Ambulance staff could be striking
Siptu ambulance staff are to ballot for strike action over, what their union says, is the continued refusal of acting Health Minister Leo Varadkar to publish a national capacity review of the service....
View ArticleRisk of flooding today
Very wet and windy today with rain becoming widespread and persistent affecting all areas throughout the day. The rain will be heavy in places in the afternoon and evening, especially near mountains...
View ArticleTraffic slow on M50
On the M50 southbound, it's slow exiting at J10 Ballymount. Northbound traffic is moving well. On the N4 Lucan Rd, traffic is busy from the M50 Interchange to Palmerstown. Further in, Con Colbert Rd is...
View ArticleSocial welfare offices in North Kildare set to close this month slammed as...
An 'unprecedented' move by the Department of Social Protection to close the North Kildare community welfare offices is set for later this month. Social Democrats TD Catherine Murphy has said it is'...
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Appeal for fires to stop in Sallins
A Co Kildare TD is appealing for a spate of fires to stop before someone is injured. Over the past few days, Co Kildare Fire Services has been called to incidents in Sallins wastelands. Fianna Fail...
View ArticleKildareNow: Clarification and Apology
An article and a photoshopped image was posted on KildareNow this morning purporting to be an April Fools Day-type story. KildareNow would like to immediately distance ourselves from this posting and...
View ArticleHeartbroken family appealing for dog missing in Co Kildare
A heartbroken family are appealing for people to have a look for their beloved pet. Five - year-old Keira, a Rhodesian Ridgeback, has been missing for the past two days. The dog went missing from the...
View ArticlePeople are being urged not to visit Naas Hospital's Emergency Department...
Increasing levels of the flu virus and the winter vomiting bug is leading to increasing attendances and admissions at Naas General Hospital. People are being encouraged to contact KDoc, rather than...
View ArticleHeaslip and Sexton back in Leinster side for crunch derby clash with Munster...
Johnny Sexton is back in the outhalf position for Leinster as they look to bounce back from their defeat to Connacht last weekend when they take on Munster in the Aviva tomorrow evening. The Irish...
View ArticleStar Ballyboden duo left out of Dublin side to face Kildare in tomorrow's U21...
Dessie Farrell has chosen to leave Ballyboden St Enda's duo Colm Basquel and Shane Clayton out of his Dublin side for tomorrow's Leinster U21 Football Championship final against Kildare. The omission...
View ArticleAlmost 100 without power across Co Kildare
ESB Networks is working to fix problems near Athy and Kilcock today. Approximately 62 customers are without power between Athy and Ballylinan. At present, it's not know when the power will be restored....
View ArticleSenior star Sherry returns as Kildare team named for tomorrow's U21 LFC final
Kildare U21 manager Bryan Murphy has opted to make just one change to the side that easily dispatched Westmeath in the semi-final as Mark Sherry comes in for the meeting with Dublin in tomorrow...
View ArticleTraffic update: Crash on the M50, while long delays on the N7
The Friday evening commute has started off slowly for many as a crash on the M50 has hampered motorists using the Northbound route. The accident occurred near J10 Ballymount and the right lane there is...
View ArticleMore rain on the way as it's set to be a wet weekend
The heavy showers of rain are due to continue into the weekend as the weather forecast looks pretty bleak. The rain will persist late into this evening but it should clear as nightfall approaches. That...
View Article18 Newbridge apartments up for sale for less than €2 million
A total of 18 apartments have gone up for sale in Newbridge for less than €2 million. The Capella Court apartments, located at Langton Cross in Newbridge, are a collection of 2-bedroom premises that...
View ArticleKildare church planning bigger balcony for its choir
St Patrick's Church in Celbridge (above) has applied for planning permission for major building works. An application in the name of Fr Paul Traynor seeks to extend the choir balcony with a new access...
View ArticleCalls to put electricity poles and cables underground in Co Kildare
A politician has called for the Council to adopt a policy of burying cables for electricity, TV and telephones underground to improve how towns and villages look. Athy-based Cllr Mark Wall admitted the...
View ArticleKildare county obituaries
The death has occurred of Kieran SKELLY, K&M Nurseries, Ballyhagen, Carbury, Kildare/Virginia, Cavan Formerly Beherna, Virginia, Co. Cavan. Son of the late Patrick and Marian. Deeply regretted by...
View ArticleYoung father killed in quarry accident yesterday was working just miles from...
A young father who was killed yesterday in a tragic quarry accident in Gorey was working just a matter of miles from his home when the incident happened. The man has been named locally as Peter Byrne,...
View ArticleCollision blocking part of a Co Kildare road
A collision on the M4 Eastbound is blocking the left lane of a section of the M4 Motorway between J9 Enfield and J8 Kilcock. The incident occurred less than 30 minutes ago and it has yet to be...
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