Rural crime and isolation are key issues says Macra na Feirme
Rural crime and rural isolation remain the key issues facing communities in Ireland according to a recent survey of Macra na Feirme members. 25 percent of members surveyed identified rural crime as the...
View ArticleChampionship action returns this evening as St Kevin's and Straffan get IFC...
The Pittman Traffic & Safety Intermediate Football Championship gets back underway this evening as two games take place in the first round of the group stages. The newly formatted competition sees...
View ArticleKildare set to escape most of the showers today as another sunny afternoon...
Kildare looks set to escape most of the showers that will effect other areas of the country today, with sunshine due to be prominent in this part of Leinster. The showers will be mainly in Connacht,...
View ArticleNaas Hospital needs more staff to cope with patients on trolleys says INMO
Naas Hospital does not have adequate staff to cope with the huge numbers of people attending Accident & Emergency services says the Director of the INMO . Earlier this week, on Tuesday, August 7,...
View ArticleKildare Gardaí arrest driver who was several times over legal alcohol limit...
A driver was found to be more than three times over the legal limit for blood alcohol levels after Gardaí carried out a breath test on the motorist in Kildare yesterday. The motorist was stopped by...
View ArticleAmerican owners looking for first Irish success in prestigious race at the...
American owners group Phoenix Thoroughbred Ltd are aiming for their first big success on Irish soil this weekend when they bring the highly rated Advertise to the Curragh for the prestigious Keeneland...
View ArticleMeath native sentenced to over 6 years in Australia for supplying drugs to...
A Meath man living in Australia has been jailed after being caught supplying cocaine to the local party scene down under. 37-year-old Stephen Donnelly was arrested in October 2017 after he and UK...
View ArticleCo Kildare Obituaries: Thursday, 9 August
The death has occurred of Margaret O'NEILL (née Corscadden) Courtown Road, Kilcock, Kildare Peacefully in her 94th year at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown surrounded by her loving family. Margaret...
View ArticleIncident of potential botulism being investigated following death of up to 20...
The Department of Agriculture and Food has stated that a thorough investigation into the death of up to 20 beef cattle in Kildare has been launched, with potential links between poultry litter and...
View Article“You’d have to want 10 of them to go through” - Burke eyes senior progression...
A delighted Davy Burke couldn’t wipe the wide smile from his face as he carried out his various media duties following Kildare’s victory in the All-Ireland U20 Football Championship final on Sunday....
View ArticleCo Kildare dog owners invited to microchip dogs for free next week as part of...
By Kim O'Leary Dogs Trust, Ireland’s leading dog welfare charity, has today launched details of their annual Nationwide Microchipping Awareness Campaign, and Co Kildare dog owners can avail of the free...
View ArticleFootpath and road resurfacing works at Cut Bush near the Curragh to be...
By Kim O'Leary Fianna Fail TD for South Kildare, Fiona O’Loughlin today confirmed footpath and road resurface at Cut Bush, The Curragh, following concerns raised by locals living in the area. Speaking...
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Inspirational best friends will cut their long hair to raise funds to buy a...
By Kim O'Leary Two inspirational young girls living in Co Kildare are set to cut their long hair to raise funds to purchase a special postural seat for little Harry from Sallins with a gofundme page...
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Huge crowd expected for Taste of Kildare next weekend with top chefs Rachel...
With just days to go until Taste of Kildare a huge crowd is expected at the K Club on Sunday, August 19 next for the county’s inaugural food festival, where top chefs, including Rachel Allen and Martin...
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Annual 5k road race fundraiser taking place in Celbridge later this month
By Kim O'Leary Celbridge Athletic Club is set to hold its annual 5k club road race fundraiser on Thursday, 30 August from 7.30pm with plenty of prizes to be won and a great day for all of the family...
View ArticleYoung family of seven made homeless had to 'sleep on chairs' at a Dublin...
A young family from Tallaght in Dubin were forced to sleep in a garda station last night after they could not find emergency accommodation. The six children, aged from one to 11, and their mother had...
View ArticleAthy's Ring Road moves to next phase as KCC is given approval to issue...
Fine Gael Kildare South TD Martin Heydon has welcomed confirmation from the Department of Transport that they have given approval to Kildare County Council to issue Notices to Treat in relation to the...
View ArticleCo Kildare Obituaries: Thursday, 9 August
The death has occurred of William (Bill) SLANEY Derrinturn, Carbury, Kildare / Leixlip, Kildare SLANEY, William (Bill) (Derrinturn, Carbury, Co. Kildare and formerly of Leixlip) August 8th, 2018 (very...
View ArticleMidlands woman alleges husband punched wall so hard he broke his arm
A midlands woman with young children who claims that her husband punched a wall in her presence, leaving her in fear, has been refused a Protection Order at Naas Family Law Court today. In court, the...
View ArticleCo Kildare TD says families are 'meeting closed doors constantly' when...
€6.9million has been allocated for Kildare West Wicklow Home Care Packages to cover this year, according to figures released to a local TD. Fiona O’Loughlin TD says that more must be allocated for 2019...
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