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Kildare Behavioural Scientist Is Leading Calls For Four-Day Work Week

Tuesday, 31 December 2024 16:13

Over Three Thousand Patients Admitted To Naas General Hospital Without A Bed In 2024

Tuesday, 31 December 2024 15:24

"Cautious Optimism" For Partial Reopening Of Holyhead In Mid January

Tuesday, 31 December 2024 11:10

Kildare And Surrounding Counties Could Face Water Outages Of Up To 150 Days Per Year By 2049

Monday, 30 December 2024 15:45

Photos: Locals Go For A Dip In The Grand Canal, Milltown Bridge, To Raise Funds For Laura Lynn

Monday, 30 December 2024 14:46

Maynooth Professor Calls For Alternatives To Prison For Pregnant Women Amid Record Numbers

Monday, 30 December 2024 11:28

Man Charged After €18k In Drugs And Cash Seized In Baltinglass

Monday, 30 December 2024 11:03

Incoming TDs To Meet With Survivors Of The 1979 Glen Of Imaal Explosion

Monday, 30 December 2024 10:08

Defence Forces To Purchase Four New Helicopters To Strengthen Air Corps At Cost Of Over €90m

Monday, 30 December 2024 09:58

Motorists And Pedestrians Warned To Be Extra Careful In The Run Up To The New Year, With 178 People Having Lost Their Lives On Irish Roads So Far This Year

Monday, 30 December 2024 09:45

The Irish Blood Transfusions Service Are Calling On People To Donate Blood If Possible

Sunday, 29 December 2024 10:35

Pressure Increase On Hospitals As Over 700 People Hospitalised With Flu

Friday, 27 December 2024 14:50

Irish Rail Urging Passengers To Double Check Timetables This Week Due To Works Between Grand Canal Dock And Connolly Stations

Friday, 27 December 2024 11:43

Nearly 8 In 10 People Cite Money As The Cause Of Stress During The Christmas Period

Thursday, 26 December 2024 12:37

20 Local GOAL Mile Events To Take Place Over The Festive Period

Tuesday, 24 December 2024 11:57

Jack And Grace Were The Most Popular Baby Names In Kildare Last Christmas

Tuesday, 24 December 2024 11:25

Locals Urged To Check In On Elderly Relatives And Neighbours Over The Festive Period

Tuesday, 24 December 2024 11:16

"Dark Day" For Kilmeague: Jason Hallahan Remembered After Car Enters Grand Canal At Grangeclare West

Monday, 23 December 2024 16:59

Judge Strikes Down 32 Speeding Cases Near Monasterevin, Says Road Is "Rich Pickings" For GoSafe

Monday, 23 December 2024 16:42

Here's Where Your Real Christmas Trees Can Be Recycled In The New Year

Monday, 23 December 2024 15:45

Update: HSE Seeks Reprieve For Allenwood Centre As Families Voice Devastation

Monday, 23 December 2024 11:15

Man Dead After Car Enters Grand Canal In Kilmeague

Monday, 23 December 2024 10:18

The Newbridge-Kildare Samaritans Branch Have Launched This Year's Longest Night Campaign

Sunday, 22 December 2024 16:14

Kildare County Council Publish Allotment And Community Garden Strategy From 2024 To 2030

Saturday, 21 December 2024 12:24

400,000 Expected To Travel With Iarnród Éireann This Christmas

Saturday, 21 December 2024 11:23

Gardaí To Crack Down On Speeding As Part Of Christmas Road Safety Campaign

Saturday, 21 December 2024 11:17

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Friday, 20 December 2024 16:49

€12,500 Burial Plots Near Wolfe Tone's Resting Place Get Planning Extension

Friday, 20 December 2024 16:27

Cllr. Kevin Duffy Appointed As New Mayor of Kildare

Friday, 20 December 2024 16:25

Kildare Animal Charity Saves Donkey Abandoned In Forest With "Worst Hooves" Seen In "Long Time"

Friday, 20 December 2024 15:51

Green Fuel Firm ClonBio Loses €14m And Halts Capital Investment In Kildare-Based Joint Venture

Friday, 20 December 2024 12:37

The Building Is "Letting Them Down": Parents Highlight "Heartbreaking" State Of Saplings Special School

Friday, 20 December 2024 11:41

Three Arrested In Garda Operation Targeting Crime Group Across Kildare And Four Other Counties

Friday, 20 December 2024 11:08

Women Overtake Men In Earnings At Kildare Council, While Men Dominate Lower-Paid Outdoor Roles

Friday, 20 December 2024 10:41

Dustin, Zig, and Zag: Kildare’s Rescued Turkeys Develop Unexpected Bond With Cats

Friday, 20 December 2024 08:50

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Thursday, 19 December 2024 16:50

E-Scooter Riders "Unaware" Of Laws As Gardai Impose €50 Fines In Naas

Thursday, 19 December 2024 16:12

Carlow Firefighters Forced To Retire Before Age Limit Awarded €15,000 Each In Age Discrimination Case

Thursday, 19 December 2024 12:37

Watch: Thieves Cover Home Camera Before Stealing Car In Kilcock

Thursday, 19 December 2024 12:25

Works To Reconnect Two Streetlights In Naas Housing Estate To Commence Early In New Year

Thursday, 19 December 2024 12:00

Kildare GP Issues Advice As Flu, COVID, and RSV Cases Spike, With High Number Of Hospital Admissions

Thursday, 19 December 2024 09:53

Siptu To Meet Fianna Fáil TDs This Morning Over Possible Privatisation Of Bord Na Mona Recycling

Thursday, 19 December 2024 09:00

Department of Defence Invests €53m For New Long-Range Government Jet After Learjet Issues

Thursday, 19 December 2024 08:37

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Wednesday, 18 December 2024 16:36

Man Ordered To Pay 25K To Charity For Destroying Wildlife Habitats In Kilcock

Wednesday, 18 December 2024 16:08

Kildare House Prices Saw A 7.5% Rise In The Year To October

Wednesday, 18 December 2024 14:50

Heartless Scam Targets Mourners After Young Newbridge Boy Passes Away

Wednesday, 18 December 2024 14:19

Verona Murphy Elected As The New Ceann Comhairle Of The Dáil

Wednesday, 18 December 2024 13:50

Barrister Battles To Halt Sale of Repossessed Naas Home Amid Debt Dispute

Wednesday, 18 December 2024 12:31

New Bus Route Between Portarlington And Monasterevin Starts This Christmas

Wednesday, 18 December 2024 11:23

Ukrainian Refugees To Stay At Toughers Restaurant Site Until January As Safety Inspections Progress

Wednesday, 18 December 2024 10:33

Gardaí Probe Assault In Maynooth As Victim Hospitalised

Wednesday, 18 December 2024 10:23

Appeal For Information Following Three Connected Burglaries

Wednesday, 18 December 2024 10:01

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Tuesday, 17 December 2024 16:42

New Strategies Unveiled To Preserve And Promote Curragh Plains

Tuesday, 17 December 2024 14:03

Kildare County Council Publicly Confirms The OPW Have Purchased Donaghcumper House In Celbridge

Tuesday, 17 December 2024 12:51

Sean Ó Fearghaíl Says He Won't Withdraw From Contention To Become New Ceann Comhairle

Tuesday, 17 December 2024 12:12

Safety Concerns Or Contracts Coming To An End? Toughers Closure Sparks Questions And Outrage

Tuesday, 17 December 2024 10:31

Maynooth-Based Businessman Accused Of Using Client Funds For Jets And House Fights U.S. Lawsuit

Tuesday, 17 December 2024 09:45

Security Allowance For TDs To Increase From €5k To €25K Following Review By Kildare TD Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Tuesday, 17 December 2024 09:27

Naas Racecourse Recognised As Ireland's First Age Friendly Racecourse

Tuesday, 17 December 2024 08:43

Kildare One Of The Top Three Counties That Spends The Most Money At Christmas

Monday, 16 December 2024 16:35

Self-Proclaimed "Medium" Pleads Guilty To Acting As Company Director Despite Being Disqualified

Monday, 16 December 2024 14:03

Two Kildare Artists Among the Nation’s Best in Prestigious Competition

Monday, 16 December 2024 12:46

Legal Loophole Allows Woman To Be Banned From Driving For 24 Hours Instead Of Six Months

Monday, 16 December 2024 12:41

Ryevale House In Leixlip, Housing International Protection Applicants, Found To Be Operating In Defiance of Planning Laws

Monday, 16 December 2024 12:00

Hauliers And Shipping Companies To Hold Separate Meetings With Transport Minister Over Closure Of Holyhead Port

Monday, 16 December 2024 10:30

Former Kildare North TD Bernard Durkan To Receive Almost €90K In Exit Payments

Monday, 16 December 2024 09:39

Renter in Athy Unable To Proceed With RTB Case Due To Property Watchdog Unable To Find Landlord's Address

Monday, 16 December 2024 09:25

Kildare Based GP Was Found Guilty Of Several Allegations Of Professional Misconduct, According To RTÉ

Sunday, 15 December 2024 16:17

Two Teenagers Were Arrested In The Baltinglass Area Of Wicklow In The Early Hours Of Yesterday Morning

Sunday, 15 December 2024 10:58

Man Charged With Assault Of Woman In Newbridge Car Park

Saturday, 14 December 2024 16:29

Kildare Drivers Urged To Act Responsible As Road Deaths Reach 167 This Year

Saturday, 14 December 2024 10:50

Minister Lawless Confirms Progress In Proceeding To Tender Stage For A New School Building For St. Mary's Girls' Post Primary School In Naas

Saturday, 14 December 2024 09:50

Clueless Actress Alicia Silverstone Teamed Up With Kildare Rescue Charity To Ensure On-Set Animal Welfare

Friday, 13 December 2024 15:15

EXCLUSIVE: Who Will Be Co-Opted Onto Kildare County Council Following The General Election Results?

Friday, 13 December 2024 14:30

Luxury Saggart Property Owned By Daniel Kinahan Sells For €380K Over Asking Price

Friday, 13 December 2024 12:36

Four Council Operated Car Parks In Naas To Be Free Between 9.30am-5.30pm Starting Next Week

Friday, 13 December 2024 12:20

Kfm's Christmas Crackers Underway Friday/Monday/Tuesday

Friday, 13 December 2024 10:56

There Will Be "Receipts": Unused Celbridge Christmas Light Funds Will Be Returned, Says Local Cllr

Friday, 13 December 2024 10:44

Aontú Leader Peadar Tóibín Says Ceann Comhairle's €255k Salary Is "Crazy And Wrong"

Friday, 13 December 2024 08:53

Green Light For Gaelscoil Ruairi In Maynooth To Proceed To Tender Stage For New School Building

Thursday, 12 December 2024 23:09

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Thursday, 12 December 2024 16:38

Locals To Be Hit With Increased Costs For Driver Licences, Learner Permits, And NCTs From Next Year

Thursday, 12 December 2024 14:16

Kildare Cyclists And E-Scooter Users Awarded Over €171k Amid Nationwide €9.8M Road Injury Payouts

Thursday, 12 December 2024 13:19

Thieves Use Rock To Smash Into Kildare Shops To Steal Vapes And Cigarettes

Thursday, 12 December 2024 10:55

Candidates Face €150 Fines As Election Posters Remain Up Across The County

Thursday, 12 December 2024 10:17

Kildare TD Sean Ó Fearghaíl Faces Possible Upset As Verona Murphy Tipped For Ceann Comhairle Position

Thursday, 12 December 2024 08:49

Mick Mullen Elected As Kildare GAA Chairman With Larry Curtin As Vice-Chairman

Thursday, 12 December 2024 08:30

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Wednesday, 11 December 2024 15:38

Romanian Crime Gang Members Jailed For Ram Raids Targeting Newbridge And Dublin Businesses

Wednesday, 11 December 2024 15:21

Two Men On A Night Out Were Assaulted In Athy By A Group Of Males

Wednesday, 11 December 2024 14:33

Locals In Allenwood, Timahoe & Newbridge Remain Without Power

Wednesday, 11 December 2024 12:49

Input Sought On Future Vision For Donadea Forest Park

Wednesday, 11 December 2024 12:19

Maynooth University Fined €40K Over Email Hack

Wednesday, 11 December 2024 12:09

Woman Struck And Robbed After Declining Help From Man While Checking Her Car Engine

Wednesday, 11 December 2024 11:12

Son Of Man Vows To Remember Father After Fatal Newbridge Attack

Wednesday, 11 December 2024 10:25

Annual Kildare GAA Convention Takes Place In St Conleth's Park Tonight

Wednesday, 11 December 2024 08:27

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Tuesday, 10 December 2024 16:33

Kildare County Council Announces Free Parking In Athy Between 2-6pm During Festive Period

Tuesday, 10 December 2024 16:19

Long Waits And Discharge Communication Among Challenges For Naas Hospital

Tuesday, 10 December 2024 15:28

Watch: This Is The Half-Built Kildare Child Development Centre That Has Been Forced To Halt Construction

Tuesday, 10 December 2024 14:19

ISPCC Calls For Action As 50 Children A Year Contact Childline Over Suicidal Thoughts

Tuesday, 10 December 2024 14:08

Hundreds Of Households Across Kildare Remain Without Power

Tuesday, 10 December 2024 13:59

Planning For Blessington Greenway Denied By An Bord Pleanála

Tuesday, 10 December 2024 12:21

Third-Level Education Remains A Priority As High Percentage Of Students In Kildare Go On To College

Tuesday, 10 December 2024 11:10

Unaccompanied Learner Driver Caught Nine Times Over The Legal Limit On M7

Tuesday, 10 December 2024 10:13

Facebook Scam: Local Buyers Tricked By Fake Artist Posing As Sculptor

Tuesday, 10 December 2024 09:46

Appeal For Witnesses After Valleymount GAA Clubhouse Is Broken Into & Ransacked

Monday, 9 December 2024 21:29

Life Of Newbridge Solider Robert Deegan, Killed In Ukraine, To Be Celebrated On Saturday

Monday, 9 December 2024 21:11

Tallaght Hospital To Get New State-Of-The-Art Brain Health And Dementia Facility

Monday, 9 December 2024 16:37

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Monday, 9 December 2024 16:21

"Still Fighting For Her Life": Family Member Condemns "Monster" Behind Assault Of Woman In Newbridge

Monday, 9 December 2024 15:15

New Natural Play Area In Newbridge's Liffey Linear Park Open To The Public

Monday, 9 December 2024 13:52

Locals To Spend €1,170 This Christmas In Bid To "Keep Up with the Joneses"

Monday, 9 December 2024 11:45

Speeding Drivers Could Be Given A Second Chance With Course Option Instead Of Penalty Points

Monday, 9 December 2024 10:44

Kilmeague Mother Says Special Needs Children Sleeping In Multiple Layers Due To Power Outage

Monday, 9 December 2024 10:29

Pregnant Tenant Forced Into Homelessness Wins Case Against Athy Landlord

Monday, 9 December 2024 09:48

Clean Up Operations Are Underway Across The Country Following Storm Darragh

Sunday, 8 December 2024 14:25

Moneylending Without A License Here Is Illegal And Can Lead To Fines And Prison Sentences

Sunday, 8 December 2024 10:16

Man Released Without Charge After Arrest In Kildare Assault Case

Saturday, 7 December 2024 15:20

Kildare Town Christmas Lights Ceremony Postponed Due To Safety Concerns

Saturday, 7 December 2024 15:12

Residents In Kildare Experiencing A Loss Of Power Supply

Saturday, 7 December 2024 11:30

Status Orange Weather Warning For Kildare Today

Saturday, 7 December 2024 10:29

Man Arrested Following Serious Assault Of Woman In Newbridge

Friday, 6 December 2024 21:23

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Friday, 6 December 2024 16:36

Burglary Gang Suspects Targeted In Kildare And Dublin Search Operation To Appear Before Court

Friday, 6 December 2024 16:25

No Arrests Yet In Serious Newbridge Assault Investigation As Victim's Relative Calls For "Prayers"

Friday, 6 December 2024 15:41

Lack Of Funds Is Stalling Safety Upgrades Near Maynooth Schools As Parents Protest Road Safety

Friday, 6 December 2024 14:16

Gardaí Eager To Speak To Motorcyclist Who Passed Scene Of Fatal Hit-and-Run Of Teen Kedagh Moore

Friday, 6 December 2024 11:23

Public Urged To Examine CCTV In Trevor Deely’s Disappearance After 24 Years

Friday, 6 December 2024 10:54

Status Orange Wind Warning Extended To Kildare

Friday, 6 December 2024 10:15

Locals Encouraged To Give Their Input On Proposed New 6.35km Park To Link Leixlip And Celbridge

Friday, 6 December 2024 09:43

Gardaí Stand Down Search For Missing Celbridge Man Following Discovery Of Body

Thursday, 5 December 2024 18:53

Naas Councillor Calls For End To Publishing Politicians' Addresses Online After Vandalism Attack

Thursday, 5 December 2024 16:27

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Thursday, 5 December 2024 16:23

Kildare Senior Footballers & Hurlers 2025 League Fixtures Announced

Thursday, 5 December 2024 14:29

Appeal For Information Following Woman Being Found With Serious Injuries In Newbridge Car Park

Thursday, 5 December 2024 13:53

Late Night Train Services Back From Tonight Across Kildare

Thursday, 5 December 2024 12:25

Kildare Placed On Wind Warning For Tomorrow As Storm Darragh Approaches

Thursday, 5 December 2024 11:23

"Small Victory For Local Businesses": Stolen Wreath Returned To Clane Flower Shop After Kfm Shares CCTV

Thursday, 5 December 2024 11:13

Parents Protest ‘Dangerous’ R405 Celbridge Road In Maynooth, With Children Facing Daily Risk Of "Death"

Thursday, 5 December 2024 10:36

Kildare South TD Seán Ó Fearghaíl Set For Ceann Comhairle Return, Adding Pressure To Coalition Stability

Thursday, 5 December 2024 08:29

Gardai Appeal For Information On 41 Year-Old Justin O'Connor, Missing From Celbridge

Thursday, 5 December 2024 08:25

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Wednesday, 4 December 2024 16:45

Justice Minister Announces 'Updated' Database For Missing Persons

Wednesday, 4 December 2024 14:48

Watch: "We’re a small village" - Theft Outside Clane Shop Highlights Small Business Struggles, Says Owner

Wednesday, 4 December 2024 12:45

Local Cllr. Bill Clear Has Rock Thrown Through His Window Overnight

Wednesday, 4 December 2024 11:58

Gardaí Appealing For Information Following Car Theft From Naas

Wednesday, 4 December 2024 11:40

Over 80% of Learner Drivers In Fatal Crashes Were Unaccompanied, New Data Shows

Wednesday, 4 December 2024 10:17

"Heartbreaking": Families Torn Between Homelessness Or Giving Up Their Pets

Wednesday, 4 December 2024 08:46

Gardai Complete Land Search As Part Of Jo Jo Dullard Murder Probe

Wednesday, 4 December 2024 08:24

Garda Presence Recognised By Two In Five Locals, New Survey Reveals

Tuesday, 3 December 2024 16:49

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Tuesday, 3 December 2024 16:17

Packed Church In Carlow Honours Woman With No Next Of Kin Following Undertaker's Appeal

Tuesday, 3 December 2024 10:54

Kildare Shines In EPA Review As Pollution And Dumping Crackdown Urged Nationwide

Tuesday, 3 December 2024 09:50

Locals Invited To Have Their Say On Proposed Trail Linking Naas, Newbridge, And Kilcullen

Monday, 2 December 2024 16:51

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Monday, 2 December 2024 16:18

Bernard Durkan, The Dáil's Longest Serving TD, Has Lost His Seat In Kildare North

Monday, 2 December 2024 16:13

Kildare North's Final Seats Filled: Cronin, Neville, And O'Cearuil Secure Spots

Monday, 2 December 2024 15:18

M50 Southbound Crash Near Junction 7 Lucan Causes Major Traffic Delays

Monday, 2 December 2024 14:36

North Kildare Crackdown: Gardaí Detain Three Alleged Gang Members Linked To 500 Burglaries

Monday, 2 December 2024 13:30

22 Drivers Caught Speeding In Kilshanroe Over The Weekend

Monday, 2 December 2024 11:10

Aidan Farrelly Takes Second Seat In Kildare North

Monday, 2 December 2024 00:29

Fianna Fail's James Lawless First Past The Post In Kildare North

Sunday, 1 December 2024 20:29

Sinn Fein's Shonagh Ni Raghallaigh & Labour's Mark Wall Take Final Two Seats In Kildare South

Sunday, 1 December 2024 17:36

Fine Gael's Martin Heydon Becomes First TD Elected In Kildare South

Sunday, 1 December 2024 16:15