Local News from Tuesday, September 9th, 2025
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Energia Customers Face More Than 10% Increase In Electricity Bills From Next Month
The price hike will take effect from next month.
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Presidential Bid In Kildare: Three Councillors Enough To Nominate Candidate, Majority Rules On Outcome
To get a name on the table, three councillors must first come together to nominate a candidate.
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Tuthills Newsagents In Leixlip To Close After 54 Years
The family-run store has been a fixture for generations, selling everything from newspapers and Lotto tickets to ice creams, snacks and gardening essentials.
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Kildare County Council Says Timahoe Solar Farm Fund Solely Managed By Developer
In a statement, the Council said the fund is being managed directly by the developer, not by the local authority.
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Kildare TD Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Among Activists Vowing To Continue Gaza Mission Despite Drone Strike
Kildare South Sinn Fein TD Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh is part of the flotilla but she was not on the boat struck by the drone.
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Emergency Repairs Keep Section Of Newhall Road In Naas Shut Until Later Today
A spokesperson for Kildare County Council could not give an exact time for when the closure would be lifted but said it would be some time this evening.
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BREAKING: Jim Gavin Wins Fianna Fáil Presidential Nomination Against Billy Kelleher
He defeated MEP Billy Kelleher
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Kilmead Primary School Loses Teacher After Falling One Pupil Short Of Quota
The change means all classes must now be split, with combined groups such as third and fourth taught together.
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No Ransom Paid To Hackers, Says K Club, After Cyber Attack Exposes Some Financial And IT Records
Kfm understands that some of the stolen material, including financial and IT records, has already appeared on the darknet.
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Up To 18 Presidential Hopefuls To Face Ten-Minute Pitch In Front Of Local Cllrs Next Week
Speaking to Kfm, Social Democrats Cllr Chris Pender said ten minutes is enough time to make a presentation. He said if a potential candidate “can’t get their point across in ten minutes, they shouldn’t be running".
Kfm Kildare Weather
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Heavy rain shower
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Light rain
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