Weather: Showers will die out this evening and a dry night is in store
Heavy showers with a slight risk of hail and thunder are forecast for this evening. It will be largely dry tonight with long clear spells and just a few isolated showers. Met Eireann said the lowest...
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What a small bomb can do to a car - Bomb Squad warning
The Army Bomb Disposal Squad carried out a demonstration last week on explosives as a training exercise for emergency services. The controlled operation in the Wicklow mountains showed the before and...
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Devastated family of tragic Kieran want to remember him with touching gesture
The family of a man killed in a house fire last month want to honour his memory with a touching gesture. Well-known horticulturalist Kieran Skelly, who owned K&M Plants Direct in Carbury, lost his...
View ArticleGardai search for woman (46) missing for 48 hours
The public have been asked for their help to find a 46-year-old woman missing from Co Meath. Sandra Cross was last seen in Navan on Saturday 30 April. She is described as being 1.65m (5'5") tall with...
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GALLERY: Family Fun Day at Westgrove Hotel & Conference Centre, Clane
Family Fun at the Westgrove Hotel in Clane Conor Whelan, Brogan McGrath and Danielle McGrath Aiste Birgan, Arun Birgan and Edyta Cichos Angela, Erin and Erika Bowes with Angela, Dennis, Naomi, Richard...
View ArticleWeather: Sunny spells with just a few showers this morning
There will be good sunny spells with a few scattered showers this morning - but it will be mostly dry this afternoon. Light to moderate westerly winds will decrease too and will back southwesterly in...
View ArticleObituaries: Tuesday, May 3
The death has occurred of Raphael Clarke (pictured) of Dun Brinn, Athy, Co Kildare. Sadly missed by his beloved partner Marie Meegan, his family, colleagues and a large circle of friends. The death has...
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Kildare medic 'afraid of spiders' saves life of woman bitten by deadly snake
A young Irish Army medic has been hailed a heroine after saving the life of a woman bitten by a deadly snake in the Golan Heights. The villager fell victim to the notoriously venomous Palestinian viper...
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Kildare Village comes to the rescue of shopper with leg injury
Kildare Village has refunded a gift card to a shopper after it expired as 'a gesture of goodwill'. Catherine Kilbride received the gift card (pictured) as a birthday present last year but mislaid it...
View ArticleTwo roads and a railway bridge in Co Kildare closed today for road works
Motorists are advised that three separate routes will be closed from this morning. Road resurfacing works on the (L-2007) from Straffan to Kill from Tuesday for four weeks. The working hours each day...
View ArticleMan threw jars of cannabis out bedroom window when he saw Naas gardai
A man threw glass jars of cannabis out his bedroom window when he saw Kildare gardai, Naas District Court heard. Alan Mayner Jnr of Calliaghstown, Rathcoole was charging with possession for sale or...
View ArticleBurst watermain in Co Kildare interrupts supply for large amount of households
The Co Kildare waterworks crew are currently working to repair a burst watermain in Monasterevin. The water supply to Ferns Bridge, St. Evins Park and surrounding areas will be interrupted until...
View ArticleDad of four jailed for 'drive offs' at Kildare fuel stations
A man with dozens of previous convictions was jailed for almost two years after driving off without paying for fuel at filling stations in Co Kildare. James McDonagh of Hastings Lawn, Balbriggan, Co...
View ArticleHistoric public toilets knocked to the ground in Dublin city
Public toilets spanning over a centre in the centre of Dublin have been demolished. The underground facility outside of Trinity College has been cleared to make way for the Luas Cross City...
View ArticleGroup seen stealing alloys from car in Co Kildare
A group of men were arrested in Co Kildare while attempting to remove alloys wheel from a car. Five men were seen removing alloy -wheels from a car parked at The Waterways, Sallins, on Saturday at...
View ArticleKildare soldiers heading to Lebanon on parade today
The 53rd Infantry Group being deployed on peacekeeping duties to South Lebanon will have their ministerial review in Kilkenny Castle today. Over the past two months the 190 men and women, some of whom...
View ArticleGALLERY: Official opening by Monasterevin GFC of re-developed Fr Prendergast...
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View ArticleSwan on the loose at the Port Tunnel
The southbound bore of the Port Tunnel has been closed temporarily due to a swan loose. Works will take place on Caragh Rd in Naas from 8am to 6pm today until Friday,May 6. A stop/go system will be in...
View ArticleDry mild evening set to continue
The dry day will continue towards the evening. There will be cool and breezy weather this evening with clear spells then becoming cloudy and milder towards the night. Tomorrow will be sunny. Although...
View ArticleNo Luas tomorrow due to strike
There will be no Luas service tomorrow due to strike action. Commuters are strongly advised to make alternative travel arrangements. Expect heavier traffic on all major routes around Dublin City as...
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