Local News from Thursday, November 20th, 2025

A passerby said he saw the dog circling and nipping at the sheep and stepped in, managing to scare it away.

His mother comes from Athy, and the bassist was honoured with a Made of Athy plaque in 2019

The investigation, according to gardai, is in its "infancy", and enquiries into all of the circumstances are ongoing.

Kildare North Social Democrats TD Aidan Farrelly says families without support from extended relatives are being forced to cut working hours or leave their jobs entirely - deepening financial strain.

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Friends of the Earth organised the event ahead of a Bill being debated in the Dail.

Sandra Barry, of Tor an Rí, Balgaddy, Lucan, was granted bail today ahead of her next court appearance on the eighteenth of December.

People are being advised that there could be animal welfare issues if they're kept outdoors and motorists may face difficult travelling conditions.

It has since emerged that John Dillon, secretary of the Kildare Hunt, said he is not long in his role and was not aware of the policies around dogs entering land without permission.

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Speaking to Kfm News, his grandfather, Jim Stowe, says the family feel like they have “exhausted all options”.

Detectives, supported by the anti corruption unit, carried out a number of searches yesterday in relation to organised crime within the Eastern Region.