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Three horse racing legends left the National Stud to surprise race fans at...
Three absolute legends of Irish horse racing surprised race goers at Punchestown on Friday afternoon when they made an appearance in the parade ring before the Betdaq Champion Hurdle. It was perhaps...
View ArticleRepresentatives of Co Kildare school in attendance at 1916 memorial ceremony...
Members of Staplestown National School were in attendance at a special memorial service in Glasnevin Cemetery this morning that marked the memory of the children who were killed in the 1916 Rising. An...
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Kildare Village went to Russia to attract new shoppers
A number of Irish tourism brands including Kildare Village recently travelled to Russia to take part in a B2B workshop organised by Tourism Ireland and hosted by the Irish Embassy in Moscow. The...
View ArticleRoad works near Victoria Bridge for next 4 weeks
Kildare County Council will begin road resurfacing works next week on the L-2030 in Thomastown near Victoria Bridge. The works will take place between the railway bridge (Malone's Bridge) and the...
View ArticleCaptain Doyle returns as Kildare draw with Laois at opening of new...
Kildare   0-15 Laois     1-12 Challenge match The opening of the Fr Prendergast Park in Monasterevin was marked by a challenge game between Kildare and Laois this afternoon as both sides...
View ArticleKildare author pens new play about high suicide levels in the county
A Celbridge author has written a play about the high rate of suicides in Co Kildare. Out Of The Blue, which is written and directed by Cathy Conlon, will be staged at Celbridge Manor Hotel on Friday at...
View ArticleSome of Ireland's best golfers will be competing in a tournament in Kildare...
Some of Ireland's best golfers will descend on Kildare this week as the PGA Club Professional Golfers Championship gets the month off to a great start ahead of the Irish Open in the K Club in less than...
View ArticleWeather: No sign of summer yet but sunny spells later today
Rain will clear this morning and good sunny spells will develop for Bank Holiday Monday. However it will be a blustery day with scattered showers across Co Kildare. Top temperatures will reach 12 or 13...
View ArticleWell-known Newbridge sacristan to be laid to rest today
The well-known former sacristan of Cill Mhuire Church in Ballymany in Newbridge will be laid to rest today. Popular local figure Lauri Moore from Piercetown died in Hazehall Nursing Home in Clane on...
View ArticleObituaries: Monday May 2
The death has occurred of John BYRNE of Highfield Estate, Newbridge, Kildare / Laois who died peacefully at Naas Hospital surrounded by his loving family Sadly missed by his sons John and Seamus,...
View ArticleTrucker stopped in Co Kildare was found to be driving non-stop for almost 24...
A truck driver was driving for almost 24 hours due to pressure from his boss, Naas District Court heard. Polish national Andrzej Kmak (47), who has been living in Ireland for 10 years, was fined a...
View ArticleNaas pensioner tries to get off driving charge with 'dash cam' video
A man showed footage from a 'dash cam' in court in a bid to get off a road traffic charge. Donncadh O Cinnsealaigh of Kilmeague, Naas was charged with crossing a continuous white line to overtake...
View ArticleTwo men died in house fire as a woman escapes through upstairs window
Two men died in a house fire in Macroom Co Cork in the early hours of the morning. Gardai and fire services attended the scene in St Colman's Park in the town at 4am. The fire was brought under control...
View ArticleIrish Water wants to build new pumping station in Monread area of Naas
Irish Water wants to demolish its pumping station in Naas in order to build a new facility at the site. The public utility has applied to Kildare Co Council for planning permisson for the changes to...
View ArticleGALLERY: Bluebells & Buskers event at Killinthomas Woods, Rathangan
The Bluebells & Buskers event was held in memory of the late Jimmy O'Loughlin - dad of newly-elected TD Fiona O'Loughlin. All proceeds went towards the redevelopment of Rathangan Community Centre....
View ArticleLike comedy and racing? A unique tie-in helps you combine the two
Gowran Park in Co Kilkenny aims to cash in on visitors heading to the Kilkenny Cat Laughs Festival by putting on a seven-race card for visitors to the region. Stars such as Hector as well as comics...
View ArticleBank holiday family fun at The Curragh gets underway
A family fun day is getting underway about now at The Curragh racecourse. The Newbridge Parishes Family Day sees the first of eight races go to post at 1.50pm. Free entertainment for children until...
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Gerry Adams defends his use of 'N' word on Twitter
Gerry Adams has defended his use of a racist word for a black person in a tweet. The Sinn Fein president used the six-letter N-word when he told his 111,000 followers he was watching Quentin...
View ArticleTraffic: Delays on M7 due to northbound crash near Newbridge
A number of cars involved in a crash on the M7 between Naas and Newbridge have now been moved to the hard shoulder. Gardai and ambulance crews are at the scene. There are delays along the motorway...
View ArticleWoman related to 'forgotten' patriot John Devoy searching for other family links
A relative of a Co Kildare patriot is searching for other people with family links to him. Kill native John Devoy, who died in 1928, helped supply arms for the 1916 Rising but his role in the fight for...
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