ArticleFamily devastated due to missing cat in Co Kildare
A cat is missing from a Co Kildare home since Friday evening. The cat, just over three years old, is missing from Loughbollard, Clane. A heartbroken statement from the family said: "We are checking...
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