Armed robbery at Naas service station
Gardai are investigating an armed robbery in Naas. Two men entered the Maxol service station on the Sallins Road in the town on Monday at 8.05pm. They were armed with a hammer and what gardai believe...
View ArticleTraffic moving on M50 and N7 but note delays during roadworks
AA Roadwatch report traffic is busy but moving slowly on the N7/M7 southbound from J8 Johnstown to J10 Naas South. A reminder too that, as part of the ongoing works on the M7 route between J8 Johnstown...
View ArticleFamily syndicate kept €175m EuroMillions ticket in Argos catalogue under...
A large family syndicate from The Naul in North Dublin have emerged as winners of last night’s mega €175.4 million EuroMillions jackpot. The family, who are today getting used to the idea of their...
View ArticleLast weekend's GAA Results
2019 Europcar Aldridge Cup Group A Sat, 16 Feb, Venue: Carbury, (Round 2), Carbury 0-12 Athy 0-11 Sat, 16 Feb, Venue: Maynooth, (Round 2), Maynooth 0-13 Eadestown 0-9 2019 Europcar Aldridge Cup Group...
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Spacious 5-bed bungalow close to Johnstownbridge benefits from a family room...
By Kim O'Leary This lovely 5-bedroom dormer bungalow located close to Johnstownbridge includes a family room, large gardens, and stone outbuildings stretching to 12.5 acres for a cost of €575,000....
View ArticleKildare resident jailed for bringing heroin through Dublin Airport
A Co Kildare resident has been jailed for four and a half years for bringing nearly €200,000 worth of heroin through Dublin Airport. Bayo Olanrewaju (48) was carrying most of the drugs in pellets...
View ArticleArmed robbery at Newbridge service station shop
A robbery took place in Casey's Londis on the Moorefield Road in Newbridge on Tuesday evening. A lone male dressed in a purple hoodie and grey tracksuit pants was carrying a large knife with a 9-inch...
View ArticleTickets for redeveloped Curragh Racecourse go on sale next week
Photo: Ben Kelly Demand is expected to be very strong for tickets to the redeveloped Curragh racecourse when they go on sale next week. General Admission and Season Tickets for the 19 racedays will be...
View ArticleCall for children with severe disabilities to get priority on housing list
Cllr Mark Lynch has called on Kildare - Newbridge Municipal District to introduce a new policy whereby young children with severe disabilities on the Council's housing list be given priority for...
View ArticleSyrian children should be enrolled in school in Monasterevin - Watchdog
Syrian children living in emergency reception centres should be enrolled in local schools while they wait to be housed, the children’s watchdog said. Niall Muldoon, the Ombudsman for Children, warned...
View ArticleNaas student awarded singing scholarship to UCD
ABOVE: Deputy President of UCD, Mark Rogers presenting Elliot with his scholarship. Iain White / Fennell Photography. Up-and-coming singer, Elliot Davis, has been awarded an Ad Astra Performing Arts...
View ArticleWoman who died in Allenwood car crash being laid to rest today
A 52 year old Allenwood woman who tragically died in a road accident on Sunday night last is being laid to rest today. Popular resident Frances Duggan Moore passed away in the single vehicle incident...
View ArticleDublin Airport grounds flights for 15 minutes after drone spotted over runways
All flights were suspended over Dublin Airport for 15 minutes this morning after a drone was sighted over the runways. The airport said the decision was made for safety reasons advised passengers to...
View ArticleEducate Together to be patrons of new Leixlip school
The Department of Education and Skills (DES) announced that it will award patronage of seven brand new national schools - including one in Leixlip - to Educate Together. Families in the following areas...
View ArticleHazelhatch & Celbridge named Overall Best Train Station in Ireland
Hazelhatch & Celbridge has been named Overall Best Train Station in Ireland at the annual Iarnród Éireann Best Station Awards. The Station plays a key role in the busy commuter town of Celbridge...
View ArticleMaynooth University opens €14m School of Education
The outstanding contribution of Maynooth University to the education system and teaching profession in Ireland was underlined at today’s official opening of its €14.1 million School of Education by two...
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Kildare Obituaries for Thursday, February 21
The death has occurred of Séamus DOYLE Kilmeaney, Rathcrogue, Carlow / Kildare Séamus Doyle died peacefully at St. Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny. Formerly of Grangenolvin, Co. Kildare. Beloved husband of...
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Contracts Manager being hired in Greater Dublin Area
ADCO Contracting & Civill Engineering Ltd is hiring a Contracts Manager. Due to continued growth, ADCO Contracting & Civil Engineering Ltd is also hiring a Project Manager and a Marketing...
View ArticleNewbridge Silverware launches photographic exhibition on iconic sex symbols
Newbridge Silverware and the free-to-enter Museum of Style Icons (MOSI) has just launched a new photographic exhibition that charts the evolution of some of the world’s most iconic sex symbols....
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Accident scene in Kilcullen attended by emergency crews from Athy, Naas,...
Emergency crews from four locations attended the scene of a collision near Kilcullen yesterday evening. Fire Service crews responded from Stations in Athy, Naas and Portlaoise. Tallaght Ambulance...
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