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VOTE NOW: Orla Tinsley v Jonathan Irwin/Mary Ann O'Brien in Kildare's All Time Greats semi-finals

It's Orla Tinsley versus Jonathan Irwin and Mary Ann O'Brien from the Jack & Jill Foundation in this semi-final of Kildare's All Time Greats. Newbridge woman Orla Tinsley is a noted writer and fierce campaigner for the rights of those with Cystic ...

09 Feb 2019 at 17:57

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Have your say! Who is Kildare's All Time Great?

It looks set to be one of the hot topics over the Christmas dinner tables of Kildare this year - who would you say is Kildare's All Time Great? We have already had a number of suggestions from the public so we reckon this is going to be one of ...

21 Dec 2018 at 19:04

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Kildare's All Time Greats: #15 Ruby Walsh

Kill native, Ruby Walsh, is acknowledged as one of the best, if not the best National Hunt jockeys of all time, having ridden in excess of 2,500 winners. Ruby won the Aintree Grand National, at his first attempt at the age of 20, riding ...

23 Jan 2019 at 16:24

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Kildare's All Time Greats: #14 Pippa O'Connor

One of the most recognisable faces on the Irish fashion and influencer scene at the moment, Kildare woman Pippa O’Connor’s career has spanned modelling, television shows, social media and the launch of an incredibly successful denim ...

23 Jan 2019 at 16:23

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Kildare's All Time Greats: #2 Arthur Guinness

It’s debated whether he was born in Ardclough or Celbridge in 1725, but there’s no doubt that ‘Uncle Arthur’, who bequeathed to the world the famous ‘pint of plain’, is laid to rest at Oughterard Cemetery in 1803. Guinness used a ...

23 Jan 2019 at 16:12

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Kildare's All Time Greats: #10 Jonathan Irwin and Mary Ann O'Brien

Neither were born nor bred in Kildare, but couple Jonathan Irwin and Mary Ann O’Brien, long-term residents in the Lilywhite county, have contributed immeasurably to Kildare life. The couple founded the Johnstown-based Jack & ...

23 Jan 2019 at 16:22

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Kildare's All Time Greats: #5 Ernest Shackleton

Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton was born in Kilkea, near Athy, in 1874, although his family moved to London when he was a young child. Shackleton was one of the heroes of the age of Antarctic exploration in the first ...

23 Jan 2019 at 16:20

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REVEALED: The shortlisted nominations for Kildare's All Time Greats

LATEST: FIRST ROUND POLLS ARE NOW LIVE - VOTE HERE! Since its launch a few weeks ago, the search for Kildare’s' All Time Great has certainly been generating some conversation with suggestions coming in from near and far. ...

23 Jan 2019 at 16:37

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Kildare's All Time Greats: #12 Maura Laverty

Rathangan woman Maura Laverty (1907 — 1966) led an extraordinary life, in which she wrote a bestselling cookbook and a novel which scandalised the town of her birth. In the 1920s, she worked in Spain as a governess and ...

23 Jan 2019 at 16:23

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Kildare's All Time Greats: #11 Kathleen Lonsdale

She is sadly not a household name in her native county, but Dame Kathleen Lonsdale (1903 — 1971) was a trailblazing scientist and a pioneer for women in STEM. Born Kathleen Yardley in Newbridge, daughter of the town ...

23 Jan 2019 at 16:23

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WATCH: Leinster Leader sports editor Tommy Callaghan draws the Round 2 matches in our Kildare's All Time Greats poll

The Round 1 votes are in and there were a fair few shocks in our Kildare's All Time Greats poll. Influencer and denim designer Pippa O'Connor was soundly beaten by St Brigid, while mythical warrior and legend Fionn ...

01 Feb 2019 at 18:13

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VOTE NOW: St Brigid v Ernest Shackleton in Kildare's All Time Greats semi-finals

It's Saint Brigid versus Sir Ernest Shackleton in this semi-final face-off to find Kildare's All Time Greats. She was the patron saint of Kildare - an early feminist, the rebel daughter of a chieftain, a brewer ...

09 Feb 2019 at 17:57

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