HAVING ruffled feathers all over the county by predicting that Down would win Sunday’s All Ireland semi-final clash, it seems Rocky the ‘psychic’ chicken has gone into hiding as Kildare supporters threaten to give him a roasting.
IT was not her beauty alone that won over the judges at the Rose of Tralee last week.
IT’S time for a cuppa – but not just any old cuppa.
CASTLEDERMOT Tidy Town’s committee celebrated their fifth Anniversary and the presentations of their garden competition prizes in The Mad Hatter Cafe, Castledermot, on Monday 24 August.
THEY rolled in tanks, a fire engine and an ambulance to Kilcullen at the weekend, and the town was closed to all vehicular traffic for six hours.
AN art structure symbolising togetherness has brought residents of an estate in Athy closer.
A NAAS Town Councillor is seeking a meeting with the Irish Business against Litter (IBAL) following the designation of Naas as the third dirtiest town in their recent results.
A DRIVER who pulled in outside a Newbridge petrol station on Saturday afternoon fell victim to a pair of opportunistic thieves who took the black Honda and drove away.
IT’S a long way from the slums of Kenya to the glitz and glamour of an awards night at the City West hotel but for local man Paddy O’Connor, the journey itself has been personally rewarding.
KILDARE students, 22-year-old Wesley Carroll and 18-year-old Sarah McDermott, are hoping their specs appeal will bring them a top modelling contract after being chosen from hundreds of hopefuls to become regional finalists in the Spectacles Wearer of the Year 2010 contest.