‘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 […]
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.
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. […]
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
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
April 1st marked the official launch of the National #SpringClean22! For the past 23 years the campaign has volunteered over 12 million hours of their time to remove 42,000 tonnes of litter across the country. National Spring Clean is operated by the Environmental Education Unit of An Taisce in partnership with Local Authorities, including Kildare County […]
Kildare County Council are inviting businesses to avail of financial support in 2022 by engaging in the Retail Enhancement Supports Scheme, which combines the Paint Scheme, and specially designed Mentoring and Training for the sector. The scheme includes the opening of applications for the Shop Front Improvement, and Accessibility and Age Friendly Grant Schemes, to
Kildare County Council has held a sod turning event with Minister Hildegarde Naughton TD to mark the commencement of works on the new Athy Distributor Road project. Works commenced onsite recently with all works to be completed by BAM Civil Limited who were appointed as the main works contractor in 2021 following an extensive tender […]
Kildare County Council Arts Service has announced a new suite of grants and workshops to support creative projects and artists working in the areas of Arts, Health & Wellbeing in the county in 2022. The programme includes the Arts, Health & Wellbeing Award 2022, First Fortnight Award 2022, and the Connect & Discover workshop programme. […]
Kildare County Council have announced their community grants for 2022, and applications for funding are invited from groups whose activities and projects benefit communities in the county. Full details of the eligibility criteria and online application forms for each are available at http://kildare.ie/CountyCouncil/AllServices/Community/CommunityGrants/ The deadline for
Kildare County Council is delighted to welcome the announcement today that Naas has been named as the cleanest town in Ireland for 2021 by Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL). An Taisce, who conduct the surveys on behalf of IBAL, found every site examined in the Naas to be “virtually free of litter”. The ‘spotless’ waterside […]