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Viking theme to Kildare Town Medieval Festival this year
The Kildare Town Tourism Group brings you the Kildare Town Medieval Festival on Sunday August 12th August from 12 – 6pm, a Viking-themed day where Kildare’s rich medieval heritage is celebrated....
View ArticleCo Wicklow farmers complain that their lands are being 'mercilessly raided on...
Deer Management in Co Wicklow is being welcomed by local farming groups. ICSA rural development chairman Seamus Sherlock has welcomed the signing of a contract with the Wicklow Uplands Council for the...
View ArticleCo Kildare TD says new legislation could make gift vouchers valid for 5 years
A public consultation to examine gift voucher fees has been launched, announced a Co Kildare TD. The Government has agreed to enact new legislation for a minimum lifespan of five years for gift...
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Concern at camp fire near gorse bushes on Curragh Plains
A KildareNow reader sent in this photo of a number of campers sitting around a camp fire close to gorse bushes yesterday evening in the Curragh. There appears to be at least two large tents in the area...
View ArticleCo Kildare based charity expands with new funding
A Co Kildare based charity is celebrating after being picked among eight charities offering a €1.6million fund. Peter Carey, Chief Executive of Kildare County Council, welcomed this year’s winners...
View ArticleCo Kildare obituaries: Friday, August 3, 2018
The death has occurred of Harry ANDERSON Naas Road, Newbridge, Kildare ANDERSON, Harry (Naas Road, Newbridge, Co. Kildare). Retired Commandant, Irish Army, The Curragh - 1st August 2018 (peacefully)....
View ArticleSunny day ahead for Co Kildare
This morning will start off cloudy. There will be some rain showers at first. As the day progresses sunny spells will develop. Highest temperatures will range 20 to 24 degrees Celsius. If you have a...
View ArticleRoad resurfacing works in Naas area are underway
Naas Muncipal Council staff will be carrying out road resurfacing works until next week. Works started earlier this week and will continue until Tuesday, August 7. Traffic management will be in place...
View ArticleSome Co Kildare post offices looking set to close while nationally 161...
Following announcements that a number of Co Kildare rural post offices look set to close, it has been revealed that nationally 161 postmasters have applied for the Company’s voluntary retirement...
View ArticleNew TV3 series filming in north Kildare with star Adrian Dunbar
Adrian Dunbar will star in new Irish psychological drama Blood, to be screened in TV3’s new Autumn schedule. The series is currently filming in Kilcock. Dunbar, who had roles in Irish films such as My...
View ArticleJohnny Magory Children’s Books holding Kildare event for National Heritage...
Johnny Magory Children’s Books have announced that it will host its second public Adventure Day during National Heritage Week 2018, which will take place from 18-26 August. This free family event will...
View ArticleCo Kildare company is advised by Food Safety Authority to take sausages off...
A Co Kildare meat company is now recalling food due to Salmonella fears. A spokesperson from the Food Safety of Authority said: "Newbridge Meats is initiating a recall of a batch of sausage products...
View ArticleWill Kildare's heads be right in Killarney? - ask RTE Sunday Game pundit
Former Kerry football star Tomás O Sé has asked if Kildare will have the same will to win against Kerry in the Super 8s clash in Killarney - because there's nothing at stake except pride tomorrow...
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Charity night in Allen for St Brigid's Hospice and Pieta House
A Sponsored Head Shave is taking place in Leap Inn in Allen on September 8th at 8pm. There will be live music and a raffle on the night. All proceeds go to St Brigid's Hospice and Pieta House. For...
View ArticleDashing Conor from Kilcullen is Escort at the Rose of Tralee Festival
Conor Griffin, a 27 year old Business Development Manager from Gilltown, Kilcullen is one of the dozens of escorts chosen for the Rose of Tralee pageant in Co Kerry later this month. Conor is sponsored...
View ArticleTemperatures in the mid 20s over the weekend as sunshine continues
It's set to be another weekend of good, dry weather as temperatures peer towards the mid 20s once again. Mostly dry tonight with just a little patchy drizzle along coasts. A few mist patches will form...
View ArticleElvis and Stella help find €150k worth of cigarettes and alcohol in Co Laois...
Above: Sniffer dogs Elvis and Stella Revenue Officers seized over 192,000 unstamped cigarettes, 10kgs of tobacco and over 1,960 litres of alcohol when they carried out a search, under warrant, of a...
View ArticleNew bill being proposed to make illegal encampments on the Curragh a criminal...
A new bill will be put forward to the Dáil that will help prevent illegal encampments from setting up in the Curragh. The bill is being proposed by South Kildare TD Fiona O'Loughlin, and it will be an...
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Best dressed lady at Galway Races wore dress from a Kildare boutique
The winner was mum-of-two Charlene Byers (34) from Newry, Co Down, who had never been to the Galway Races before. Charlene wore a dress by Umit Kutluk from Kildare Village which opened only a few...
View ArticleGardai pursue motorist after he tried to avoid Checkpoint
A driver who abandoned their car after trying to avoid a Garda checkpoint will face prosecution in court following their dangerous act on the road. The incident occurred on the R148, a road which runs...
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