Local News Archive
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Kildare County Council Publishes 2024 Annual Report
Monday, 30 June 2025 15:36
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Student College Fees Look Set to Return to €3,000
Monday, 30 June 2025 15:30
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Monday, 30 June 2025 14:02
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Intel Announces Job Losses At Leixlip Plant
Monday, 30 June 2025 13:16
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266 People Caught Not Wearing A Seatbelt In Kildare Last Year
Monday, 30 June 2025 12:08
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Iarnród Éireann Completes Major Upgrade Of Kildare Town Train Station
Monday, 30 June 2025 11:23
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Kildare Facing GP Shortages Amid Growing Demand, New Report Warns
Monday, 30 June 2025 11:22
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Ceiling To Qualify For First Home Scheme in Kildare Rises To €475,000
Monday, 30 June 2025 11:19
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Kildare Homeless Figure Falls By Just One As National Total Hits New Record High
Friday, 27 June 2025 15:45
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Friday, 27 June 2025 14:46
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Irish Shoppers Bin 10% Of Food They Buy — Costing €660 Per Person Every Year
Friday, 27 June 2025 14:08
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Kildare South TD Urges Caution As Bird Flu Detected In Dead Birds On Irish Beaches
Friday, 27 June 2025 12:07
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Kildare Town Needs Multi-Storey Parking To Support Businesses And Tourism, Says Local Cllr
Friday, 27 June 2025 11:49
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Ireland To Sign Up To Major €150bn EU Defence Initiative
Friday, 27 June 2025 09:31
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Man Who Died At His Home Near Lucan Was Stabbed A Number Of Times
Friday, 27 June 2025 08:59
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Naas Mental Health Unit Flagged For Risk Areas Despite Moderate Compliance Results
Friday, 27 June 2025 08:50
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New EU Regulation Says Phones Must Survive 45 Drops, Last 7 Years
Thursday, 26 June 2025 16:30
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Protest Convoy To Loop Around Justice Minister's Constituency Over Citywest Hotel Sale
Thursday, 26 June 2025 15:51
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Taxi Shortage Blamed On "Unrealistic" Wheelchair Vehicle Rules
Thursday, 26 June 2025 15:37
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Struggling Families Left Waiting As Social Protection Appeal Times Soar
Thursday, 26 June 2025 14:54
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Good News: Months Of Uncertainty End As Ballyteague Secures New Senior Service
Thursday, 26 June 2025 12:24
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Man Dies Following Fatal Incident At A Home In Lucan
Thursday, 26 June 2025 10:53
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Kildare Drivers Least Likely To Complain About Potholes
Thursday, 26 June 2025 09:39
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Illegal Peat Extraction Rampant In Kildare, EPA Warns Of "Catastrophic" Environmental Damage
Thursday, 26 June 2025 08:24
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Celbridge Abduction: Dog Fighting Allegations Emerge As Pair Face Charges
Wednesday, 25 June 2025 14:44
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Gardaí Called To Newbridge Property After Dispute Between Alleged Bogus Tradesperson And Homeowner
Wednesday, 25 June 2025 12:31
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Kildare Quarry Delays Pose "Risk" To Housing And Infrastructure Supply, Says New Report
Wednesday, 25 June 2025 10:54
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Domestic Abuse Reports Hit 50-Year High: Physical Abuse Up 22%, Sexual Abuse Up 30%
Wednesday, 25 June 2025 10:26
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Kildare County Council Offers Free Event In Newbridge To Help Plan Wills And Future Care
Wednesday, 25 June 2025 10:20
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Jack And Jill Foundation Seeks Permission To Convert Former Centra Store In Johnstown To Offices
Wednesday, 25 June 2025 09:46
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Curragh Encampments Must Be Cleared By 1pm On Friday, High Court Orders
Wednesday, 25 June 2025 08:45
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Alleged Celbridge False Imprisonment: Man And Woman To Appear In Court This Morning
Wednesday, 25 June 2025 08:36
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7 Drivers Detected Speeding On Road Between Kildangan And Kildare Town
Tuesday, 24 June 2025 15:26
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Gardai Investigating Alleged Incident Of False Imprisonment Of Woman In Castletown
Tuesday, 24 June 2025 12:15
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Shared Rooms And Bathrooms Planned For State-Backed Student Accommodation
Tuesday, 24 June 2025 09:43
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Legislation Approved, But Taoiseach Won’t Say When Disposable Vapes Will Be Banned
Monday, 23 June 2025 16:50
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Lucan Teen Awarded €20,000 After HSE Vaccination Centre Administers Covid Jab With Used Needle
Monday, 23 June 2025 16:46
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Planning Permission For Dart+ West, Linking Maynooth To City Centre, Moves Ahead
Monday, 23 June 2025 16:22
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Home Buyers Priced Out Of Dublin Head To Kildare, Pushing Up Commuter Belt Property Prices
Monday, 23 June 2025 11:15
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Two Juveniles Released, Man Charged Over OPW Site Damage In Celbridge
Monday, 23 June 2025 08:41
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Kildare Senior Footballers Book Tailteann Cup Final Date With Limerick
Sunday, 22 June 2025 17:33
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Fianna Fáil Councillors Carmel Kelly And Veralouise Behan Appointed To Top Kildare Council Roles
Friday, 20 June 2025 17:27
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Ireland Now Second Most Expensive Country In the EU, Says Eurostat
Friday, 20 June 2025 17:14
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Funeral Arrangements Announced For Carlow Teenager Who Drowned Earlier This Week
Friday, 20 June 2025 16:00
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Skip The "Bells and Whistles" – Tanaiste Scolds Councils Over Upgrades Holding Back Vacant Homes
Friday, 20 June 2025 15:53
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Friday, 20 June 2025 15:13
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BREAKING: Three Arrested After €400,000 Damage At Castletown House OPW Site
Friday, 20 June 2025 14:49
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Google, Apple, Facebook Logins Among 16 Billion Published On Dark Web
Friday, 20 June 2025 13:19
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"Food Tourism" Narrative Not Helpful: Naas Point Community Outreach Challenges Misinformation
Friday, 20 June 2025 12:41
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Just 20 Kildare Schools Join Holiday Hunger Scheme Supporting Vulnerable Schoolchildren
Friday, 20 June 2025 10:29
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€16K Announced For Twenty Parent And Toddler Groups Across Kildare
Friday, 20 June 2025 09:42
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Snapshot Of Ireland’s IPAS System: Growth Continues, Kildare At 564 As Of May
Thursday, 19 June 2025 17:29
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Kildare Vet Issues Advice After Rabies Death Abroad, Says Ireland Rabies-Free Due To Strict Controls
Thursday, 19 June 2025 15:46
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No Tea, No Cereal, No Jam: Naas Food Bank Makes Desperate Plea
Thursday, 19 June 2025 14:40
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Dáil Clash Erupts Over Sudden Halt On Hundreds Of Social Homes, Including In Athy And Blessington
Thursday, 19 June 2025 14:29
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€420 Million Spent On Housing Asylum Seekers In First Three Months Of This Year Alone
Thursday, 19 June 2025 13:26
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Update: Man Hospitalised With Serious Injuries After Escooter Incident In Newbridge
Thursday, 19 June 2025 12:41
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Thursday, 19 June 2025 12:18
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Kildare TD Calls For €100 Leap Card Credit For Learner Drivers Facing Lengthy Test Delays
Thursday, 19 June 2025 10:38
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Privatisation Fears Linger As Bord Na Móna Strike Paused
Thursday, 19 June 2025 10:17
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€8m Spent, 1,400 Jobs In Limbo As Housing Projects Halted — Athy Among Sites Hit
Thursday, 19 June 2025 09:50
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Over €62,000 For Kildare Literacy Projects, Including A Workshop Focused On Online Misinformation
Thursday, 19 June 2025 08:49
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Two Men Appear In Naas Court, Charged With Multiple Firearms Offences
Wednesday, 18 June 2025 16:14
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Disused Bank In Maynooth To Become GP Surgery Amid Growing National Shortage
Wednesday, 18 June 2025 13:32
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Last-Minute Talks To Take Place Between Unions And BnM Ahead Of Planned Strike
Wednesday, 18 June 2025 13:22
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Silence, Chains, And Whips: Irish Woman Alleges Disturbing Regime Inside Opus Dei Ireland
Wednesday, 18 June 2025 12:33
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Wednesday, 18 June 2025 11:26
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Wednesday, 18 June 2025 10:29
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Winning Euromillions Ticket Bought In Shop And Not Online - How Would You Spend It?
Wednesday, 18 June 2025 08:49
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Housing Minister Rejects Special Rent Protections For Students As Unworkable
Wednesday, 18 June 2025 08:47
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Teenage Boy Drowns After Getting Into Difficulty On River Barrow In Carlow
Wednesday, 18 June 2025 08:38
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Thousands Of Parents Whose Children Live In UK, Romania And Poland Receive Irish Child Benefit
Tuesday, 17 June 2025 16:49
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Breaking: Government Approves Purchase Of Citywest Hotel, Currently Housing Asylum Seekers
Tuesday, 17 June 2025 16:18
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Naas Crowned Ireland's Best Kept Town, Following IBAL Success Yesterday
Tuesday, 17 June 2025 15:18
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“It’s So Cool” – Athy Girl Band’s Big Break On Netflix Series 'Ginny And Georgia'
Tuesday, 17 June 2025 14:34
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Housing Department Refuses To Answer Questions On Sudden Halt Of Athy Social Homes
Tuesday, 17 June 2025 11:48
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Most Parents Say School Uniforms Offer Poor Value For Money As Schools Urged To Keep Costs Down
Tuesday, 17 June 2025 08:42
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Eir Blames Truck For Months-Long Telecom Breakdown That Left 88-Year-Old Woman Stranded After Fall
Monday, 16 June 2025 17:26
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ISPCA Rescues Lurcher Found In Kildangan, Described As One of Worst Cases Of Emaciation Ever Seen
Monday, 16 June 2025 16:30
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Hopes Of 1,000-Pupil Curragh School Opening In 2026 "Unlikely" As Contractor Selection Months Away
Monday, 16 June 2025 15:32
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CONFIRMED: Kildare v Fermanagh Tailteann Cup Semi Final Confirmed For 4pm On Sunday
Monday, 16 June 2025 15:01
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88-Year-Old Athgarvan Woman Stranded For 12 Hours After Fall At Home Due To Faulty Landline
Monday, 16 June 2025 14:56
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No Murder Upgrade For Trevor Deely Case Following Garda Review - Unless New Evidence Emerges
Monday, 16 June 2025 12:39
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Clondalkin’s €355K Affordable Homes Put Spotlight On New Schemes On Council-Owned Land In Kildare
Monday, 16 June 2025 12:15
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Tech Waste Mounts, But Kildare’s Recycling Rates Remain Among Ireland’s Lowest
Monday, 16 June 2025 10:36
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No New School Planned For North Kildare As Department Focuses On Extending Existing Buildings
Monday, 16 June 2025 10:18
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Naas Sets The Standard, Leixlip Impresses In IBAL’s Clean Towns League
Monday, 16 June 2025 08:46
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Kildare Drawn Against Fermanagh In The Semi Final Of Tailteann Cup
Monday, 16 June 2025 08:42
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Kildare Now Under A Status Yellow Thunderstorm Warning
Saturday, 14 June 2025 15:45
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Unaccompanied Learner Driver Caught Speeding And Drug Driving In Kildare
Saturday, 14 June 2025 14:42
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Kildare County Council Unveils Ambitious Library Development Plan: "Building for Tomorrow"
Saturday, 14 June 2025 09:47
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€26 Million Water and Wastewater Upgrade Begins in Maynooth
Friday, 13 June 2025 16:18
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Lucan TD Suggests Parental Fines And PlayStation Seizures To Tackle Youth Antisocial Behaviour
Friday, 13 June 2025 15:48
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Businessman Arrested In Connection To Disappearance Of Annie McCarrick Released Without Charge
Friday, 13 June 2025 15:38
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BREAKING: Shalom Nursing Home In Kilcock No Longer Under Consideration For Refugee Housing
Friday, 13 June 2025 14:52
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Thou Shalt Not Vape: Sixth-Class Students Face New Confirmation Pledge Not To Smoke Or Vape
Friday, 13 June 2025 14:31
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Egg Drops, Rocket Launches, And Marble Runs: Kildare Pupils Win Big For STEM Smarts
Friday, 13 June 2025 12:34
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Friday, 13 June 2025 12:17
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EXCLUSIVE: Gardaí Advised Local Reps And TDs To Avoid Kilcock Protest Over Agitator Concerns
Friday, 13 June 2025 11:19
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Protest Set To Block N7 In Opposition To Citywest Hotel Purchase
Friday, 13 June 2025 09:50
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School Phone Ban Overshadowed By Claims Of Government "Face-Saving"
Friday, 13 June 2025 08:56
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"Fear Is Natural": Maynooth Teacher Defends Community Concern At Kilcock IPAS Meeting
Thursday, 12 June 2025 23:16
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"Getting To A Level Of Absurdity”: Kildare North TD Questions Backlash Over Israeli Tech Link
Thursday, 12 June 2025 17:44
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Residents Demand Clarity On Former Convent’s Use As IPAS Centre With Protest Planned Tonight
Thursday, 12 June 2025 15:18
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Revealed: Council-Licensed, Globally Shipped - The Puppy Trade Ireland Doesn’t Want To Talk About
Thursday, 12 June 2025 12:24
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Castledermot House Fire Leaves Two Injured, Criminal Damage Suspected
Thursday, 12 June 2025 11:48
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Thursday, 12 June 2025 09:51
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BREAKING: Man Arrested In Connection With Murder Of Annie McCarrick, Missing Since 1993
Thursday, 12 June 2025 08:58
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Naas Apartment Plan Rejected With Visual Impact And Property Values Cited As Concerns
Wednesday, 11 June 2025 16:46
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BREAKING: Questions Mount Over Future Use Of Former Nursing Home In Kilcock
Wednesday, 11 June 2025 15:56
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Wednesday, 11 June 2025 11:47
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BREAKING: A 19-Year Old Cyclist Dies Following Crash Between Bicycle And Van In Lucan
Wednesday, 11 June 2025 11:39
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Call For Public Inquiry Into Sallins Mail Train Robbery Convictions To Be Raised In Dáil Tonight
Wednesday, 11 June 2025 09:45
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Gardaí Made "Controlled Delivery" Of Guns To Carlow Gunman Intercepted In Straffan
Wednesday, 11 June 2025 08:59
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Gallop Closed, Dogs Chasing Horses, Trainers Furious – Tensions Mount Over Curragh Encampment
Wednesday, 11 June 2025 08:42
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BREAKING: Contractor On Standby, Plans Approved - Yet Government Pulls Plug On Athy Housing
Tuesday, 10 June 2025 15:49
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Pay Boost Proposed To Tackle Air Traffic Controller Shortage At Casement Aerodrome
Tuesday, 10 June 2025 14:46
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Traveller Community Mourns, Pubs Shut Down - Outrage Over Business Closures In Newbridge
Tuesday, 10 June 2025 11:32
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Contractor Allegedly "Harassed" Near Castletown House As Vehicle Enters Via Disputed Access Point
Tuesday, 10 June 2025 11:24
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Rent Pressure Zones Go National As Cabinet Set To Approve Major Tenancy Reforms
Tuesday, 10 June 2025 08:49
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Maynooth University Chamber Choir Named Overall Winner Of Svátsky Písní Olomouc In Czechia
Monday, 9 June 2025 16:45
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Sea Sessions Cancelled, Beyond the Pale Nearly Pulled As Festival Scene Faces Difficulties
Monday, 9 June 2025 16:34
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Second Reported Dog Attack In Same Leixlip Area In Under A Month, With Dogs And Owner Injured
Monday, 9 June 2025 16:15
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Six Local Schools Chosen For Energy Efficiency Upgrades
Monday, 9 June 2025 14:47
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Up To 100 Shops Closing Yearly – But Kildare’s Retail Scene Remains Strong
Monday, 9 June 2025 14:10
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Call For Extra Public Holiday To Honour St. Colmcille Gains Momentum
Monday, 9 June 2025 14:03
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Listen: Rian Boran & Paddy McKenna Bring The Joe McDonagh Cup To Kfm!
Monday, 9 June 2025 12:49
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Sallins Woman Says Her “Small, Compact Wheelchair Couldn’t Even Turn” In Leinster House Toilet
Monday, 9 June 2025 11:41
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Onsite Talks Underway Between OPW And Save Castletown Gate Protectors Group
Monday, 9 June 2025 10:36
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Homelessness Charity Urges Government To Keep Rent Cap Protections
Monday, 9 June 2025 09:39
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Kildare Senior Hurlers Crowned 2025 Joe McDonagh Cup Champions
Sunday, 8 June 2025 16:02
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Water Disruptions To Occur Around The County This Week According To Uisce Éireann
Saturday, 7 June 2025 15:27
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Locals Gather Together Today For Relay For Life At The Curragh
Saturday, 7 June 2025 11:33
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Fianna Fáil Pushes Back On Government Blame As 3,000 Homes Lie Vacant, Including 129 In Kildare
Friday, 6 June 2025 17:32
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Family Pay Tribute As Man Who died In Newbridge Crash Named Locally As Jerry Maloney
Friday, 6 June 2025 17:18
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OPW To Begin Daily Contractor Access To Castletown Via Lime Avenue From Monday
Friday, 6 June 2025 15:31
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“Criminal Offence” To Ignore HIQA Sanctions, Says Nursing Home Advocate Amid Latest Crisis
Friday, 6 June 2025 13:20
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Two Motorcyclists Injured In Serious Collision Near Athy
Friday, 6 June 2025 10:50
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Teenage Passenger Dies In Fatal Road Traffic Incident In Newbridge
Friday, 6 June 2025 09:58
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Cocaine-Positive HGV Driver Hauling Livestock Arrested In Kildare
Friday, 6 June 2025 09:47
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Childcare Fee Cap Announced Amid Criticism Over Lack Of Creche Places And Current Childcare Costs
Friday, 6 June 2025 09:37
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Two Kildare Roads Remain Closed Following Separate Overnight Incidents
Friday, 6 June 2025 08:58
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Thursday, 5 June 2025 14:49
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"A Basic Nightmare": Kildare Parents Fight For School Bus To Curragh Community College
Thursday, 5 June 2025 14:14
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Adoptees-Turned-Academics Launch Project On Irish Institutional Childhoods
Thursday, 5 June 2025 12:23
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Revealed: HIQA Offers No Average Timeline For Kildare Nursing Homes Inspections Run By Emeis Ireland
Thursday, 5 June 2025 11:33
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Disability-Related Welfare Payments Surge In Kildare Over Five Years
Thursday, 5 June 2025 08:54
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Admissions Suspended At Laois Nursing Home After Expose: Kildare Homes Also Operated By Same Firm
Thursday, 5 June 2025 08:25
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Moorefield GAA Grieves Loss Of Former Player Jordan "Jordie" McGrath
Wednesday, 4 June 2025 21:20
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Protesters Block Roads Over €100M Citywest Hotel Asylum Seeker Plan
Wednesday, 4 June 2025 17:40
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USB Stick Stuck To Window With Letter 'E' Sparks Questions Following Carlow Shooting
Wednesday, 4 June 2025 17:36
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Kildare Bin Collections Face Disruption As Bord Na Móna Workers Announce Strike
Wednesday, 4 June 2025 16:55
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Naas Judge Desmond Zaidan Criticises Media Over Bail Reporting In Carlow Shooting Case
Wednesday, 4 June 2025 16:25
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Emeis Care Home Scandal - Kildare Locations Not Under Probe In Tonight's Investigative TV Report
Wednesday, 4 June 2025 13:23
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Kildare Commercial Rates Up €2.3m Despite Business Vacancy Levels
Wednesday, 4 June 2025 10:46
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Cabinet To Hear Proposals On Relaxing Planning For Extensions And Garden Cabins
Wednesday, 4 June 2025 10:16
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Wednesday, 4 June 2025 09:38
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Lucan’s EdgeConneX Emits 130,000 Tonnes Of CO₂ As State Spends €70M On Celbridge Data Centre
Wednesday, 4 June 2025 08:56
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57 Pharmacies Across Kildare Now Offering Free Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
Tuesday, 3 June 2025 14:55
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Driver In Broadford Caught At 119km In 80km Zone As Nearly 3,000 Speeding Offences Recorded
Tuesday, 3 June 2025 14:40
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Naas Mother’s Dream Of Buying An "Affordable" Home Dashed As State Loan Scheme Falls Short
Tuesday, 3 June 2025 14:28
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Hundreds Of Children In Kildare Stuck Waiting To See Psychologists Or Speech And Language Therapists
Tuesday, 3 June 2025 11:10
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64 Gun Crimes By People On Bail: Carlow Incident Reignites Bail Reform Debate
Tuesday, 3 June 2025 10:31
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Eamonn Egan, Prominent Businessman, Dies In Maynooth Farming Incident
Monday, 2 June 2025 21:19
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Carlow Gunman Named As Evan Fitzgerald (22) Who Had Fascination With Firearms
Monday, 2 June 2025 17:19
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Timeline: How Child Was Injured As Fairgreen Shopping Centre Shooting Unfolded
Monday, 2 June 2025 13:11
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Carlow Shooting Suspect Was On Bail For Dark Web Firearms Charges Following Arrest In Kildare
Monday, 2 June 2025 11:21
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Kfm Understands That A House Is Now Being Searched Following Shooting Incident In Carlow
Sunday, 1 June 2025 22:56
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BREAKING: Man Dies After Shooting at Carlow Shopping Centre; Bomb Squad Called
Sunday, 1 June 2025 21:04
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Water Disruptions To Occur This Week Around Kildare, According To Uisce Éireann
Sunday, 1 June 2025 14:05
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