Local News Archive

From The Streets To Stability: Antoinette Foley’s Story Comes To Athy Library

Thursday, 31 July 2025 16:19

After Tallaght Attack, Two More Indian Nationals Injured In Unprovoked Assaults

Thursday, 31 July 2025 15:43

Conor McGregor Loses Appeal Against Civil Rape Finding

Thursday, 31 July 2025 14:51

“I Trust Charities, Not the Department”: Fianna Fáil TD Blasts Own Government Over Animal Welfare Issues

Thursday, 31 July 2025 14:34

Kildare Drug Searches Fall 51% In Two Years, According To Figures Seen By Kfm

Thursday, 31 July 2025 12:10

Naas Not Vegas: Councillor Sees Red Over Shop Signs Making Town Look Like "Slum"

Thursday, 31 July 2025 10:37

Copper, Brass, And Fuel Cans Stolen In Newbridge Break-In Via Open Window

Thursday, 31 July 2025 09:27

Transport Minister Signals Possible Licensing And Insurance For E-Scooters

Wednesday, 30 July 2025 16:30

Early-Morning Golf Car Theft In Newbridge Ends In Three-Vehicle Collision In South Dublin

Wednesday, 30 July 2025 15:49

Government Advances Plans For Public Transport Police Force

Wednesday, 30 July 2025 14:27

Brian Dowling to Remain Kildare Senior Hurling Manager

Wednesday, 30 July 2025 13:30

After €336K Bike Shed, €1.4m Security Hut And €490k Wall, OPW Had Highest Committee PR Spend In 2024

Wednesday, 30 July 2025 12:41

Family And Friends Trusted Far More Than Estate Agents When It Comes To Buying A Home

Wednesday, 30 July 2025 10:32

Rape Survivor Speaks Out As 13,000 Sexual Offence Accusations Go Unprosecuted

Wednesday, 30 July 2025 10:27

Maynooth University Launches Ireland’s First New School Of Nursing In 20 Years

Wednesday, 30 July 2025 09:49

WATCH: Explosions Heard As Emergency Services Respond To Truck Fire In Lucan

Wednesday, 30 July 2025 08:24

HHC - A Drug Commonly Used In Vapes And Linked To Psychosis - Has Been Banned In Ireland

Tuesday, 29 July 2025 15:43

Arena Padel Files Planning For €4m High-End Sports Hub In Kill

Tuesday, 29 July 2025 15:34

Driver Charged After Two-Car Collision In Sallins Leaves Two Injured

Tuesday, 29 July 2025 12:37

Killer Of Irish Soldier Seán Rooney Sentenced To Death As Taoiseach Questions Other Verdicts

Tuesday, 29 July 2025 12:12

Government To Launch Public Consultation On Allowing Log Cabins Without Planning Permission

Tuesday, 29 July 2025 10:21

Ballyshannon Residents Win Court Battle Over Quarry Plan

Tuesday, 29 July 2025 09:48

German Student Scammed Out Of €1,000 With Fake Lease For Real Maynooth Home

Monday, 28 July 2025 15:42

BREAKING: Local Property Tax Rate In Kildare Is To Be Plus 10% For 2026 & 2027, Same As This Year

Monday, 28 July 2025 15:35

Planned Water Outage In Kill, Rathmore & Athgoe Over Bank Holiday Weekend To Carry Out Repair Works

Monday, 28 July 2025 15:16

Former Rovers, Pats & Bohs Player Mick Kearin Passes Away Aged 82

Monday, 28 July 2025 14:07

“Psychotic and Cowardly”: Grieving Mother Condemns Son’s Killer After Kilcock Stabbing

Monday, 28 July 2025 12:29

Deirdre Jacob’s Father Says "The Answer" To His Daughter's Disappearance "Will Come One Day”

Monday, 28 July 2025 11:42

Even on €107k, A Garda And Nurse Couple Could Not Afford To Buy A Home In Kildare

Monday, 28 July 2025 10:52

FOI Reveals Record-Keeping Void In Kildare’s Dog Breeding Oversight

Monday, 28 July 2025 10:45

No Response From Dog Owner In Animal Welfare Case - TD Who Knows Family Not In Position To Comment

Saturday, 26 July 2025 12:56

Rescue Group Fears Chilling Effect On Animal Welfare Efforts After Emaciated Dog Returned To Owner

Friday, 25 July 2025 17:23

Vigil Held Outside Department Of Justice Following Assault On Indian Man In Tallaght

Friday, 25 July 2025 16:45

The Barrow Blueway Route To Be Completed By Early 2026

Friday, 25 July 2025 16:10

Kildare Homelessness Figures Remain The Same As Month Previous, Whilst National Total Hits Yet Another Record

Friday, 25 July 2025 15:07

Rail Delays After Cow And Horse Wander Onto Tracks In Kildare And Meath

Friday, 25 July 2025 14:41

Mother Whose Son Drowned Warns Parents Not To Buy Blue Swimsuits For Their Children

Friday, 25 July 2025 14:38

Fire At Conor McGregor’s Dublin Pub Treated As Criminal Damage

Friday, 25 July 2025 13:19

Lidl Granted Planning Permission For Supermarket In Baltinglass

Friday, 25 July 2025 12:52

Senior Garda Says Animal Abuse Cases "Not A Priority" For Force Due To Lack Of Experience And Training

Friday, 25 July 2025 12:40

Just Two Kildare Centres Funded For Child Counselling Services As Smaller Counties Get More

Friday, 25 July 2025 12:34

The K Club Will Be The Venue For Next Year's Women's Irish Open

Friday, 25 July 2025 11:28

SUV Owners May Be Hit With Higher Taxes in Budget Over Vehicle Weight

Friday, 25 July 2025 10:29

Intel Nears Completion Of Global Layoffs, With 195 Jobs At Risk In Leixlip

Friday, 25 July 2025 08:40

Gardaí Refuse To Address Key Discrepancies In Seized Dog Case

Thursday, 24 July 2025 15:33

Environment Minister Under Fire Over Potential Retrofit Grant Cuts

Thursday, 24 July 2025 14:27

Inflatable Jesus, Ukulele, Sleep Machine, And Spuds Among Items Left Behind On Trains

Thursday, 24 July 2025 12:45

List Of Meals Recalled After Listeria Outbreak In Ireland Increases

Thursday, 24 July 2025 12:14

Revealed: Kildare Vet Report Seen By Kfm Challenges Garda Claims In Seized Dog Case

Thursday, 24 July 2025 10:54

Man Ordered To Pay €328,000 In Damages For Sexual Abuse Of Foster Daughter

Thursday, 24 July 2025 09:45

EXCLUSIVE: Vet Refutes Viral Claims As Dog Welfare Row Erupts On Social Media As Gardai Respond

Wednesday, 23 July 2025 16:20

BREAKING: One Dead In Listeria Outbreak - 140 Ready Meals Recalled Nationwide

Wednesday, 23 July 2025 15:47

Bank Of Ireland Donates €10K To Kildare Wildlife Rescue After Diesel Spill Kills Swan

Wednesday, 23 July 2025 15:26

Kildare County Council Using Chinese Surveillance Cameras Banned In UK And Australia

Wednesday, 23 July 2025 12:45

Sinn Féin Calls For Full Review Of €600 Refugee Housing Payment Scheme

Wednesday, 23 July 2025 12:09

Van & E-Bike Stolen From House In Maynooth, As Gardai Appeal For Information

Wednesday, 23 July 2025 11:31

Local TDs Clash Over Detail And Direction In New National Development Plan

Wednesday, 23 July 2025 11:24

"We’ve Had The House Valued": Childcare Crisis Forces Family To Rethink Roots In Kilcullen

Wednesday, 23 July 2025 10:45

Unregistered Private Wells Supplying Schools And Nursing Homes, EPA Warns

Wednesday, 23 July 2025 09:33

Man Who Claimed He Was "So Drunk" He Couldn't Remember Stabbing Sister's Partner Found Guilty Of Manslaughter

Tuesday, 22 July 2025 15:00

Tax Cuts Expected In Budget, But Economic Headwinds Cloud Government’s Spending Plans

Tuesday, 22 July 2025 14:46

Millions To Stop Rural Leaks And Improve Water Quality - But Kildare Gets One Of The Smallest Shares

Tuesday, 22 July 2025 11:54

Justice Minister Visits Newbridge, With Local Gardai Highlighting Concerns Over Retail Theft

Tuesday, 22 July 2025 11:10

Kildare Sees 4 XL Bully Type Dog Surrenders Since Ban Introduced In February

Tuesday, 22 July 2025 10:58

Leixlip Retailer Inspected In Nationwide Unannounced Consumer Law Sweep

Tuesday, 22 July 2025 10:51

Kildare Sees Steady Rise In Households Joining €600 Per Month Scheme To Host Ukrainians

Tuesday, 22 July 2025 10:17

Over 20,000 Back Law Change To Help Renters Keep Their Dogs As Surrenders Surge

Tuesday, 22 July 2025 08:56

"You’re Not A Patriot”: TD Condemns Violent Attack On Indian Man In Tallaght

Monday, 21 July 2025 15:50

State Spends €1.2m On Civil Servant Courses While Students Face €1,000 Fee Hike

Monday, 21 July 2025 14:51

"Ignorant Dumping": Maynooth Bus Stop Becomes Litter Hotspot

Monday, 21 July 2025 14:21

Caught a Thief? Asked For ID? Checked If A Note Was Fake? You Might Get Sued, CEO Warns

Monday, 21 July 2025 12:13

Ryanair Boss Defends Staff Bonuses For Catching Oversized Bags

Monday, 21 July 2025 09:48

Attack On Man In Tallaght "Not" A Reflection Of "Horrified" Locals, Says Community Group Organiser

Monday, 21 July 2025 09:35

Staus Yellow Rainfall Warning In Place For Kildare As Heavy Downpours Continue

Monday, 21 July 2025 08:52

Curragh Jail Plan Dropped Amid Legal Complexities And Repair Costs

Monday, 21 July 2025 08:39

Naas Pupils To Leave Temporary Buildings As New School Finally Set To Open In September

Friday, 18 July 2025 15:40

Kildare Wildlife Rescue Called To Two Severe Oil Spills In One Week

Friday, 18 July 2025 14:55

Disqualified Van Driver Caught Texting While Driving On N7

Friday, 18 July 2025 14:28

Kiltegan Man Charged With Weapons Offences To Reappear Before Naas Court In October

Friday, 18 July 2025 13:19

Fuel, Tax, Insurance: Car Owners Now Paying €10,373 A Year To Keep Their Cars On The Road

Friday, 18 July 2025 12:26

Kildare Received 34 Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant Applications In Last Three Months

Friday, 18 July 2025 11:55

No Warning, No Label - What Really Happened When I Tried A Legal HHC Vape

Friday, 18 July 2025 10:53

Kildare Property Tax Decision Looms As Dublin Bills Rise

Friday, 18 July 2025 10:31

Kildare Sees Decrease In Available HAP Properties In New Report

Friday, 18 July 2025 10:05

TD Calls For Tougher E-Scooter Penalties After Boy Knocked Down On Footpath In Leixlip

Thursday, 17 July 2025 15:48

Three-Month Delay In School Facilities Sparks Concern For St. Farnan’s Post-Primary School

Thursday, 17 July 2025 15:16

Children With Special Needs Referred To Dundalk Amid Two-Year Delay For Dental Care Under Anaesthetic

Thursday, 17 July 2025 14:47

Over 286,000 Households Behind On Electricity Bills As Arrears Surge

Thursday, 17 July 2025 14:28

Kildare Father-To-Be Discovers 500 Children Ahead Of Unborn Baby On Creche List

Thursday, 17 July 2025 12:15

Locals At Risk As Ambulances Close To Kildare Areas Sent As Far As Cork, TD Warns

Thursday, 17 July 2025 11:42

HSE’s Handling Of Kilcullen Building Shows Common Sense Sometimes "Not All That Common," Says Cllr

Thursday, 17 July 2025 09:51

€700,000 Drug Haul, Including Crack Cocaine, Uncovered After Car Stop In Rathcoole/Citywest Area

Thursday, 17 July 2025 08:40

Lives At Risk: HSA Forces Closure Of High Risk Construction On Bridge Street Site In Kilcock

Thursday, 17 July 2025 08:24

260 Children With Additional Needs Still Without School Places As Politicians Begin Summer Break, Says TD

Wednesday, 16 July 2025 16:44

Council Refutes Claims Of Collecting Migrants From Airport And Offering Preferential Housing Treatment

Wednesday, 16 July 2025 16:25

Victory For Kilcullen: HSE Agrees In Principle To Hand Over Building Restored By Locals To Council

Wednesday, 16 July 2025 15:58

Connected Break-Ins Rock Leixlip: Gardaí Probe Early-Morning Crime Spree

Wednesday, 16 July 2025 14:34

Man Punched In Face And Knocked To Ground In Random Attack On Maynooth’s Convent Lane

Wednesday, 16 July 2025 11:50

Extraordinary U-Turn Underway As HSE Rethinks Controversial Sale Of Kilcullen Building Restored By Locals

Wednesday, 16 July 2025 10:54

Kildare Man Asks If He Can Claim Ownership Of A Field Because The Owner Has Not Showed Up In Years

Wednesday, 16 July 2025 09:51

Back-to-School Bills Push Parents Into Over €500 Debt, Study Finds

Wednesday, 16 July 2025 09:01

Kildare County Council Hires New Dog Warden With €100,000 Dog Control Budget Boost

Wednesday, 16 July 2025 08:38

EXCLUSIVE: HSE Doubles Down On Move To Sell Kilcullen Building - Restored By Locals - To Highest Bidder

Tuesday, 15 July 2025 17:19

Man Who Sexually Assaulted Eight-Year-Old Cousin At Kildare Address Fails To Have One-Year Jail Time Reduced On Appeal

Tuesday, 15 July 2025 16:20

Lucan TD Wants Bigger Fines For Littering – But His "Butt Tosser" Campaign Name Deemed "Improper"

Tuesday, 15 July 2025 16:17

Most Supporters Of Suicidal Patients Left Emergency Departments Without Prevention Guidance

Tuesday, 15 July 2025 15:38

Kilcullen Man Hoped For A Social Lifeline - Now the HSE May Sell The Building Locals Spent Years Restoring

Tuesday, 15 July 2025 15:34

Very Few Animal Cruelty Cases Officially Recorded In Kildare As Public Urged To Get PULSE Number

Tuesday, 15 July 2025 12:25

Kildare County Council Gets €100k For Dog Control - But Still Just Two Wardens For Entire County

Tuesday, 15 July 2025 09:50

84 Motorists Caught Driving In Bus Lanes In Kildare–Carlow Division Last Year

Tuesday, 15 July 2025 09:33

Gardaí Renew Appeal In Unsolved Murder Of 20-Year-Old Paul Byrne, Last Seen In Tallaght In 2009

Tuesday, 15 July 2025 08:29

Council Seeks Low-Cost Transfer Of Kilcullen Building Being Sold By HSE, Citing Lack Of Capital Budget

Monday, 14 July 2025 16:34

Long-Term Lease Suggested In 2021. No Letter. No Progress. Now: Kilcullen Building Faces Possible Sale

Monday, 14 July 2025 15:51

Kildare Sees Surge In Rape And Sexual Offences As Number Of Sex Offenders Released From Prison Climbs

Monday, 14 July 2025 15:32

Majority Back Pharmacist Prescriptions As GP Wait Times Rise

Monday, 14 July 2025 14:20

Kildare Included In Counties Under Yellow Status Thunderstorm Warning

Monday, 14 July 2025 13:53

€50,000: That's How Much A Single Pedestrian Crossing In Naas Is Set To Cost This Year

Monday, 14 July 2025 12:20

New EU Rules To Ban Net Packaging On Fruit And Veg, As Well As Single-Use Plastic Condiment Sachets

Monday, 14 July 2025 11:32

Kildare Among Counties Hit By National Decline In Pub Numbers

Monday, 14 July 2025 09:47

Kildare TikTok Creator Sued Over Sylvanian Dolls Drama Videos Enters Talks With Toymaker

Monday, 14 July 2025 08:48

Kildare Crowned 2025 Tailteann Cup Champions With Win Over Limerick

Saturday, 12 July 2025 16:11

Not Needed For Health Reasons: HSE Reponds To Possible Sale Of Teach na nDaoine Building In Kilcullen

Friday, 11 July 2025 17:40

Lung Cancer Risk As Nine Out Of Ten Kildare Homes Remain Untested For Radon Gas

Friday, 11 July 2025 16:46

Illegal Parking In Disabled Spaces: 566 Fines Issued In Kildare-Carlow Garda Division Since January 2024

Friday, 11 July 2025 15:48

Only National Road Out Of Dublin "Never Upgraded": TD Presses For N81 Upgrade In Dáil

Friday, 11 July 2025 14:55

Kildare North TD Aidan Farrelly Welcomes Party’s Backing Of Catherine Connolly For Áras Bid

Friday, 11 July 2025 12:50

Ex-Principal Of Leinster Senior College Loses Dismissal Case Over Grinds Venture And Shredded Diaries

Friday, 11 July 2025 12:38

Blocked By Red Tape: Senator Says Councils Need Clarity On Accepting Donated Land And Buildings

Friday, 11 July 2025 12:16

Crash In Dunlavin Leaves Woman Hospitalised With Serious Injuries

Friday, 11 July 2025 10:55

Calls Grow For More Free Sunscreen Dispensers Across Kildare

Friday, 11 July 2025 10:51

Some Creches Could Be Forced To Close Today If Room Temperatures Exceed Legal Limits

Friday, 11 July 2025 08:54

Man In His 70s Dies In Crash Near Moyvalley

Friday, 11 July 2025 08:30

37 More Jobs To Go At Intel’s Leixlip Plant As Catering Cuts Begin

Friday, 11 July 2025 08:23

Loss Felt Across Defence Forces As Flight Sergeant From Caragh Dies In Service

Thursday, 10 July 2025 15:50

Driver Caught Speeding At 206km/h On The M7 Near Naas

Thursday, 10 July 2025 14:35

Kildare Braced For High Temperatures As Met Éireann Issues Status Yellow Warning

Thursday, 10 July 2025 14:25

Major Wastewater Project To Serve Parts Of Kildare, Dublin And Meath Gets Green Light

Thursday, 10 July 2025 12:47

Missing Carlow Woman Believed To Have Taken Taxi To Dublin Airport

Thursday, 10 July 2025 12:38

Locals React With Anger As HSE Moves To Sell Community-Intended Building In Kilcullen

Thursday, 10 July 2025 11:57

Driver Brought To Hospital After Van Hits 150-Year-Old Bridge In Athy

Thursday, 10 July 2025 11:48

Locals Urged To Stop Using Recalled Tower Air Fryers Due To Potential Fire Risk

Thursday, 10 July 2025 10:22

Legal Battle Looms After Government Halts Major Social Housing Project, Including Homes Across Kildare

Thursday, 10 July 2025 09:52

Uisce Éireann Urges Kildare Residents to Conserve Water During Warm Spell

Wednesday, 9 July 2025 15:35

Kildare Expected To Experience Hot Weather Over Next Few Days

Wednesday, 9 July 2025 14:57

Break In Yesterday Morning At ESB Station At Poulaphouca

Wednesday, 9 July 2025 11:34

Work Begins on Major Water Upgrade for Two Mile House

Wednesday, 9 July 2025 10:54

Driver Hospitalised After M4 Toll Plaza Crash

Wednesday, 9 July 2025 10:11

Government Announce New Deputy Chief Of Staff Of The Defence Forces

Tuesday, 8 July 2025 14:39

Irish Coast Guard Commence Operations From Weston Airport On Celbridge/Lucan Border

Tuesday, 8 July 2025 12:01

Kildare South TD Calls For Hospital Car Park Fees To Be Reduced Or Abolished

Tuesday, 8 July 2025 11:42

Kildare County Council Criticised for Lack of Traffic Impact Data In Clane After Sallins Bypass Opening

Tuesday, 8 July 2025 11:27

Man Remains In Custody Over Fatal Clondalkin Stabbing

Tuesday, 8 July 2025 10:16

Temporary Playground In Kilcock Closes Next Week To Allow Progression Of New Purpose-Built Playground

Monday, 7 July 2025 16:53

67 Social Housing Offers Refused in Kildare Last Year

Monday, 7 July 2025 16:34

4 Post Offices Have Closed In Kildare Between 2015 And 2025

Monday, 7 July 2025 13:59

Man Arrested Following The Discovery Of A Body Near Lucan This Morning

Monday, 7 July 2025 12:50

Kildare Motorists Are Free To Choose Where They Get Their Car Fixed

Monday, 7 July 2025 11:24

Major Traffic Disruption On The N7 Due To Protest

Monday, 7 July 2025 09:32

Kildare Sees Increase In Property Prices In Q2 Of 2025

Monday, 7 July 2025 08:38

Castletown House Parklands To Open From Dawn To Dusk Following Meeting With Minister Boxer Moran

Friday, 4 July 2025 14:35

Local Councillor Calls For An Increase In Number Of Times Public Bins In Sallins Are Emptied

Friday, 4 July 2025 11:44

Rathangan Resident And Father Dies In Workplace Accident

Friday, 4 July 2025 10:39

Conor McGregor Refused Planning Permission To Build Mansion In Straffan

Thursday, 3 July 2025 16:19

Dezoned Kildare Land to Go Under the Hammer with €300k Guide Price

Thursday, 3 July 2025 11:41

Gardai Investigating Incident Of Criminal Damage At A House In Sallins

Thursday, 3 July 2025 11:38

Water Disruption Expected In Parts of Kildare Today

Thursday, 3 July 2025 10:45

Celbridge Schools to Pilot New Single Secondary School Application System

Thursday, 3 July 2025 10:15

Concerns Over Use Of Public Funding Leads To Naas Hospital Voluntarily Pausing Insourcing For A Time

Wednesday, 2 July 2025 16:40

McGregor's Withdrawal Of Evidence To Be Referred To The Director of Public Prosecutions

Wednesday, 2 July 2025 15:16

Emeis Ireland Pauses All Nursing Home New Admissions Including Five In Kildare

Wednesday, 2 July 2025 14:36

Herbata Plans €3 Billion "Grid-Free" Data Centre For Naas

Wednesday, 2 July 2025 11:25

Gardai Renew Appeal For Witnesses To Fatal Hit-And-Run Collision In Robertstown Last November

Wednesday, 2 July 2025 11:22

Former Kilkenny Hurler DJ Carey Pleads Guilty To Fraud Charges

Wednesday, 2 July 2025 10:32

EPA Warns Water Supply "At Risk" In Kildare As Part Of National Report

Wednesday, 2 July 2025 08:57

Nearly 4,000 Kildare Students Awarded SUSI Grant Support for 2024/25 Academic Year

Tuesday, 1 July 2025 16:37

Kildare Councillor And Primary School Teacher Says More Funding Is Needed for Primary Schools

Tuesday, 1 July 2025 12:24

Conor McGregors Defence Team Drop Bid To Introduce New Evidence In Civil Rape Appeal

Tuesday, 1 July 2025 11:41

A Woman In Her 60s Remains In Hospital Following Car Crash On Kildare/Wicklow Border

Tuesday, 1 July 2025 11:32

Kildare County Council Delivers The Lowest Number of Self Build Local Authority Housing

Tuesday, 1 July 2025 10:40

Man Charged In Connection With Serious Assault On Main Street In Celbridge

Tuesday, 1 July 2025 08:34

Rory Gallagher Files High Court Lawsuit Against The GAA & Its President Jarlath Burns

Tuesday, 1 July 2025 08:27