Naas General is among the hospitals on notice following an outbreak of measles in North Dublin City.
The Health Service Executive say it is dealing with two confirmed cases, and has made contact with all l Emergency Departments and GPs in Kildare, Dublin and Wicklow.
Gardaí are renewing appeals for information on the murder of Paul Quinn in 2007.
In the decade since the Armagh man's death in county Monaghan 23 people have been arrested in the Republic and Northern Ireland.
Ibrahim Halawa has slept on a comfortable bed for the first time in more than 4 years.
The 21 year old was released from prison in Egypt overnight – a month after he was acquitted of all charges against him.
The Irish Catholic Bishops Conference, based in Maynooth, will today consider the implications of repealing or replacing the 8th amendment.
It's one of the topics up for discussion at a seminar being held in Athlone, County Westmeath - on abortion, disability and the law.
42,000 customers, 200 of them in Kildare and another 40 in West Wicklow, remain without electricity.
Since Monday ESB crews have restored power to a total of three hundred and one thousand homes.
A status orange weather warning is now in place as Storm Brian approaches.
The National Bus and Rail Union says it expects a train strike before Christmas, but it’s unlikely to last for days on end.
Any such action will impact Kildare's 6,000 train commuters
Two of the most notable detections by Gardai thus far on National Slow Down Day have been in Kildare.
The operation began at 7am this morning, and will continue until 7am on Saturday morning.
Electricity is out in three locations in Kildare.
100 customers in Narraghmore, 65 customers in Johnstownbridge and 16 in Cloney are affected.
There are also outages in Baltinglass, impacting 28 premises, and one in Stratford-on-Slaney, affecting 11 customers.
It looks like a strike is on the cards at Irish Rail – which could take place as soon as next weekend.
Any such action will impact Kildare's 6,000 train commuters
It’s after talks at the Workplace Relations Commission failed to reach agreement between management and unions.
Tenders for a team to design Kilcock's community centre are to be sought.
The facility is to be constructed at the Bawnogues.
Two named roads in Kildare will be among a dozen, nationwide, on which Gardai will focus during today's Operation Slow Down.
The Kildare routes are: the M7 between Osberstown and Naas and the N7 at Kill.
A yellow wind warning has been imposed for the entire country, as the now officially designated "Storm Brian" approaches.
The storm will cross Ireland on Friday night and in to Saturday, with mean wind speeds up to 65 km/h with gusts up to 110 km/h at times.
Two homeless men have died in Dublin and Co Louth in less than 24 hours.
A 23 year old was found unconscious in Drogheda at a quarter to ten last night, he was later pronounced dead in hospital.
While the body of a 38 year old man was found in Dublin's Temple Bar at around 2am.
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