FIVE Kildare volunteers with a combined 60 years of service were recognised at a national event in Dublin Castle on Thursday (20 November) as part of Gaisce’s 40th anniversary.

A huge lover of sports and fitness, Fr Fitzpatrick played football for Moorestown and Ellistown and represented the Diocesan teams in many places.

“To try to walk from Athgarvan to Newbridge – it’s taking your life in your own hands"

Sudden death penalties were needed to decide this evening's Tom Cross Transport Junior Football Championship quarter-final between Athgarvan and Castlemitchell

The defendant had no previous convictions and is an electrician

Internally, Winterberry Lodge exudes elegance with features such as a marble fireplaces, vaulted ceilings (ranging from 3.2m to 3.56m), double glazed sash windows, and an integrated music system with speakers connected to a Sonas (Bose) music system

The work is not just walking and cuddling cute dogs, there’s also poop scooping, feeding and cleaning.

It would have been seen a large development near the Curragh

Best wishes to the new locals!

Three areas in the county are to receive upgrades to their public lighting

The court heard that the three defendants were attending their grandparents’ 50th wedding anniversary

ATHGARVAN 1-12 KILL 1-9  Jordan Nolan Mullally scored six points as Athgarvan inflicted a defeat that could have major implications for Kill’s Junior Championship hopes in Manguard Park this evening.

Celbridge 1-9 Athgarvan 0-9  A well taken opening half goal from Cillian Tracey meant Celbridge left Athgarvan as victors in the Division 2A of the Kildare Minor Summer League.

Dermot Cox owned many leading National Hunt Horses and had a successful cash and carry business in Newbridge

Motorists travelling through Athgarvan from the Kilcullen side are often trying to race the lights, councillors at the July Meeting of the Kildare-Newbridge Municipal District have been told.

Fionn Bergin scored 2-10 as Grange saw off Athgarvan in a manner befitting of one of the favourites for this year's Tom Cross Junior Football Championship

 A long-awaited road widening at Athgarvan will be undertaken in the coming months, councillors at the July meeting of the Kildare-Newbridge Municipal District heard.

Three south Kildare schools will have new special education class following government approval. Athy Model School, Gaelscoil Chill Dara and Scoil Bhríde (Athgarvan) have been approved under the Additional Accommodation Scheme.