New council funding grant means shops all over Kildare may now change...
Kildare County Council has established a Shop Front / Town Centre Improvement Grant Scheme to financially assist and support business owners to improve the appearance of their shop fronts / commercial...
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A week later, Kildare community is still stunned as to the tragic death of...
A week ago this morning, the word filtered through: a body had been located in the grounds of the old factory, Ballymore Eustace, the Woolen Mills and there could be little doubt it was that of missing...
View ArticleTraffic: Long delays on N7 finally easing after overturned car on M50
The brief shutdown of the M50 southbound earlier caused long delays which are slowly easing now. Back to school congestion is also adding to the tailbacks on all routes. Traffic was backed up as far as...
View ArticleCo Kildare youth club desperately looking for volunteers
Robertstown Youth Club are in an urgent drive for volunteers from the surrounding community. Club leaders Katie Murphy and Lorraine Morrin need five more volunteers to enable them to operate from the...
View ArticleTraffic: Crash on M9 northbound between Castledermot and Athy
A crash has been reported on the on M9 northbound between Junction 4 Castledermot and Junction 3 Athy. Gardai and emergency services are en route to the scene. Traffic was originally blocked in both...
View ArticleTributes to mother of ex Kildare TD being laid to rest today
The mother of former TD Jack Wall is being laid to rest today in Castledermot. Margaret (Mag) WALL (née Finn) of Plumplestown, passed away in in St Vincent's Hospital, Athy on Saturday. Mag, who was...
View ArticleKildare County Council clamps-down on dog fouling
By Kim O'Leary Kildare County Council has announced its plans to stop dog fouling in areas around Co Kildare. It has erected five audio warning device units in Clane, Celbridge (Castletown), Naas,...
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Owner of former well-known Naas shop passes away
The owner of Gogarty's former shop in Naas has passed away. Josephine Ann (Joan) Gogarty ran the sprawling giftware, furniture and hardware premises M.F. GOGARTY on South Main Street for several years...
View ArticleAnti-crime Garda checkpoint today on Kildare border
A anti-crime Garda checkpoint has been operating on the Kildare/Carlow border this morning. Gardai revealed that a number of fines were issued after motoring offences were detected near Leighlinbridge,...
View ArticleThousands of euros in equestrian equipment stolen in Co Kildare yesterday
Thousands of euros worth of equestrian equipment was stolen from a shed outside a house in Co Kildare yesterday. The owners returned to their property about 8pm yesterday in Narraghmore, Athy, to...
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The day Co Kildare's GAA youngsters conquered Croke Park
Pictured: Eddie Kavanagh of Round Towers lifts the 'Sam Maguire' Co Kildare GAA clubs were among a total of almost 100 from Leinster that took over Croke Park last week. Bus-loads of future football...
View ArticleCo Kildare Gardaí on the hunt for armed robbers
A search is ongoing in Co Kildare following an armed robbery at a shop yesterday. Two masked men are understood to have entered a Londis shop in Prosperous, Co Kildare, at about 3.15pm yesterday. Staff...
View ArticleEndangered white rhino calf born at Dublin Zoo
By Kim O'Leary Dublin Zoo has announced the arrival of its newest addition; a gorgeous Southern white rhino calf. The male calf, who is yet to be named, was born to mother Ashanti and father Chaka at...
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Community reeling in shock following discovery of five bodies from one family
A Co Cavan community is reeling in shock following the grim discovery of five bodies of one family at a house today. Gardaí are treating the death as a murder-suicide. The discovery of five bodies,...
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Closing days of August are very sunny in Co Kildare
The closing days of August are approaching but the weather forecast is looking anything but autumnal. Conditions today will be dry with some patches of light rain, once early morning mist and fog...
View ArticleMan arrested for drink driving in Co Kildare at weekend
Gardaí arrested a 54- year-old man for drink driving at a checkpoint over the weekend. The man was stopped at a checkpoint in Monasterevin and subsequently charged. Gardaí in Co Kildare are warning...
View ArticleJewellery and television stolen from Co Kildare home
A television and jewellery were stolen from a Co Kildare home over the weekend. The rear door of a house located at Páirc Mhuire, Newbridge, was forced open. There was no-one in the house at the time....
View ArticleTwo lawnmowers stolen from shed in Co Kildare
Lawnmowers were stolen in a raid from a shed in Co Kildare. A shed was broken into at Green Road, Kildare town, last Wednesday. Two lawnmowers were stolen. If you have a story or want to send a photo...
View ArticleCo Kildare obituaries: Monday, August 29
The death has occurred of Dan MITCHELL Clane, Kildare Mitchell, Dan, Clane and late of Ballinafagh, Prosperous, Co Kildare, August 28th 2016, peacefully at Naas Hospital, beloved father of the late...
View ArticleParents of children in murder suicide are described as 'valued' school staff
It has now been confirmed that the bodies of the five people found in a house in Co Cavan this morning in a murder suicide are that of Deputy School Principal Alan Hawe and his wife Clodagh, a...
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