Kildare Diary

Kildare Diary

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Notices published in chronological order!

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Teach Tearmainn, Kildare town

Women's Refuge

Working to end domestic violence

Support, information, short-term accommodation for women and children victims

Phone: 045 527 584

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Become a Newbridge SVP Meals on Wheels Volunteer Driver

Could You Spare a Little Time to Make a Big Difference?

Every weekday, Newbridge SVP Meals on Wheels Service delivers 55–60 hot meals
to older members of the community. For many recipients, this visit provides
not only a nutritious meal but also a friendly face, reassurance
and an important connection with the outside world.

To help continue this vital community service, Newbridge SVP are currently seeking
volunteer drivers to join their dedicated team.

If you're interested, please contact Kathleen O'Connor, Manager, on 045 433184,
or call into the Day Care Centre, Station Road, Newbridge (W12 FT73) for further information.

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Share Food, the Newbridge Parish food bank, is appealing for donations of food.

Stocks of food at the bank are at their lowest levels ever
and the group is appealing to townspeople to donate generously.

Share Food has been operating in Newbridge for 13 years
and it distributes 120 food parcels each week to people in need.

The group welcomes all kinds of tinned and packaged food as well as toiletries.
They are currently short of most foodstuffs such as canned fruit, meat and fish;
tea and coffee; curry and pasta sauces; sugar, soup, jam, biscuits, crackers and cereals.

Donations can be given at collection points at Dunnes Stores, Tesco and SuperValu,
as well as at the three churches in Newbridge - St. Conleth’s, Cill Mhuire and the Dominican church.

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Sign up on the Pop Up Races website. Registration on the day opens at 9am. The run will start at 10am sharp. Free parking is available at Nurney GAA.

If you have any questions about the event, please email communications.nurney.kildare@gaa.ie

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Samaritans fundraising and raising awareness

On the 18th and 19th July, Newbridge Samaritans will be fundraising and raising awareness at The Curragh.

On Samaritans Awareness Day, the 24th of July 2026, Newbridge Samaritans will be at Whitewater Shopping Centre and Dunne’s Newbridge as well as Manor Mills, Maynooth to raise awareness of the service in the local community.

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Barrowhouse Harvest Run, 29th July 2026 at 7pm

Barrowhouse Running Club is hosting the Barrowhouse Harvest Run, a chip-timed community 5km road race and fundraiser for Barrowhouse GAA Club, on Wednesday 29th July 2026 at 7pm. The race starts and finishes at Barrowhouse GAA Clubhouse, Barrowhouse, Co. Laois, just five minutes outside Athy.

The event is open to runners, joggers, and walkers of all abilities. Entry is €15 for adults, €10 for under-18s, and €30 for a family (2 adults and 2 children).

On-the-day registration is available, but advance sign-up online here is strongly encouraged.

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Rathcoffey native Gavin Reilly organising it in thanks for the support he received during his cancer journey and to give back to those who provide such a service.

All proceeds donated to the Irish Cancer Society and Breakthrough Cancer Research.
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