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Run Kildare Is Launched Today |
The Run Kildare Marathon 2010, which will take place on the Curragh, is being launched today.
Over 500 people have signed up for the event, which is scheduled for May the 9th.
It's part of a programme that will see both a half and full marathon take place over the next two summers and three charities will benefit from the run. They are the Marie Keating Foundation, St Vincent de Paul and the Special Olympics.
The start of the race is in the Curragh Racecourse enclosure and the finish is in Kildare Town Square.
Check out kildaremarathon.ie for more information.
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Residents and Dump Developer Clash on KFM |
There were angry exchanges today when a resident's representative, a councillor and the person applying for permission to develop a new dump at Monread came together.
It comes after a recent court ruling prevented further dumping at a nearby site in Kerdiffstown.
During a discussion on KFM regarding the possibility of a bio-energy dump at Monread, the applicant Patrick Meade, who runs M and M Coldstores explained the genesis of the project.
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Information for the Unemployed in Leixlip Tonight |
An information evening for people who are job-hunting is being held in north Kildare tonight.
It's in the name of getting the unemployed back into the workforce.
Catherine Murphy is a Cllr and Chairs the Employment sub-committee of Leixlip Town Council.
They're hosting an employment event at 7.30 in the Leixlip House Hotel tonight, and it's free.
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Shots Fired At Athy House Overnight |
Gardai in Athy are investigating shots fired at a house in the town last night.
A resident in the Canal Walk area heard a loud bang at around 8.15pm.
When they went outside they found a number of empty cartridges.
No major damage was done to the property, although slight damage was caused to the front porch.
The scene has been technically examined, and Gardai are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
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Kildare District Court to Hear Bullets at Airport Case |
The District Court has accepted jurisdiction to deal with the case of a Kildare resident who passed through Dublin airport carrying live bullets.
Former US soldier Byron Schaeffer lives at Moneen View, Rheban Manor in Athy. He was carryin the bullets through the airport, in his luggage, when he arrived to Ireland from America four years ago. He is also charged with possession of a small quantity of cannabis on the same day.
The accused's defence is that he had just completed a period of work at a hunting lodge in the States and packed the bullets unwittingly.
The case will be heard on March 23rd.
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Green Isle Hunger Striker Wins Permit |
Filipino man and former Green Isle employee John Recto, has been given a new work visa.
It comes after fears that he, his wife, and their three small children would all be deported this week.
Mr. Recto was the third, and final man to join the Green Isle hunger strike, which ended last Thursday. He's also one of the three men originally sacked by the company last summer, in a move which sparked six months of industrial action at the plant.
Mr. Recto worked at Green Isle for eight years, and his one-year old son was born in this country.
ICTU, the TEEU, the Migrants Rights Centre, and SIPTU President Jack O'Connor had all made representations on behalf of the family.
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