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Kildare Chamber showcasing businesses at summer EXPO in Naas
The Kildare Summer Business EXPO 2018 takes place on Thursday. The major networking event is being run by County Kildare Chamber. The EXPO is being held in Sheehy Motors, Naas between 4-8pm. Over 100...
View ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: Family Fun Day on Bank Holiday Monday at Westgrove Hotel, Clane
Photos by Ben Kelly. If you have a story or want to send photos or videos to us please contact the KildareNow editorial team. via our Facebook, via our email at content@kildarenow.com or on 045 409350...
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Fire fighters spend 7 hours battling house fire in Johnstown
Several units of Kildare Fire Service spent seven hours fighting a fire at a home in Johnstown yesterday. The blaze broke out at the dwelling at around 12 noon. Units from Naas, Newbridge and Maynooth...
View ArticleCall for real-time information boards listing parking spaces in Naas
Councillor Fintan Brett has asked Kildare Co Council to provide real-time information boards telling motorists the number of parking spaces available in the town. The digital display would indicate...
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View ArticleCo Kildare Obituaries: Tuesday, 8 May
The death has occurred of Richard (Richie) HOLMWOOD Leixlip, Kildare HOLMWOOD, Richard (Richie) - May. 5th, 2018, (Leixlip, Co. Kildare) (peacefully) at home surrounded by his loving family. Beloved...
View ArticleThe Bank Holiday scorcher is well and truly over with the return of light...
By Kim O'Leary After a scorching bank holiday weekend with temperatures reaching up to 21C across the country, the weather will start to turn today bringing rain showers with some sunny spells and...
View ArticleSeries of road works commencing in Co Kildare this week
By Kim O'Leary A number of road works are set to resume this week following the Bank Holiday weekend with some delays to be expected during the works. Road re-surfacing works will be carried out...
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PHOTOS: Inside drugs factory in home in respectable Kildare estate
Gardaí have released photographs from inside a "pill-making factory" in a three-bedroom home in north Co Kildare. The investigation was led by the Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau which is...
View ArticlePressure mounts to construct second bridge for Celbridge to combat...
By Kim O'Leary Local Fianna Fail TD, Frank O’Rourke, has stated that a second bridge for Celbridge has moved a step closer. Deputy O’Rourke made this statement following a recent meeting with the...
View ArticleKildare men tough it out for Debra Ireland Challenge by trekking through the...
By Kim O'Leary Two Kildare men helped lead the way in braving one of Ireland's toughest mountain races to help raise money for people battling the rare and very painful skin condition EB...
View Article1-bed apartment in Newbridge town for under €60k
A 1-bedroom, first floor apartment, located only minutes' walk from Newbridge town centre is on the market for €59,950. The property in Ballymany Mews, Ballymany comprises of an entrance hall, a living...
View ArticleTalented film-makers from Co Kildare win best documentary at First Cut Youth...
By Kim O'Leary Two talented Kildare film-makers have had their work recognised at the recent First Cut Youth Festival in Youghal, Co. Cork, with their fantastic documentary “Wait” scooping best...
View ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: Launch of Meditation Garden at Irish National Stud and...
All photographs by Caroline Norris The Irish National Stud & Gardens celebrates Japan and Japanese Culture The Irish National Stud & Gardens is celebrating the launch of the newly...
View ArticlePlanning permission refused for Maighne Wind Farm in Kildare and Meath
By Kim O'Leary An Bord Pleanala has refused planning permission for the Maighne Wind Farm in Kildare and Meath. Element Power sought leave for the erection of up to 47 wind turbines in parts of North...
View Article'Drink-link' bus routes for Kildare revealed. Local TD says: 'use it or lose it'
A number of towns in Co Kildare will be served by a new rural transport link - as well as border areas with Wicklow and Meath. The buses will run on average from 6pm to 11pm, typically on Friday and...
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North Kildare estates are putting in calls for reducing speed limits...
A number of requests are being made in North Kildare to have speed limits reduced to 30km/hr 'for the safety of residents and children.' Following a long campaign by the mother of a young boy who was...
View ArticleKildare TD highlights issues for families in direct provision
By Kim O'Leary Fiona O’Loughlin, TD for Kildare South last week questioned Minister Zappone in the Dáil about the 1200 children currently living in Direct Provision in Ireland, including the children...
View ArticleIreland suffers highest rate of meningitis in Europe with appeals for Co...
Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF) are appealing for walkers, joggers and runners in Co Kildare to support their life-saving work by joining their Dublin Women’s Mini Marathon team this June 13....
View ArticleCo Kildare residents get set for very early morning awakening this Saturday...
During the early hours of the morning on this Saturday, thousands of people throughout Co Kildare are anticipated to get up and walk, jog and run. This event Darkness into Light for Pieta House raises...
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