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Herstory to host light show in Kildare for Saint Brigid's day

Kildare County Council, with Kildare’s Creative Ireland team and Decade of Commemorations committee, are collaborating with Herstory to illuminate landmark sites countywide for Saint Brigid’s Day 2022, and in advance of the 2024 1500th anniversary ...

31 Jan 2022 at 16:00

National News

Pensioners forced to cut back on meat and heating due to cost of living crisis

Pensioners have been forced to cut back on eating meat, central heating use and eating out due to the cost of living crisis. A new poll by Red C — conducted on behalf of the Society of Saint Vincent De Paul — reveals the extent to which ...

10 Feb 2022 at 11:30

Arts & Entertainment

WATCH: Kildare lightshow to celebrate Saint Brigid's day 2022

Light Up Kildare illuminated the Hill of Allen to celebrate Saint Brigid's day 2022. Hear from Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Mayor of Kildare Naoise Ó Cearúil with a rendition of The Curragh of Kildare from Jack Lukeman. Had the ...

01 Feb 2022 at 19:02

National News

Families facing 'impossible choices' as calls to St Vincent de Paul surge

The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (SVP) charity is receiving an average of 800 requests for help every day, as the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite. The increases in figures come as the charity faces into its busiest ...

15 Nov 2022 at 17:50

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KILDARE: Brigid 1500 programme officially launched

The highly-anticipated Brigid 1500 programme was officially launched at Saint Brigid’s Cathedral on Monday last. According to leading Brigidine experts, 2024 marks the 1500th anniversary of the death of St Brigid and thus, St ...

23 Nov 2022 at 15:00

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St Brigid can't unite Kildare's politicians

Politicians in Kildare can't quite agree on whether St Brigid, who has a strong association with the county, should be honoured by a public holiday. A raft of Fianna Fail councillors want support for the first Monday in ...

22 Oct 2021 at 18:00

Horse Racing

Irish Guineas a possibility for Prosperous Voyage, trainer confirms

The Irish 1,000 Guineas has emerged as a possibility for Ralph Beckett’s Prosperous Voyage following her fine effort in the Qipco 1000 Guineas at Newmarket on Sunday. The Zoffany filly was sent off at 33-1 for the ...

03 May 2022 at 18:14

Other Sport

Irish duo become first players to sign for NFL teams since 1985

Daniel Whelan and James McCourt have signed for NFL outfits New Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Chargers as undrafted free agents, making them the first Irish players involved with the franchise since 1985. Whelan,...

01 May 2022 at 10:30

Arts & Entertainment

Quest to find Ireland's favourite saint at National Ploughing Championships

Visitors at the National Ploughing Championships in Laois are being asked to choose their favourite saint. The question is being asked by Bishop Denis Nulty of Kildare and Leighlin in whose diocese the three-day ...

05 Sept 2023 at 11:33

National News

Crash victim Zoey set to fulfil her dream of becoming a teacher, funeral told

The funeral of a teenager who died in the crash which claimed four young lives in Co Tipperary has been told she was about to fulfil her lifelong dream of becoming a teacher. Fr Michael Toomey told those ...

02 Sept 2023 at 13:29

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PopUpArt Newbridge celebrates Brigid 1500 at well-known Kildare Shopping Centre

PopUpArt Newbridge has been invited back to the Whitewater Shopping Centre in Newbridge to showcase its St Brigid's Bank Holiday Community Art Exhibition. This community event will ocomprise of an ...

25 Jan 2024 at 09:40

Arts & Entertainment

Derry Girls star to explore truth behind St Brigid in new documentary

One of the stars of hit show Derry Girls has been announced as the presenter of a new RTÉ documentary ahead of St Brigid's Day. Fifteen hundred years after Brigid’s death, Siobhán McSweeney - who ...

19 Jan 2023 at 10:20

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