IF, as a parent, you’re already dreaming of the return to school because your treasures are beginning to pluck at your last nerve, why not tire them out with a free family fun day at Castletown House this Thursday (14 August).

A LARGE-SCALE residential development (LRD) application has been submitted for the construction of 195 apartments, along with a childcare facility and a café/commercial unit, on a 1.

The man appeared before Naas District Court this week

Residents have noticed a new speed camera on the N7 near Kill

Down a crooked road near Castledermot is a field that's awash with colour and excitement.  The Dunne family have opened up their field of sunflowers in the townsland of Crookett, just off the main road from Carlow to Castledermot, to the public.

TWO tourism projects in Athy have benefitted from a grant for tourism projects to the combined tune of almost €350,000, nearly 10 per cent of the entire fund.

A WOMAN claimed Tusla were raping her children in care and “making them cannibal fodder” had the application for their return adjourned for three weeks ostensibly to seek legal counsel on the advice of the judge.

Electric Picnic announced 11 more acts this morning, as the countdown begins to the festival weekend. There are just over three weeks to go until the Stradbally Estate opens its gates to a record 80,000 fans.

The driver was stopped while Naas Roads Policing Unit were carrying out checks on the M4

A FEMALE staff member required hospital treatment after a ‘distressing and violent’ incident at a Laois leisure centre yesterday evening.

Police in New York are investigating the death of an Irish woman on a yacht on Long Island in New York state. Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra (33) was found unconscious on a boat at the exclusive Montauk Yacht Club in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

GARDAÍ are investigating a violent incident that forced a Laois leisure centre to close early yesterday evening.

Figures released by CSO and the Irish Prison System identify a growing problem

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

CONSTRUCTION on a National Cycle Network (NCN) pilot project is currently underway in south Kildare but has drawn criticism from local residents who say the scheme lacks connectivity, is a waste of public money, with poor consultation.

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.

THE NAAS Roads Policing Unit recently carried out a targeted speed enforcement operation at Rathgorragh, Kill, following a number of public complaints about dangerous driving in the area.

The synthetic (5G) hockey pitch will replace the existing cinder arena, and will include three-metre high perimeter fencing, stop netting at both ends, and six new 18.3m (60ft) floodlights.

GARDAÍ have notified the public that 16-year-old Ellie Salinger has been found "safe and well."The Gardaí thanked the media and public for their assistance.