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Kildare train service improvement delays 'will impact housing and pollution'
There is also need for walking and cycling routes to improve public safety Any delay in improving train services for Kildare residents will have knock-on consequences. Independent councillor Pádraig McEvoy wants Kildare County Council to write to four government ministers as well as the TDs a...
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Limerick overcome challenge of Offaly for third league win on the trot
Aidan O'Connor hit 0-10 while there were goals for Shane O'Brien and Cathal O'Neill IT MAY have been off-Broadway but Aidan O’Connor put on a show in this Allianz Hurling League Division 1A game, overcoming the challenge of Offaly 2-19 to 0-17 at Glenisk O’Connor Park on Sunday. For the first...
Longford judge highlights psychiatric services health care issue during court case
The screening and intake processes in psychiatric services have received recent criticism A judge said the 'issue with regard to people and the psychiatric services is a screening out process as opposed to a screening in process' during the case of a South Longford man last week. The screenin...
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'Totally unacceptable' - Taoiseach told Laois school waiting seven years for pledged new extension
Laois TD demands action over 'modest' need at Mountrath school The failure to build an extension to one of Mountrath's primary school is 'totally unacceptable' and a promise to do so years ago must be accelerated, a Laois TD has told the Taoiseach. Independent TD Brian Stanley is a former pup...
RIP: 'A true gentlemen'- Tributes pour in for popular Carlow man respected by many
Tommy was from Rutland, Bennekerry, Carlow and died on 23rd February, 2026, peacefully at his home, surrounded by his loving family Tributes have poured in for Tommy Fitzharris formerly of ESB Portlaoise and Carlow who died recently. Tommy was from Rutland, Bennekerry, Carlow and died on 23rd...
Government has ‘given up’ on emissions targets, says O’Gorman
Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman has accused the Government of “giving up” over emissions targets. Mr O’Gorman said the Government was failing to give leadership over environmental issues and added that his party was targeting two upcoming by-elections. The Green Party was part of a coali...
Barrtalk: Still strong support for heaven, but hell could be a goner
Moville journalist Caoimhinn Barr writes a weekly column which has been running in the Inishowen Independent newspaper since 2010 I must say, I did laugh at the results of a new survey which reveals that 65 percent of Irish people believe in heaven after death, yet only 16 per cent of us beli...
Peadar Mogan hits late two-pointer against Galway as 14-man Donegal stay unbeaten
Donegal played almost 40 minutes with 14 men, but they came from six down in the second half and Peadar Mogan's two-pointer with less than two minutes to go levelled the game A brilliant two pointer with a couple of minutes remaining by Peadar Mogan meant Donegal stay unbeaten in the National...
Daniel Cullen remembered as ‘caring, compassionate, considerate young man. Always the first to offer help. All you needed to say was that something needed to be done, and he did it. Sometimes you didn’t have to say anything at all'
‘The whole of Shantallow, the whole of this Parish, the city, is united in grief - Fr Declan McGeehan The funeral cortège of Daniel Cullen made its way in silence to Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Steelstown for the 18-year-old’s Requiem Mass. On Sunday afternoon, in a biting wind, beneath an ov...
Peadar Mogan hits late two-pointer against Galway as 14-man Donegal stay unbeaten
Donegal played almost 40 minutes with 14 men, but they came from six down in the second half and Peadar Mogan's two-pointer with less than two minutes to go levelled the game A brilliant two pointer with a couple of minutes remaining by Peadar Mogan meant Donegal stay unbeaten in the National...
Daniel Cullen remembered as ‘caring, compassionate, considerate young man. Always the first to offer help. All you needed to say was that something needed to be done, and he did it. Sometimes you didn’t have to say anything at all'
‘The whole of Shantallow, the whole of this Parish, the city, is united in grief - Fr Declan McGeehan The funeral cortège of Daniel Cullen made its way in silence to Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Steelstown for the 18-year-old’s Requiem Mass. On Sunday afternoon, in a biting wind, beneath an ov...
Three US troops killed in military operation against Iran
Three American service members have been killed and five have been seriously injured in military operations targeting Iran, the US military has said. They are the first reported American casualties since the US and Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran on Saturday. US Central Command said on X o...
Man Utd fans display ‘MUFC proudly colonised by immigrants’ banner
Manchester United fans displayed a ‘MUFC proudly colonised by immigrants’ banner at Old Trafford in response to a controversial interview given by the club’s minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe last month. Ratcliffe was criticised by figures including Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Mayor of ...
Man Utd fans display ‘MUFC proudly colonised by immigrants’ banner
Manchester United fans displayed a ‘MUFC proudly colonised by immigrants’ banner at Old Trafford in response to a controversial interview given by the club’s minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe last month. Ratcliffe was criticised by figures including Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Mayor of ...
One of the most recognisable Kilkenny buildings is now on the market
Conveniently located adjacent to the N10 Ring Road, nearby amenities to the building include Kilkenny Retail Park, Loughboy Shopping Centre and The Watershed One of the most recognisable corporate buildings in Kilkenny has come to market. This HQ office building, with a proud local legacy and...
Pick up your feet with free dance classes for all in Braunton next Sunday
Dancing Feet Academy of Dance in Braunton is offering a day of free classes for all ages and abilities on Sunday, March 8 as part of Let’s Dance national day of dance 2026 People of all ages across North Devon are being invited to unleash their inner dancer and go along to free dance classes ...
Longford judge highlights psychiatric services health care issue during court case
The screening and intake processes in psychiatric services have received recent criticism A judge said the 'issue with regard to people and the psychiatric services is a screening out process as opposed to a screening in process' during the case of a South Longford man last week. The screenin...
What’s on in Mayo museum: International Women’s Day events and new exhibitions at Turlough Park
Film screening, sustainability talk, family history workshop and final days of Celtic art exhibition among highlights at the National Museum of Ireland in Castlebar. A busy programme of events is lined up at the National Museum of Ireland at Turlough Park in Castlebar over the coming weeks, w...
Inside Track: Bride’s came up with a money-spinner as they bid to raise funds
Inside Track with Joe Carroll Next year will be a significant one for three Louth GAA clubs, all of them celebrating their centenary. St Mary’s and St Bride’s played their first games in 1928 junior competitions, while it was at the end of that year that Dundalk Gaels were founded, lining out...
Starmer expresses ‘solidarity’ with Middle East in face of ‘Iranian escalation’
Sir Keir Starmer has expressed “solidarity” with the leaders of several Middle Eastern countries “in the face of dangerous Iranian escalation” following joint US-Israeli air strikes. Downing Street said the Prime Minister had spoken to the kings of Jordan and Bahrain as well as the crown pri...