Weather: Sunny morning but showery afternoon
It will be cold and frosty this morning with fog clearing after dawn. The hours before noon will be dry with good sunshine. However scattered rain will become more widespread this afternoon and some...
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Naas Army captain proudly remembers her ancestor's role in 1916 Rising
Captain Deirdre Carbery of the Defence Forces was master of ceremonies outside the GPO yesterday for the state's lavish centenary commemoration of the 1916 Rising. The Army officer also paid tribute...
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GALLERY: Easter fun at Lullymore Heritage and Discovery Park
Lullymore Heritage & Discovery Park continues its Easter fun every day this week as the Easter Bunny and furry friends leads regular egg hunts for egg-cited families. The Rathangan attraction is...
View ArticleGardai make Easter Sunday seizure of cocaine
Gardai seized €500,000 worth of cocaine in a swoop on Easter Sunday yesterday. The intelligence-led operation in The Ward area of north Dublin involved gardaí from the Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau...
View ArticleDublin dad and son (3) died in freak fall after they picked up Easter eggs
Post-mortems will be carried out today on the bodies of a father and son which were found yesterday in a stream in Ashtown in Dublin. The incident happened as tens of thousands of people gathered in...
View ArticleVIDEO: Newbridge girl Jasmine sings her way into quarter-finals on Voice of...
A young Newbridge woman sang her heart out on The Voice of Ireland at the weekend and coach Kian Egan picked her for the quarter-finals. The 22-year-old Jasmine Higgins Kavanagh blew away the judges...
View ArticleTraffic restrictions in Dublin today due to outdoor cultural feast marking...
Several roads and streets are closed today due to the RTÉ Reflecting the Rising - expected to be the largest artistic and cultural outdoors event ever staged in the city. From 11am-6pm, in locations...
View ArticleThe price of a Co Kildare home has jumped by €1,000 a month since Christmas
The price of the average three-bed semi detached house in Co Kildare has increased by 1.5% to €242,500 in the last three months, a nationwide property survey has found. Figures by the REA Average House...
View ArticleMaynooth to Dunboyne road re-opens after crash that killed biker
The Maynooth to Dunbboyne Road (R157) has reopened outside Dunboyne following a fatal crash yesterday. A male motorcyclist in his 40’s was fatally injured when his motorcycle was in collision with a...
View ArticleArgos store in Naas helps the retailer to raise €80,000 to fight cancer
Retailer Argos, which has a store in Naas, has raised €80,000 for the Irish Cancer Society, since the launch of its two year partnership in March last year. The money will fund 3,000 nursing hours at...
View ArticleNaas gardai warn: Fix broken lights or get €60 fine
Naas Traffic Corps has urged all motorists to check their lights regularly to ensure they are working properly. Officers stopped a car (above) stop car at the weekend with one front light and the...
View ArticleNetwork problem knocks out power to 200 near Lullymore
A total of 221 customers near Lullymore have been without electricity since 12 noon today due to a fault in the network. Some households reported a blackout in the area as early as 9.30am. ESB Networks...
View ArticleSeminar in Kildare for common condition which has no known cause
An adult seminar entitled 'Self-Advocacy, Self-Confidence, Self-Care' is being hosted by Dyspraxia Ireland at the Springfield Hotel in Leixlip. Dyspraxia is a common disorder that affects movement and...
View ArticleIrish person onboard plane hijacked and forced to land in Cyprus airport
An Egypt Air passenger plane heading from Alexandria to Cairo has been hijacked and forced to land in Cyprus at Larnaca airport, civil aviation sources and police said. One man was thought to be armed,...
View ArticleTeachers' conferences to call for better pay for new entrants
The country's three teacher trade unions will be opening their annual conferences in Cork, Killarney and Wexford today. Around 1,800 delegates are attending the conferences, where unequal teacher...
View ArticleNew Kildare TD wants more funding for transport projects
Fianna Fail TD Frank O’Rourke wants extra financial resources for Co Kildare from the National Transport Authority. Only 12 out of a total of 162 transport schemes in the county were successful in...
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Curragh Racecourse to honour race legend Snow Fairy in August
The Curragh Racecourse will stage a race to honour European and World champion race mare Snow Fairy in August. The star won a string of big races including the Darley Irish Oaks, Epsom Oaks, Hong Kong...
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Crime gang's €1 million fleet of vehicles under armed guard in The Curragh Camp
A fleet of vehicles worth €1m which were seized from criminals is being stored under armed guard in The Curragh Camp army base. The high-powered cars, SUVs and motorbikes were confiscated as part of a...
View ArticleNaas Gardai help M7 motorist who discovered the spare tyre was also flat!
Naas Traffic Corps came to the rescue of a motorist with a puncture who discovered their spare tyre was also flat. Officers came upon the vehicle parked on the hard shoulder (pictured) as darkness fell...
View ArticleHelp Naas woman with locked-in syndrome after she suffered stroke while on...
Friends of a Naas resident with 'locked-in' syndrome are raising funds for her medical treatment. Happy-go-lucky college graduate Klaudia Rachwal (23) has seen her life changed dramatically since she...
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