New measles warning with calls for vigilance
There are 38 cases of measles in Ireland this year with the latest outbreak spurring calls for people to be vigilant. A new warning is now being issued by the HSE in North Cork and Tipperary following...
View ArticlePlans to change Co Kildare development plans over next six years
Kildare County Council has published a proposal to change the County Development Plan and Athy's Development Plan. Both documents act as blueprints for growth for a six year period. The variations to...
View ArticleCo Kildare obituaries: Tuesday, August 16
The death has occurred of Hugh GRIBBEN Kilmacud, Dublin / Kildare GRIBBEN Hugh, (Kilmacud, Dublin and formerly Kildare) - (14th August 2016) after a long illness. Predeceased by his brothers Des and...
View ArticleSister pleads for safe return of brother missing from Co Kildare
The sister of a Co Kildare man is desperately appealing for information on the whereabouts of her brother missing since Saturday afternoon. 35- year-old Maurice (Moggie) Murray, missing since Saturday...
View ArticleCo Kildare obituaries: Wednesday, August 17
The death has occurred of John CANNON Coill Dubh, Kildare John Cannon Coill Dubh, Naas, Co. Kildare (ex Bord na Mona) August 16th peacefully in the wonderful care of the staff of The Holy Family Ward,...
View ArticleFog for Co Kildare today with poor visibility
Today there will be a few bright spells in Co Kildare but it will be generally misty and cloudy. Rain will become persistent along with fog. It will be a close day. If you have a story or want to...
View ArticleLess A1s this year than last year in Leaving Cert nationally
Six people received eight A1s on in their Leaving Certificate results this year. There was no one who received nine A1s in this year’s round of results, compared to one person last year. In total, six...
View ArticleExplosion at Dublin caravan site this morning
Two people are recovering in hospital this morning after a gas cylinder exploded on a caravan site in Dublin. The incident occurred shortly before 9.30pm last night on a site near Donabate, north co...
View ArticleBody of woman found yesterday evening in Co Wexford
A female body has been discovered at a house in Wexford town. The body was found yesterday evening at about 7.30pm. It is understood the woman who was found at Cluain Dara estate was in her early 50s....
View ArticleNewbridge Gardaí want to find owner of iPad mini
Gardaí in Newbridge wish to re-unite the owner of the iPad mini pictured below with their property. The iPad was found on Eyre Street, Newbridge this week. There is an image of a person set as the...
View ArticleWaterford GAA stars present lovely gifts to Kildare fan Jennifer following...
It has been an eventful few days in the life of the country's biggest GAA fan Jennifer Malone, and yesterday she was rewarded once again for her unwavering support to our national sport. 17-year-old...
View ArticleAppeal for information on Co Kildare bomb alert
Gardaí are appealing for information following a bomb alert in Co Kildare. The Army Bomb Disposal team were called to Kilmacredock, Leixlip, earlier this week. The Army Bomb Disposal Team arrived at...
View Article'Lot of property' stolen from Co Kildare home
A house in Co Kildare was broken into while the owner was away for a few days. Earlier this week, property from a house in Monasterevin was broken into. The house is understood to have been broken into...
View ArticleSearch continues for man who went on rampage at Naas Hospital
Gardaí in Co Kildare are still searching for a man who went on a rampage in Naas Hospital over the weekend smashing glass and causing people to flee in panic. The drunken man, from Co Kildare, was...
View ArticleGALLERY: Co.Kildare Leaving Certs celebrate today
GALLERY: More than 2,000 students in Co Kildare today received their Leaving Cert results. Our photographer Aishling Conway was out and about to capture this memorable event. See lots more photos in...
View ArticleCelbridge, Nass, Confey and Leixlip all set to battle for quarter-final...
It's an unusual Wednesday night for Kildare GAA as two major Senior Championship games are down for decision this evening following a frantic weekend of action. Leixlip and Confey are due to meet in...
View ArticleParamedic services for Naas Hospital one of many failing to meet HSE...
Naas Hospital is one of 22 hospitals nationwide where paramedics are struggling to get patients into emergency departments in the targeted amount of time. Out of the 26 hospitals nationwide that were...
View ArticleLooking for something fun to do on Friday? A Farmers' Market is coming to...
Whitewater Shopping Centre will host their inaugral Whitewater Farmers’ Market this Friday August 19 from 11am. Located on The Avenue, beside the living-wall garden and opening every Friday from...
View ArticleRainfall set to continue for the rest of the night but tomorrow promises to...
It is going to be a very damp evening around Kildare as the eastern side of the country is set to be hit with the worst of the rainfall for the remainder of the day. The rain will be heavy at times,...
View ArticleFitness supplements helps profits soar at Kildare-based company
Kildare-based company Glanbia has posted sizeable profits once again this year, but it is the nutritional supplements arm of the manufacturer that is becoming increasingly important to their revenue....
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