Major charity cycle in aid of suicide prevention visits Newbridge
THE PIETA 100 charity cycle takes place at nine venues nationwide this Sunday, including Kildare – where it gets underway at 9am from Moorefield GAA Club in Newbridge. After a successful debut last...
View ArticleGardai thank people after teenager is located safe and well
Gardai have thanked the public for their help after a teenager has been located safe and well. Two Garda stations in Dublin and Cork yesterday issued a missing persons' appeal for Jasmine Scally (17)...
View ArticleKildare people needed for hospitality jobs in Leinster region
Dublin-based Broadline Recruiters are looking for Co Kildare people to apply for jobs in the Leinster region. They are looking for passionate individuals for the following full-time positions •...
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A Newbridge estate was invaded by sheep today...
Residents in a Newbridge estate were surrounded by a flock of sheep today. At least 20 animals wasted no time in making themselves at home at the entrance to The Close in the Liffey Hall area. Some...
View ArticleJudge tells Chinese man living in Ireland for 12 years found to have no...
A 33- year-old Chinese man who is understood to have been living in Ireland for 12 years, who has no passport, is being kept in custody for a further two weeks. Xi Kai Chen, of no fixed abode, was...
View ArticleCouncil offering job worth nearly €1k per week
Kildare County Council has a vacancy for a Water Services Overseer which has a maximum salary of €792.79 per week which equates to about €41,000 per annum. The present gross weekly salary scale for...
View ArticleJudge expresses shock that man drink driving was trying to cure infertility
A man residing in North Kildare told Kilcock Court that he was drink driving with imported African alcohol in a bid to cure his infertility. Inspector Patsy Glennon told Kilcock Court how the accused,...
View ArticleJudge praises fathers for their 'courage'
Two fathers were praised by a Judge today for their 'courage' in coming up with a 'reasonable' solution for their children. Two men appeared in Kilcock Court in Naas today, one had been married and one...
View ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: Take a peek inside the showhouse of the latest new development...
Finlay Park on the banks of the Canal in Naas threw open the doors of its showhouse last weekend. In the scheme, three-bedroom semi-detached homes are priced from €320,000 and four-bedroom...
View ArticleMan in hospital after stabbing in Kildare
A man was rushed to hospital with head injuries last night after a knife attack in north Kildare. The man, who is in his 20s, was wounded in a housing estate in Celbridge at around 8.30pm. It is...
View ArticleFog and rain in Co Kildare tonight
Tonight will remain dry in most areas, but will be mostly cloudy in Co Kildare. There will be patches of rain and drizzle, which will become persistent. There will be some mist and fog patches...
View ArticleCo Kildare obituaries: Tuesday, September 20
The death has occurred of Cormac BYRNE of Leixlip, Kildare / Bluebell, Dublin. BYRNE Cormac (Leixlip, Co. Kildare, formerly of Bluebell, Dublin and late of Designer Electrical) September 16th. 2016...
View ArticlePa Monahan and other Paralympic heroes home tomorrow
Kildare and West Wicklow athletes will return home tomorrow along with the rest of Ireland’s Paralympic team. The team is scheduled to touch down in Dublin Airport just after midday and make their way...
View ArticleWoman who verbally abused priest and altar servers during packed mass in Naas...
A 40 - year-old qualified accountant from North Kildare appeared in Kilcock Court today charged with verbally abusing the priest and altar servers during a mass in Clane, earlier this year. Inspector...
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GALLERY: Network Ireland Kildare Branch host 'FRESH THINKING ON FINANCE' event
GALLERY: Network Ireland Kildare Branch host 'FRESH THINKING ON FINANCE' event at Kilashee House Hotel & Spa The Network Ireland Kildare Branch hosted this event with the North Kildare Chamber...
View ArticleCloudy and breezy day ahead in Co Kildare
Tomorrow will be mainly cloudy and will become breezy as the day progresses. The morning will be mostly dry, apart from the risk of some patchy light rain in places, but persistent rain will spread...
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Four-day music festival starts in West Wicklow
Music Under The Mountains 2016 is taking place form tomorrow until Sunday. The festival is based in Hollywood Co Wicklow and is in its 25th year! Among the acts playing are I Draw Slow, Buille, Lynched...
View ArticleCo Kildare obituaries: Wednesday, September 21
The death has occurred of P.j.(Patrick) BIRD Avondale Drive, Kilcullen, Kildare / The Curragh, Kildare Formerly of The Curragh Camp. Retired army Cpl., Transport, The Clarke Barracks Sadly missed by...
View ArticleOne year old and baby twins injured in house fire
Three babies are continuing to receive treatment in hospital following a fire at a house in West Cork yesterday. A one-year-old boy and his younger siblings, five-month-old twins, were airlifted to...
View ArticleVery cold night in store as frost and low temperatures make their first...
We're facing into one of the first relatively cold nights of the autumn tonight as temperatures look set to plummet to around 3 degrees in places. Outbreaks of rain over the eastern half of the country...
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