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Penneys Barbie, Wine O'Clock Barbie, Tinder Barbie... the dolls you won't find under the tree this Christmas

Mattel, makers of 50-something-year-old fashion icon Barbara Millicent Roberts, earlier this year introduced a raft of new body-shapes for their dolls, to counter the pneumatic unreality of the ‘traditional’ blonde bombshell. You can now get curvy, ...

21 Dec 2016 at 16:08

Life

Kildare heatwave: We've gone from freezing Game of Thrones to sizzling Love Island weather

Cast your mind back just four scant months, and we were all shivering under a blanket of ice and snow here in Kildare. There wasn’t a sliced pan to be had from the north to the south of the county, and people in far-flung parts such as Eadestown ...

29 Jun 2018 at 16:33

Features

COMMENT: Commercial rates are rising in Kildare at the wrong time

To paraphrase one of the characters in the movie No Country For Old Men, if this ain't a mess it’ll do till the mess shows up. The changes in the way businesses pay rates has provoked much comment in recent weeks, almost all by those who will ...

09 Apr 2017 at 11:00

Local News

COMMENT: Filthy gum is the scourge of our streets in Newbridge and Naas

You can go for quite a while without seeing what is right under your nose. Or toes, in this case. Then, once you’ve opened your eyes to the problem, you encounter it everywhere. I’ve started seeing huge, ugly spackles of dirty, spent chewing ...

01 Apr 2017 at 15:00

Features

COMMENT: The sums must add up on rates and rent for Kildare businesses

When I was slightly younger than I am now, about 50 years ago, a lot of folk tended to call the the school subject of maths by a simpler name — sums. It has been a while now since I heard the word ‘sums’ but I was reminded of it in recent ...

15 Apr 2017 at 14:00

Features

The scourge of 'get a man in' culture

At some point in the last, I dunno, 100 years, a terrible scourge swept the nation. I should be clear, this particular scourge has benefitted many fine men — allowing them to feed their families, give their wives expensive gifts, put ...

11 Jun 2017 at 10:00

Features

County Kildare will have one more TD at the next election... but nobody cares

You're to blame, you lot; the great unwashed. Your lack of interest is almost criminal. The big news doing the rounds now is that the Kildare South constituency is to have one more TD. Well, break out the champagne. This is pure joy ...

09 Jul 2017 at 12:00

Features

COMMENT: Deep divisions on the future look of Naas

Deep divisions are emerging over how to rejuvenate the centre of Naas town. The litany of business closures has been well documented by now - 40 or so and counting (though many have opened up as well and more, like a sushi bar at ...

03 Mar 2017 at 15:51

Features

COMMENT: Last weekend shows we need more anti-drink driving checkpoints in Kildare

Kildare Gardai staged a massive swoop on road traffic offenders last Saturday night. Four drivers were arrested on suspicion of drink driving. Two cars were impounded as their drivers didn’t have insurance. More were done on ...

03 Mar 2017 at 09:00

Features

COMMENT: Naas lakes are an oasis of calm in a busy town

On a still night the facade lights of the Vista medical centre building are mirrored on the middle lake. It’s not Manhattan and the Hudson River; but it gives a busy urban feel to a serene aquatic setting. There are three ...

25 Mar 2017 at 16:00

Features

COMMENT: Can we cope with another building boom in Kildare?

Building is booming again in County Kildare. It’s starting to feel like the mid-noughties all over again. Those tracking planning applications in Kildare have seen evidence of developers starting to apply for multi-unit ...

26 Mar 2017 at 08:30

Features

COMMENT: Housing supply mantra must be questioned

It was interesting to see someone question one of the key actions which are said to be vital to solve the housing crisis. The mantra has been that if you want to make property more affordable, you must build more ...

13 Mar 2017 at 07:00

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