4pm - 7pm
with
Paul Power
Kildare groups have received €11,500 of a €1 million allocation to community organisations across the county.
The grants are from the Minister for Rural and Community Development.
Allenwood Community Development Association Company is being given €4,950.00
Fáilte Ireland will provide 5 million euro to combat challenges totourism post-Brexit, and electric car giant Tesla is to cut 3-thousand jobs due to falling sales figures.
Here's KFM's Simon Doyle:
The former ESB shop in Leixlip is to be turned in to social housing for older people.
Kildare County Council sought Expressions of Interest from Approved Housing Bodies to develop this site as a housing scheme.
Funding for new footpaths in Leixlip Town Centre may be sought from Irish Public Bodies Insurance.
Kildare County Council says it is assessing the state of paths on Main Street, with a view to seeking monies from IPB
Listen back to hour one of Kildare Today with Clem Ryan, joined by ESRI Research Professor, Emer Smyth, Naas Fianna Fáil Cllr., Carmel Kelly, Clane Social Democrats rep, Aidan Farrelly and People Before Profit TD,
The effects of climate change are already devastating and the Irish government needs to do a lot more.
That’s one of the messages emerging from a major conference in Dublin on Ireland’s poor performance in tackling global warming.
There are more people in college in Ireland than the entire population of County Kildare.
According to the Higher Education Authority, there were almost 232 thousand enrolments for third level institutions last year.
Over a third of residents in Prosperous have signed a petition, calling for a series of safety up-grades on the village's ring road.
Known locally as "the block", 800 people says there is a lack of lighting on the 3.5 kilometre route.
Transport Infrastructure Ireland will have to be consulted if the Ball at Naas is to go green St. Patrick's day again this year.
A trial of the greening took place last year.
Kildare County Council noted that this cost €700
Gardai are appealing for help in tracing the whereabouts of a 21 year-old Kildare man missing in Dublin.
Joe O'Boyle was last seen on Mayor Street in Dublin 1 on Tuesday afternoon.
Kfm broadcasts on 97.6fm and 97.3fm to all parts of county Kildare 24 hours a day from the state-of-the-art Kfm Broadcast Centre, Newhall, Naas, Co. Kildare and around the world on this website.
Our aim is to entertain and inform our listeners, with the best music, local news and current affairs plus top class live sports coverage.
Remember, Kfm is your local station; we’re always interested in hearing your views and suggestions about the radio station. You can find all of our contact details on the Contact Us section of the site.
Enjoy your visit, thanks for listening and spread the word about Kildare's Kfm!