Overnight roadworks underway in North Kildare this week
Over a number of days this week, road resurfacing works will be carried out in Leixlip. The roadworks started yesterday. The resurfacing works will take place on Captains Hill, from its junction with...
View ArticleIrish Heart Foundation is encouraging people to get a free blood pressure check
The Irish Heart Foundation is urging people to get a free blood pressure check in the Irish Heart Foundation’s mobile health unit as the number of people in Ireland with high blood pressure, the...
View ArticleCo Kildare obituaries: Tuesday, 14 August
The death has occurred of Marie DOYLE (née Goff) Leixlip, Kildare DOYLE, Marie (née Goff), (Leixlip, Co. Kildare) August 12th., 2018 (peacefully) at home surrounded by her family. Beloved wife of Pat...
View ArticleGeneration Pup 'will give us a better understanding of the external factors...
Dog owners throughout the country are being asked to sign up for Generation Pup, which will carry out research on how to better understand dogs. Dogs Trust, Ireland’s largest dog welfare charity, is...
View ArticleMajor concerns being voiced by Co Kildare TD about child homelessness in the...
A Co Kildare TD is appealing for the establishment of a taskforce to deal with the child homelessness crisis in this country. Fianna Fáil TD for South Kildare, Fiona O’Loughlin, made her comments...
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GALLERY: Smiles all around at the Leinster Senior College, Newbridge as they...
GALLERY: Smiles all around at the Leinster Senior College, Newbridge as they celebrate Leaving Cert Results PHOTOS BY AISHLING CONWAY Aine Clinton and Bernard Hennessy Andrew Donovan, Alex Adeogun and...
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GALLERY: More celebrations around the county as students celebrate Leaving...
GALLERY: More celebrations around the county as students celebrate Leaving Cert Results in Naas (St.Mary's College and CBS) and Clane (Scoil Mhuire) PHOTOS BY BEN KELLY SEE THIS WEEKS KILDARE POST FOR...
View Article3 days of road works will cause lane closures for Osberstown Road commencing...
By Kim O'Leary Kildare County Council has confirmed that 3 days of road works will cause lane closures and a stop/go lane traffic system on the Osberstown Road commencing from tomorrow Thursday, August...
View ArticleCo Kildare Gardaí appealing for information after man threatens 2 women with...
Co Kildare Gardaí are appealing for information after two women out walking were threatened at knife-point. The women, out walking their dogs, near the canal in Sallins, are understood to have been...
View ArticleCo Kildare food enthusiasts invited to attend Monread Fare Open Day tomorrow...
By Kim O'Leary Food enthusiasts living in Co Kildare are being invited to attend the Open Day of the Monread Fare, Food Stop, Naas, Co Kildare, with discounted prices and family entertainment in store...
View ArticleProposal for new solar farm near Kilcullen published this week
By Kim O'Leary A proposal to construct a new solar farm near Kilcullen has been published this week, with the company seeking planning permission for the facility on a restored landfill on a site...
View ArticleCo Kildare Gardaí arrest lorry driver yesterday for drink driving
Gardaí in Co Kildare arresting a man yesterday for drink driving while he was on duty as a lorry driver for work. The checkpoint took place on the Southbound part of the M9. On Tuesday, August 14,...
View ArticleOver 13 pc of commercial properties in Kildare remain vacant according to...
Over 13 per cent of commercial properties in Kildare remain vacant according to latest studies, which has reported no change in the number of properties that are currently being unused. Kildare's rate...
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In pictures: More than 5,500 support array of stars at Hurling for Cancer...
Over 5,500 spectators turned out in St Conleth's Park in Newbridge on Tuesday evening to witness another brilliant edition of the annual Hurling for Cancer Research charity game. The game featured a...
View ArticleBody found in search for Dublin man missing since yesterday
Gardaí in Dublin have concluded the search for a missing man after a body was discovered today. 53-year-old Paul McDermott was reported missing on Tuesday after last being seen in the College Green...
View ArticleBrannoxtown National School sees new principal appointed with school opening...
A principal is now appointed for Brannoxtown Community National School due to start in September. Following the recent announcement by Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB)...
View ArticleM7 traffic at a standstill following crash near motorway merge
A collision on the M7 Northbound has resulted in long delays for commuters heading both north and south this evening. The incident occurred near the junction where the M7 and M9 motorways merge....
View ArticleMore heavy downpours predicted for this evening as miserable weather continues
It has been an utterly miserable day as regards weather today around Kildare as heavy downpours have lashed across the entire county, and there will be plenty more rain to come across the rest of...
View ArticleGardaí seize €24K of cannabis and arrest young man following raid on Lucan...
Gardaí in Dublin have seized cannabis with an estimated value of €24,000 following the raid of a house in the Lucan area yesterday morning. The Intelligence Led Operation was conducted by the Garda...
View ArticleCan't wait until tomorrow? Get this week's issue of the Kildare Post online here
This week's issue of the Kildare Post is already available online. We have an update on the Deirdre Jacob missing persons case after Gardaí launched a murder investigation into the disappearance of the...
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