The court heard that Mr Smith, who was not present, has 11 previous convictions

A very successful businessman

Judge McMullan noted that he “does not come to the court as a person of previous good character”

Congrats to all the students!

Boarded-up properties in Castledermot must remain that way until essential repair works are completed

The Mass, written by local musician, organist and music teacher Brian Kehoe, and performed by the 80-person Assumption Choir, received its first full public performance in Castledermot Church

Residents near the proposed site in Ballyvass have rallied together once again to make observations against an appeal made to An Coimisiún Pleanála

Residents near the proposed site in Ballyvass have rallied together once again to make observations against an appeal made to An Coimisiún Pleanála

The local authority said the scale, bulk and massing of the development represented ‘an incongruous form of development and an overdevelopment of the site’

In first place with almost 350,000 visits, Avondale Forest Park in Wicklow is home to the visitor destination ‘Beyond the Trees’ which officially opened in July 2022.

Company, CycleØ, has submitted an appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála after Kildare County Council's decision to refuse planning for the development

The local celebration will be special as Castledermot prepares to host a French delegation from a place called Eu in France

Students from all four academic schools—Business & Humanities, Engineering, Informatics & Creative Arts, and Health & Science—graduated with awards ranging from certificates to PhDs

Nationally, more than 100 incidents of deliberate damage to national historic properties were recorded in the past two years

The defendant was an apprentice mechanic

“While I welcome this news, I am disappointed in the long delays in carrying out the repair work and now the additional time to get the lights reconnected,” said Deputy Mark Wall

Mr McKenna said: “It went really well; there was a huge turnout."

Gardaí believe that the incident occurred between 8am and 10pm last Friday

One of the highlights was the jiving competition

“Everybody knows Paddy! He’s right there!” 

St Laurences rescued themselves in the depths of injury time before going on to win by three points

One accused is alleged that he mounted a footpath in the estate in his car to attempt to run over the principal injured party

Because of the seriousness of the charges, both their solicitors were granted legal aid to instruct both a junior and senior counsel prior to trial.

Good news for families

"These awards shine a spotlight on the passion and professionalism"

“What is even worse is the haphazard way Bus Éireann has handled the situation."

“The flowers came on all of a sudden in a burst. We had some great sunshine, then a drop of rain, so all the sunflowers came together."

European company CycleØ has recently submitted a planning application for the heavily disputed Ballyvass biomethane plant

“On my graduation day, I finally found a manufacturer. I was actually in my robes in the hall when I got the email.”

The group is arranging another public meeting for Wednesday 20 August where they hope to go through the full planning details

BALLYVASS Bio Concern Group convened once again in Castledermot Community Centre, joined by community members and local representatives ready to support the cause.

It had been alleged that Mr Quinn undertook a learner motorcyclist on the day in question.

It had been alleged that Mr Quinn undertook a learner motorcyclist on the day in question.

Concerned resident claim this plant will have major implications for this community

A 25-YEAR-old woman from Castledermot appeared before Carlow District Court on charges of driving without valid car insurance.

Solicitor Joe Farrell said that his client was “heavily under the influence of drugs for most of his life”

THE spirit of community and friendship was alive and well in Castledermot recently when the local ICA guild marked a remarkable milestone ‒ its 60th anniversary.

A wonderful night of musical entertainment is set for Bushfield Farm in Kilkea

Repairs are expected to be completed by tomorrow afternoon

Showing the young ones how it's done!

“John always said ‘flowers and vegetables in the one garden, as our forefathers would have had it’.

In memory to the late Jimmy Kavanagh 

A fire that occurred in the early hours of the morning is being investigated by gardaí