3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (773+ words) TYRONE 1-15 KILDARE 1-12" Kildare's under-17 footballers suffered the same fate as the county's under-20's when going down to holders Tyrone in the Electric Ireland All-Ireland minor football semi-final in Kingspan Breffni Park. They died with their boots on for sure,…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (287+ words) Brus route in south Kildare that will soon accept contactless fare transactions. Kildare South-Dublin is the latest TFI Local Link bus service to introduce contactless card payments, giving passengers greater flexibility and convenience when paying for their journeys. Passengers travelling…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (431+ words) Boxer Katie Taylor has been awarded an honorary law degree by Trinity College Dublin. The university described the Bray native as "one of the most important ever figures in the history of women's sport. Taylor, 39, received the honorary degree at…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (129+ words) Athy's own Dr Aoibhinn King AN ATHY native has just graduated as a medical doctor from the University of Galway, finishing at the top of her class. In a remarkable academic achievement, Dr Aoibhinn King graduated top of the 2026 class,…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (175+ words) A KILDARE primary school was one of 13 national winners at the Junior Entrepreneur Programme (JEP) announced in Kerry this week. Creativity sparkled at Scoil Bhr'de in Lackagh, just outside Kildare town where fifth and sixth-class students earned the "Dynamic Designers…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago  (242+ words) The wall in Ballitore A LOCAL representative has expressed frustration and concern over delays in the transferring of land in a Kildare village to local authorities. Cllr Ivan Keatley made the comments when the issue of the broken and unsafe…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (312+ words) A man who looted three shops during the Dublin riots was a "follower" who took items including Nike runners, the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard. Faraj Odukoya (20) of Brega, Hamlet Lane, Balbriggan, Co Dublin, pleaded guilty to two counts…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (234+ words) A NEW initiative designed to combat loneliness, known as "chatty benches, could be on the way for Naas and surrounding areas after a local councillor proposed such measures. At the most recent meeting of Naas Municipal District (MD), cllr Ger Dunne…...

5+ day, 14+ min ago  (57+ words) PHOTOS: Gordon Bennett Rally comes to Athy kildare-nationalist. ie More in this section - More than 40 South African nationals deported overnight - Stormont health minister vows "laser focus" after Muckamore abuse report - Man (20s) and teenager charged over gun seizure in Dublin - Two…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago  (888+ words) HANLON CONCRETE SENIOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION 1 " ROUND 11" ATHY 1-15 MILLTOWN 2-11" Niall Kelly has done pretty much it all in an Athy jersey. From an injury-time match-winning 45 as a 16-year-old in the 2010 Kildare minor final right through to a third senior county…...