Three members of the Irish Defence Forces have received minor injuries following an explosion in Mali today.
Its understood they may be members of the elite Army Ranger Wing, which is based at the Curragh Camp.
A man has appeared in court following a drug seizure in Kildare worth an estimated €190,000.
Gardai say members of the Divisional Drugs Unit at Naas, assisted by local units, conducted searches in the Prosperous and Donadea areas over the weekend.
A new councillor has joined Kildare County Council.
A special meeting of the council took place today, to fill a vacancy created by the General Election.
Sitting Cllr. in the Kildare/Newbridge Municipal District, Sinn Fein's Patricia Ryan, won a Dáil seat in Kildare South.
792 business premises in Kildare are vacant.
GeoDirectory's report for the last three months of 2019 shows there has been an increase in the number of commercial buildings which are empty in the county.
Its up 0.5% to 13.5%
Easons buys independent bookshop and teachers and employers are at odds over how prepared students are for the world of work.
Here's Kfm's Laura Donnelly.
It could be this evening before water supply is restored to parts of Maynooth.
Kildare County Council says a water-main has been "damaged during works in the area".
Clonfert, Newtown, Laragh and surrounding areas are affected.
A Kildare man in Italy says there is no coronavirus fear there, just concern.
7 people have died from the virus there, and over 200 people are infected.
Schools are closed and public gatherings, such as mass, are suspended.
Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin are due to be meeting around now for the first talks on a potential coalition.
Both leaders met with the Regional Independent Group of TDs, which includes Kildare South's Cathal Berry.
Our Political Correspondent Seán Defoe reports:
The National Transport Authority has confirmed it will attend the next meeting of Kildare County Council in March
That's according to Social Democrats Cllr., Aidan Farrelly.
KCC is proposing to close a Kilcock road for over a month.
The council, on Glenveagh Homes Limited, wants to close the Branganstown Road "to all vehicular and pedestrian traffic from its junction with Rye Abbey Estate"
The proposed closure dates are March 23rd to April 25th.
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