Kildare News

KIldare Claim Home Quarter Final After Tailteann Win Over Leitrim

Tailteann Cup – Group 1 – Round 3 KILDARE 1-16 LEITRIM 0-12  By Richard Commins KILDARE secured a home Quarter...

Kilcock Man McDunphy Serves Up Superb Display In Nailbiting Rás Tailteann

By Stephen Leonard THE dust has settled on what was the closest ever finish in the 69-year history of the...

Saturday, 01/06/24 - 3:04pm Read More

Paddy McKenna Looking Forward To Special Day All Round

CHRISTY RING CUP FINAL – Preview By Richard Commins KILDARE goalkeeper Paddy McKenna is aiming for a fifth Christy Ring...

Saturday, 01/06/24 - 2:51pm Read More

Athy Macra to host 80th anniversary field day

Rural youth organisation Macra na Feirme will be returning to where it all began 80 years ago in Athy for...

Saturday, 01/06/24 - 1:30pm Read More

PHOTOS: First Communion Day for pupils of Kilkea and Levitstown National Schools

Photographer Aisling Hyland captured the big day for students and families at Kilkea and Levitstown National Schools

Saturday, 01/06/24 - 11:50am Read More

PROPERTY: Deceptively spacious cottage in picturesque country setting

A quaint cottage in a picturesque setting on the Kildare/Wicklow border, on around 3.7 acres, has been brought to market...

Saturday, 01/06/24 - 11:20am Read More

Top jockeys and trainers to launch Kildare Derby Festival

The tables are about to be turned as some of Ireland’s leading trainers will be judged and critiqued for a...

Saturday, 01/06/24 - 10:30am Read More

PHOTOS: Arlene Bailey wows Athy

“IT was packed out and my wife Michelle said it was the best concert she as ever at,” so declared...

Saturday, 01/06/24 - 7:34am Read More

Plethora of books commemorate revolutionary period

By Frank Taaffe THE Decade of Commemorations has witnessed the publishing of a number of interesting books on our recent...

Friday, 31/05/24 - 10:15pm Read More

Job opportunities at Kildare Co Council

Kildare County Council have number of new job positions. The council have advertised for an assistant scientist which has a...

Friday, 31/05/24 - 9:30pm Read More

VIDEO: Third crash in space of ten days at dangerous Kildare junction

By Finian Coghlan AFTER witnessing its third accident in ten days, the notorious Geraldine Cross on the Nurney Road out...

Friday, 31/05/24 - 9:00pm Read More

Meet the candidates in the Naas Local Electoral Area

NAAS LOCAL ELECTORAL AREA: 15 CANDIDATES, 7 SEATS   BREEN, Anne (Labour) I have lived in Naas now for 46...

Friday, 31/05/24 - 5:16pm Read More

Council shares details of upcoming Homeless Outreach Clinics

Kildare Co Council is facilitating monthly drop-in clinics throughout the county to provide information about homelessness supports that are available....

Friday, 31/05/24 - 4:54pm Read More

Kildare Sport

KIldare Claim Home Quarter Final After Tailteann Win Over Leitrim

Tailteann Cup – Group 1 – Round 3 KILDARE 1-16 LEITRIM 0-12  By Richard Commins KILDARE secured a home Quarter...

Kilcock Man McDunphy Serves Up Superb Display In Nailbiting Rás Tailteann

By Stephen Leonard THE dust has settled on what was the closest ever finish in the 69-year history of the...

Saturday, 01/06/24 - 3:04pm Read More

Paddy McKenna Looking Forward To Special Day All Round

CHRISTY RING CUP FINAL – Preview By Richard Commins KILDARE goalkeeper Paddy McKenna is aiming for a fifth Christy Ring...

Saturday, 01/06/24 - 2:51pm Read More

Kildare Minors Travel To Galway For The Paul McGirr Quarter Final

By Pat Costello KILDARE minor footballers will looking to overcome the disappointment of agonisingly losing to Dublin in the Electric...

Friday, 31/05/24 - 3:46pm Read More

Kildare Chasing Ring Cup Number Five

By Pat Costello and Richard Commins KILDARE senior hurling manager, Brian Dowling, and his Management Team, have made the minimum...

Friday, 31/05/24 - 3:03pm Read More

Curran Stars As St Farnan’s Capture Another Leinster Schools Title

North Leinster 2nd Year Hurling ‘D1’  ST FARNAN’S 3-6 COLÁISTE DE LACY ASHBOURNE 1-9 By Leonie Delaney ST FARNAN’S completed...

Friday, 31/05/24 - 10:02am Read More

Gallant Kildare Just Miss Out On Final Spot In LGFA U14 All Ireland Platinum Semi Final

KILDARE 1-10 GALWAY 1-13 THE All Ireland Platinum semi-final between Kildare and Galway started with high anticipation in Portlaoise GAA...

Friday, 31/05/24 - 9:49am Read More

Strong Kildare Team Named For Tailteann Cup Clash With Leitrim

By Pat Costello GLENN Ryan and his Kildare senior football Management Team have named a very strong team to face...

Friday, 31/05/24 - 9:40am Read More

Scoreboard Wasn’t Much Justice – Kildare Camogie Manager Mike Wall

AS the Kildare camogie team prepares to travel to take on Antrim in Round 2 of the All Ireland Intermediate...

Friday, 31/05/24 - 9:15am Read More

Ours Is A Double Please! – The Supporter

IN the Supporter Column in this week’s Kildare Nationalist, in your shops now or online at www.kildare-nationalist.ie, the hope is...

Friday, 31/05/24 - 8:58am Read More

Ras Tailteann To Pass Through Paddy Flanagan’s Kildangan On Saturday

THE 69th edition of Ireland’s biggest cycling event passes through Kildangan this Saturday en route to the finish line. Rás...

Friday, 24/05/24 - 8:13am Read More

Kildare LGFA All Ireland Senior Championship Fixtures Confirmed

By Pat Costello AFTER a challenging first appearance in the TG4 LGFA Leinster Senior Championship series in which they suffered...

Friday, 24/05/24 - 8:13am Read More

Paula Cunniffe appointed Director of Communications and Marketing at HRI

  Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) has announced the appointment of Paula Cunniffe as Director of Communications and Marketing. Paula joins HRI...

Friday, 24/05/24 - 8:12am Read More

National Sport

KIldare Claim Home Quarter Final After Tailteann Win Over Leitrim

Tailteann Cup – Group 1 – Round 3 KILDARE 1-16 LEITRIM 0-12  By Richard Commins KILDARE secured a home Quarter...

Real Madrid leave it late to secure Champions League glory

By Mark Mann-Bryans, PA Ruthless Real Madrid struck twice in the second half to beat Borussia Dortmund at Wembley and...

Saturday, 01/06/24 - 10:16pm Read More

Munster finish top of URC after comeback win over Ulster

PA Sport staff Munster set up a potential home run in the BKT United Rugby Championship play-offs after a 29-24...

Saturday, 01/06/24 - 9:03pm Read More

Alexander Zverev avoids shock exit to ‘unbelievably dangerous’ Tallon Griekspoor

By Andy Sims, PA, Paris Alexander Zverev came though a five-set marathon to reach the fourth round of the French...

Saturday, 01/06/24 - 7:09pm Read More

City Of Troy shows all his class to roar back for Epsom Derby glory

Nick Robson and Adam Morgan, PA City Of Troy was back to his brilliant best as he ran out a...

Saturday, 01/06/24 - 6:07pm Read More

Man charged over pitch incident at Scotland v Israel match

By Lucinda Cameron, PA Scotland A man has been charged after an incident on the pitch at Hampden before Scotland’s...

Saturday, 01/06/24 - 5:23pm Read More

Cody Gakpo backs new Liverpool boss Arne Slot to keep faith with winning style

By PA Sport Staff Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo feels Arne Slot’s footballing philosophy makes him an ideal successor to Jurgen...

Saturday, 01/06/24 - 5:19pm Read More

Kilcock Man McDunphy Serves Up Superb Display In Nailbiting Rás Tailteann

By Stephen Leonard THE dust has settled on what was the closest ever finish in the 69-year history of the...

Saturday, 01/06/24 - 3:04pm Read More

Aryna Sabalenka beats best friend Paula Badosa in straight sets at French Open

By Andy Sims, PA, Paris Aryna Sabalenka beat her best friend Paula Badosa to reach the fourth round of the...

Saturday, 01/06/24 - 3:02pm Read More

WWE fan Luke Littler takes down Matt Campbell with emphatic beating in New York

By PA Sport Staff Luke Littler said it would “mean the world” to lift the US Darts Masters trophy after...

Saturday, 01/06/24 - 2:54pm Read More

Paddy McKenna Looking Forward To Special Day All Round

CHRISTY RING CUP FINAL – Preview By Richard Commins KILDARE goalkeeper Paddy McKenna is aiming for a fifth Christy Ring...

Saturday, 01/06/24 - 2:51pm Read More

UFC 302: The last chance for Dustin Poirier

Michael Bolton The lightweight belt is on the line in the main event at UFC 302, as Islam Makhachev defends...

Saturday, 01/06/24 - 2:13pm Read More

Saturday Sport: Cork beat Donegal, Real Madrid going for 15th Champions League

GAA It’s another busy day in the All-Ireland senior football championship. Cork ended Donegal’s winning run with a 3-9 to...

Saturday, 01/06/24 - 1:32pm Read More

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Sponsored Post  According to research undertaken by ELVES, the End-of-Life Vehicle compliance scheme, only 30% of people in Ireland have...

Monday, 21/11/22 - 9:27am Read More

Johnny Sexton opens up on ageing, nutrition, and whether he will ever coach

The Ireland and Leinster captain invites us into his Dublin home to talk frankly about family life, investing in himself,...

Friday, 18/11/22 - 12:13pm Read More

National News

Sinn Féin slump by seven points in latest poll, Independents most popular

James Cox Sinn Féin has suffered a seven-point slump in the latest political opinion poll, with less than six days...

Gaza ceasefire plan should be given ‘positive’ consideration, Taoiseach says

By David Young, PA A proposed deal to end the conflict in Gaza can create the space to build a...

Saturday, 01/06/24 - 4:47pm Read More

Police investigate report of screwdriver attack in north Belfast

David Young, PA Police are investigating a reported assault in north Belfast that involved a gang of men, one of...

Saturday, 01/06/24 - 1:36pm Read More

Man dies after being struck by car in Clare

Pat Flynn A man has died after he was struck by a car on the N18 in County Clare early...

Saturday, 01/06/24 - 9:44am Read More

What the papers say: Saturday’s front pages

Further reaction from Donald Trump being found guilty of 34 charges and an investigation into land for housing in Dublin...

Saturday, 01/06/24 - 9:22am Read More

‘People have a right to be angry’ says MEP candidate on a generation left behind

Kenneth Fox An independent candidate running in the European election says “people have a right to be angry” and he...

Saturday, 01/06/24 - 8:17am Read More

ESB raises ‘serious safety incident’ with regulator after skydivers fly through Poolbeg chimneys

Muireann Duffy ESB has raised a “serious safety incident” with the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) after three skydivers flew through...

Friday, 31/05/24 - 7:16pm Read More

Man jailed for breaching protection order by kicking in wife’s door and taking her car

Fiona Ferguson A man who breached a protection order by kicking in his wife’s door during the early hours of...

Friday, 31/05/24 - 6:24pm Read More

TUV leader sets election priority as ‘reunifying the United Kingdom’

David Young, PA TUV leader Jim Allister set his priority as “reunifying the United Kingdom” as he unveiled candidates for...

Friday, 31/05/24 - 5:30pm Read More

Opposition TDs urge removal of Israeli flag from Leinster House

Cillian Sherlock, PA Opposition politicians have called for an Israeli flag to be removed from Leinster House. The flags of...

Friday, 31/05/24 - 5:26pm Read More

Deaths

Kildare death notices & funeral arrangements

The death has occurred of Matthew Tuohey of St Evans Park, Monasterevin, Kildare took place suddenly on Thursday. Mathew is...

Kildare death notices & funeral arrangements

The death has occurred of Denis Prendergast of Hillview Bungalow, Gouleyduff, Athy, Kildare on Wednesday peacefully, surrounded by his loving...

Thursday, 30/05/24 - 10:05pm Read More

Kildare death notices & funeral arrangements

Angela Kirwan of (née Murphy), Umeras House, Monasterevin and formerly Coltstown, Castledermot passed away on Monday. Pre deceased by her...

Monday, 27/05/24 - 8:37pm Read More

Kildare death notices & funeral arrangements

The death has occurred of James (Jim) Dowling of Tullyville, Maddenstown, The Curragh, Kildare suddenly at Naas Hospital surrounded by...

Monday, 27/05/24 - 5:26pm Read More

Kildare death notices & funeral arrangements

The death has occurred of Marian Walsh (née Corrigan) of Beach Road, The Friary, Castledermot, Co Kildare yesterday at Tallaght...

Saturday, 25/05/24 - 9:08pm Read More

Kildare death notices & funeral arrangements

The death has occurred of Rose Browne of (née McLaughlin) Ryansfield, Newbridge, Kildare / Buncrana, Donegal on Wednesday peacefully at...

Thursday, 23/05/24 - 8:38pm Read More

The death has occurred of Martina Craddock (née Reilly), Moyle Abbey, Crookstown, Kildare

The death has occurred of Martina Craddock (née Reilly), Moyle Abbey, Crookstown, Kildare, R14PK77   Martina Craddock (nee Reilly), Moyle...

Wednesday, 22/05/24 - 4:29pm Read More