2+ hour, 15+ min ago  (789+ words) Athy's first public swimming pool was long fought for ONE of the great community facilities in Athy is the leisure centre in Townspark. How Athy managed to have the first public swimming pool in the County of Kildare is a…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (192+ words) NEWBRIDGE College students were given first hand insight into a multitude of careers and professions at the annual careers expo. The Newbridge College Careers Expo for 5th year students took place recently on Friday, 8 May 2026. This collaborative event was hosted by…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (279+ words) Holy Family Secondary School's Jessica Fleming with Niamh Flynn Mu'inteoir Gaeilge agus Teicneolai'ochta and patrons JP Mc Manus and Willie O'Dea TD TWO Kildare students have been awarded an All-Ireland Scholarship which will cover the full duration of their undergraduate…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago  (285+ words) Former Newbridge College student Tia Donovan receiving a Maynooth University Entrance Scholarship, pictured here with Professor Ronan Farrell, Maynooth University Vice President Academic and Registrar KILDARE students awarded Maynooth University Entrance Scholarships The significant Leaving Certificate achievements of eight former…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (178+ words) STUDENTS at Curragh Community College will stage a walk-out protest today, Tuesday 27 January, over ongoing concerns about poor and unsafe conditions at the school. The walk-out protest, which was originally scheduled for Tuesday 12 January before being rescheduled, will take place…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (941+ words) By Rebecca Black, Press Association The director of the Open University is stepping aside after seeing a transformation from "best-kept secret" to "acknowledged third university" in Northern Ireland. John D'Arcy said he wanted to focus on connecting with the local…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago  (715+ words) Chloe and her mother, Baiba THE PARENTS of a Kildare town child who has a rare form of bone cancer are appealing for help on their Go Fund Me page after their 11-year-old daughter was diagnosed in November. Chloe, a…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (855+ words) The father of nine-year-old Harvey Morrison Sherratt, who died following a sudden deterioration in his health three weeks ago after he had waited several years for spinal surgery, said his late son was "abandoned" by disability services throughout his short…...