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The Druids have been recognised by the Irish Folk Music Awards

Award winning band is set to perform in Kildare

Naas residents at the data centre demo in Dublin

Naas residents protest against data centres at Dublin demo

Barretstown Winter Wonderland_Santa and Helpers

Barretstown’s Winter Wonderland funds to help children with cancer

Nathan Collins during a Republic of Ireland training session at Stade Saputo in Montreal, Canada in June

Kildare man and Irish captain Nathan Collins back for Nations League

Plunging temperatures can have a destructive effect on car batteries

Irish drivers warned of hidden damage as temperatures plunge to -1

Andy Irvine and Quilty

Quilty and Andy Irvine join forces at Riverbank Arts Centre

Nice money if you can get it!

Breaking A lucky Kildare person is waking up a millionaire today

Chupi and Aoife

Kildare Village launches new Designer in Residence Series

RTE's new three-part documentary dives deep into Ireland's biggest drug busts

RTE's new documentary dives deep into Ireland's biggest drug busts

Halloween 2026 Met Eireann weather forecast

Good news as Met Éireann Halloween weather forecast comes in

The European Citizens' Panel

European Commission encourages everyday participation in democracy

Aras Chill Dara, Naas

No insurance for sports or community groups in Kildare

Raft Spider by T. Whyte

Bats, frogs, toads, spiders and all things spooky

Harmony Federation, a 30-strong male cappella choir is looking for new members

Kildare male cappella choir issues call out for new members

Pamela de Brí

Kildare artist Pamela de Brí to launch new book at Naas Library

Sisters Ella, Niamh and Alma shared the heartfelt message on GoFundMe

Sisters injured in horror M9 crash share heartfelt message

The late Dónal Lunny pictured in Newbridge on September 18 with sisters Roisín Dempsey, Grainne Coffey and his niece Aoise Dempsey

Breaking President leads tributes to music legend Dónal Lunny
Dónal Lunny was founding member of Planxty, alongside Moore, Andy Irvine and Liam O’Flynn, before joining The Bothy Band and later - Moving Hearts
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Weather warnings have been issued for Storm Austen

Kildare County Council issues statement on Storm Austen

Irish troops on parade outside

Changing triple lock without referendum a ‘profound betrayal’, claims Sinn Féin

The Kilsaran plant outside Kilcullen

Kildare firm to help supply concrete to 500 apartments in Dublin

Irish troops on parade outside

Changing triple lock without referendum a ‘profound betrayal’, claims Sinn Féin

WATCH: Irish troops prepare for historic final Lebanon mission

WATCH: Irish troops prepare for historic final Lebanon mission

Lieutenant Colonel Cormac Brady

Final group of Unifil peacekeepers prepare for deployment

St Brigid

Legends of St Brigid of Kildare to feature in new book

External view of a Paddy Power shop

Paddy Power owner to axe 1,400 jobs after UK tax hikes

Bishop Tom Deenihan, Bishop of Meath, sealing the official records for the Cause of the Canonisation of Father Willie Doyle SJ

Brave priest who is a candidate for sainthood had Kildare links

The venom of the false widow is more potent than that of native spiders

Irish households warned over venomous spider as temperatures plunge

Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan

Twenty-four Romanian men removed from Ireland on charter flight – O’Callaghan
The Justice Minister said the operation was carried out on the grounds of criminality.
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Cover A Seat By The Fire

Kildare's Jane Gormely launches Seat by the Fire – Craicly Stories

Autumn leaves

"Leave the leaves this Autumn" - advice from a Kildare nature expert

Oireachtas staff strike

McDonald accuses Government of ‘playing chicken’ with public sector workers

Garda Graduation

Garda numbers hit all-time high as force reaches historic peak of 14,800

A child using a smartphone

Third of primary school children have no time restrictions online, charity says

Floral tributes outside the scene of the house fire

Man and woman arrested in connection with Waterford house fire

Dr Sara Burke

Committee hears calls for right to healthcare

A man seen from behind walking inside data centre

Data centre energy use questioned amid AI summit

Dr Threase Kessie, Assistant Professor Dept of Design Innovation, MU, James Byrne, MU graduate and Glenveagh scholar, Olena Kaniuka, MU graduate and Glenveagh scholar, Dr Rose Ryan, former Director of Access, MU, Barbara Robinson, Head of Learning & Organisational Development, Glenveagh and Barney O’Reilly, Head of Construction, Glenveagh.

Kildare's Maynooth University and Glenveagh in mentoring program

Oireachtas staff staging a strike outside Leinster House

Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers staging 24-hour strike

Brian Kennedy

Singer Brian Kennedy bringing concert to Kildare

Blurred figures of doctors and nurses walking in a hospital corridor

Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers to stage 24-hour strike

Emergency services at the scene of an overnight fire in the Birchwood estate in Waterford City

Man, woman and two children die in Waterford house fire

Fórsa general secretary Kevin Callinan (centre) speaking at the union's headquarters in Dublin

Public sector strike to go ahead after bid for talks rejected

Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers

Minister asks public sector unions to attend mediation ahead of strike

Gibney, who was arrested on foot of an Irish extradition warrant in Florida least year, had lived in the US for years

George Gibney sentenced to 16 years and eight months

Robert Pether return

Engineer Robert Pether returns to Ireland following detention in Iraq

Job opportunity

Tesco hiring for dozens of Christmas jobs in Kildare

Minister of Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee

Engineer Robert Pether to return to Ireland following detention in Iraq

Brian and Arthur

Kildare's Brian Dowling Gourounlian tackles online abuse

Hazel dormouse

Rare hazel dormouse found in Kildare garden

Not too late to avoid strike action, insists Lawless

The annual switch from summer time to winter time is fast approaching

Clocks going back in Ireland 2026: Exact date confirmed

Arthur Gourounlian brings together leading Irish voices for Christmas charity single supporting LauraLynn and Barretstown

New charity single by celebrities to feature Newbridge Gospel Choir

Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport Patrick O’Donovan

RTE ‘slow’ to implement changes – media minister

Tomàs Murphy at his home

Budget does not go far enough in helping disabled, says advocate

Sinn Fein TD Pearse Doherty

Budget a test that Government has ‘failed’ – Doherty

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