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Extra-terrestrial water found for first time in meteorite

Extra-terrestrial water has been found for the first time in a meteorite that has fallen in the UK. The Winchcombe meteorite, which crashed into a driveway in the Gloucestershire town last February, is also thought to hold clues about where the ...

19 Sept 2022 at 13:40

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Extra-terrestrial water found for first time in meteorite

19 Sept 2022 at 22:00

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Schools in Kildare encouraged to participate in crocus-planting project to commemorate children of the Holocaust

Holocaust Education Ireland (HEI) is urging schools across County Kildare to get involved in The Crocus Project. The group is a not-for-profit organisation that aims to inform and educate young people about the Holocaust and its ...

19 Sept 2022 at 19:20

National News

More than 30 potential new species discovered living at the bottom of the sea

Robots have discovered 39 potential new species at the bottom of the ocean. Researchers at the Natural History Museum said the undescribed organisms represent a fraction of the undiscovered species from the deep sea, which ...

27 Jul 2022 at 15:36

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Appeal for information on Kildare 1928 team and captain Bill ‘Squires’ Gannon

The installation in Kildare town of a magnificent statue of William (Bill) ‘Squires’ Gannon who led Kildare to win the 1928 All-Ireland football final has generated huge interest in the county. The nine-feet tall statue, ...

18 May 2022 at 17:05

Local News

BREAKING: Kildare-born explorer Ernest Shackleton's ship finally found, 100 years to the day since he was buried

Endurance, the ship that once belonged to Kildare explorer Ernest Shackleton, has finally been found. The ship was found 100 years to the day since the Kilkea born pioneer was buried, and 106 years after the historic ...

09 Mar 2022 at 12:41

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Art exhibition by Kildare group marks 100 year anniversary of Newbridge Barracks handover

The historic moment where the British handed over the ‘fine grounds of Newbridge Barracks’ back to the Irish people 100 years was commemorated on Monday, May 16. A multi-media exhibition called Life Goes On, ...

16 May 2022 at 17:19

Arts & Entertainment

'This is Lizzy' - Book by British historian on legendary Irish rock band to be published

A book written by a British music historian on the legendary Irish rock band Thin Lizzy is set to be published this summer. Published by Spenwood Books and compiled by historian Richard Houghton, 'Thin ...

22 Apr 2022 at 17:14

National News

Judge rules material from Troubles documentaries be handed to PSNI for terror probe

The BBC is to hand over broadcasted and unbroadcasted material from a documentary series about Northern Ireland’s Troubles to the police as part of investigations into terrorist activity, a judge has ...

07 Apr 2022 at 17:45

Local News

Kildare County Council unveils Irish Civil War timeline poster

Kildare County Council (KCC) has unveiled a poster displaying notable events in the Irish Civil War. The Civil War lasted for just eleven months between 1922 and 1923, and followed shortly after the ...

12 Apr 2022 at 17:00

National News

Fatal shoot-out on Irish border remembered 100 years on

A “forgotten” flashpoint at the Irish border in the wake of the War of Independence that left several people dead is set to be remembered 100 years on. By February 11 1922, the British had handed ...

10 Feb 2022 at 13:10

Newsletter KildareLive

Kildare Local History: Busy year of Commemorations ahead in 2022

The County Kildare Decade of Commemorations Committee, supported by the Local Studies, Genealogy & Archives Section of Kildare Library & Arts Service, continued to commemorate local people and ...

26 Dec 2021 at 15:10

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