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New Fully Accessible ‘Changing Places’ Facility Opens in Newbridge

By Ryan Harmon 21 March 2023

Kildare County Council has opened a second fully accessible ‘Changing Places’ facility for people with complex disabilities.  Located in Newbridge Sports Centre, Station Road, Newbridge, the facility includes many features and additional equipment making it more accessible than the standard accessible toilets we are all familiar with. Newbridge is the location of the

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Kildare County Council Launches Financial Supports for Retailers for 2023

By Ryan Harmon 6 March 2023

Kildare County Council has launched a range of financial supports for retailers to avail of in 2023. The scheme includes the annual Shop Front Improvement Scheme to financially assist business owners to improve the appearance of their shop fronts or commercial properties. The scheme, which supported over 60 businesses in Kildare last year, aims to […]

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Kildare County Council Announces ‘Brigid 1500’ Programme

By Ryan Harmon 18 January 2023

Kildare County Council is delighted to announce through its ‘Brigid 1500’ programme a full calendar of events and initiatives for 2023, which aim to celebrate and commemorate St. Brigid, the woman, the life and the legacy. Featuring light shows, concerts, literary events, walks and more, the impressive calendar for 2023 has something for all tastes […]

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Kildare County Council Adopts New Development Plan to Guide Future Development of Kildare

By Ryan Harmon 15 December 2022

The Kildare County Development Plan 2023-2029 was adopted by Kildare County Council and will come into effect on 28th January 2023. The County Development Plan is the key strategy document which supports the proper planning and sustainable development of land-use across County Kildare over the plan period and beyond. The Strategic Vision of the Plan is […]

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Launch of Mid East Energy Unit

By Ryan Harmon 13 December 2022

The three local authorities of Wicklow, Meath, and Kildare County Councils have come together to address their combined climate mitigation ambitions through the formation of the Mid East Energy Unit. The establishment of the Mid East Energy Unit will provide a platform for the three local authorities to work collaboratively to bring about measurable climate […]

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Kildare County Council Launches ‘Shop Local, Support Local’ Christmas Campaign

By Ryan Harmon 2 December 2022

Kildare County Council’s Economic & Enterprise Office have launched a shop local marketing campaign designed to create greater public awareness of the importance of shopping with local businesses over the Christmas period. The ‘Shop Local, Support Local’ campaign will include radio and newspaper advertising and active social media promotion of local businesses around

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‘Brigid 1500’ Launches with Plans to Celebrate the Life and Legacy of St. Brigid

By Ryan Harmon 23 November 2022

‘Brigid 1500’ is a programme of national and international events and initiatives to celebrate and commemorate St. Brigid, the woman, the life and the legacy launched at St. Brigid’s Cathedral. According to leading Brigidine experts, 2024 marks the 1500th anniversary of the death of St. Brigid and thus, St. Brigid’s Day, 1st February 2024 will be a key […]

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New Report Shows Improved Performance By Kildare County Council

By Ryan Harmon 7 November 2022

Kildare County Council improved its performance across a range of indicators during 2021, despite Covid-19 and other challenges, and while providing additional innovations and services. The ‘NOAC Local Authority Performance Indicator Report 2021′ shows Kildare County Council made advances last year, in the areas of housing and environment amongst others.

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Kildare County Council Supports Road Safety Week

By Ryan Harmon 5 October 2022

Kildare County Council is supporting Road Safety Week from 3rd – 9th October, promoting road safety awareness and encouraging positive road user behaviour. A recent spike in fatal road traffic collisions on Ireland’s roads has seen an increase in road traffic collisions in County Kildare which have resulted in serious or fatal injuries to road users. […]

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Kildare County Council Announce Return of Kildare Readers Festival 2022

By Ryan Harmon 14 September 2022

Kildare Library & Arts Services is delighted to confirm that Kildare Readers Festival returns to venues across the county from Monday, 3rd October to Sunday, 9th October 2022. Kildare Readers Festival in partnership with the Irish Writers’ Centre connects readers with authors and artists through exciting, innovative, and accessible events and workshops. The Council

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Culture Night Kildare 2022

By Ryan Harmon 2 September 2022

Kildare County Council is pleased to confirm that Culture Night will take place on Friday 23rd September 2022 from 4pm till late. Culture Night is an annual island-wide public event that shines a light on all aspects of culture, creativity and the arts. On this night, doors are open late and all venues and events are available to the public free […]

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Kildare LEO Congratulates Client Company on Securing Major Investment

By Ryan Harmon 9 August 2022

Kildare County Council’s Local Enterprise Office (LEO) are delighted to congratulate their client company Equine MediRecord on securing an investment of €10 million from Chicago-based private equity firm Merit Holdings, through their Inova Group Holdings platform, which also previously acquired Business Infusions, the largest equine veterinary software group in the world.

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Kildare County Council Sets Out Housing Delivery Action Plan

By Ryan Harmon 2 August 2022

Kildare County Council have launched an ambitious Housing Delivery Action Plan, which will see almost 3,000 social and affordable homes delivered across the county over the next five years. The Action Plan sets out how Kildare County Council and Approved Housing Bodies will provide new social and affordable housing through direct build as well as […]

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Historic Site in Kildare Joins New World Heritage Tentative List for Ireland

By Ryan Harmon 26 July 2022

The Royal Sites of Ireland, a group of six unique collectives of largely prehistoric monuments and sites, have been announced as one of three successful bids to be added to Ireland’s Tentative List for World Heritage status. Dún Ailinne, (Knockaulin) in Kildare, is one of the six historic site, and is located on private land […]

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Kildare County Council Installs First ‘Changing Places’ Facility

By Ryan Harmon 4 July 2022

Kildare County Council has opened a fully accessible ‘Changing Places’ facility for people with complex disabilities. Located on floor 0 in the Council Offices in Devoy Park, Naas, the facility includes many features and additional equipment making it more accessible than the standard accessible toilets we are all familiar with. Disabled accessible toilets often do […]

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Kildare Households Urged to Avail of Free E-Waste Recycling Event

By Ryan Harmon 23 June 2022

Kildare households are being urged to bring their e-waste to a set of free collection days to help the county meet recycling targets which have increased since the pandemic. The events, hosted by WEEE Ireland with support from Kildare County Council, kick off on Saturday June 25 at the Tesco carpark, Celbridge from 10am-4pm, followed […]

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Naas Retains Ranking as Ireland’s Cleanest Town

By Ryan Harmon 15 June 2022

Kildare County Council is delighted to welcome the announcement that Naas has again topped the rankings as Ireland’s cleanest town by Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) in their most recent survey.  An Taisce, who conduct the surveys on behalf of IBAL, ranked Naas 1st out of 40 towns in Ireland. Naas impressed with more than just […]

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Kildare County Council to Host 6th Irish Military Seminar

By Ryan Harmon 20 May 2022

The Irish Military Seminar returns with an exciting full programme of lectures this year in venues across the county, including Castletown House, Celbridge, Naas and Newbridge Libraries and Newbridge Town Hall, featuring renowned historians and authors, including Stella Tillyard (Aristocrats and Citizen Lord) and Professor Diarmaid Ferriter, a

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Kildare County Council to Go Wild for Biodiversity Week 2022

By Ryan Harmon 13 May 2022

Kildare Biodiversity Week 2022 will take place from Saturday 14th May to Sunday 22nd May, beginning with a Dawn Chorus at Castletown House and Parklands led by Kildare BirdWatch Ireland and a Day of Action on Lullymore West Bog at Bog of Allen Nature Centre on Saturday 14th May. Biodiversity Week is a great opportunity for people […]

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Kildare County Council Library Service Installs Story Trails in Maynooth and Newbridge

By Ryan Harmon 15 April 2022

Kildare County Council’s Library Service has installed two story trails in Linear Park, Newbridge and along Carton Avenue in Maynooth. Launched by the Cathaoirleach of the County of Kildare, Cllr. Naoise O’Cearuil, the outdoor story walks are for everyone to enjoy. Follow the story boards from beginning to end, just like a book, reading as you […]