Challenge brought over alleged unauthorised erection of gates blocking access to Castletown House
Save Castletown Committee says new gates and fencing are blocking a key access route to the house for local community
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Castletown House: Vandals cause more than €500,000 of damage amid dispute over right-of-way access
Campaigners who want the full opening of access to Castletown House in Kildare are shocked at alarming turn of events
Former Kildare hotel offers scope for redevelopment at €1.75m
Cooldrinagh House, famously known as the childhood home of Samuel Beckett’s mother, comes for sale
Animal welfare inspectors shocked by huge menagerie of animals in a deplorable state
More than 200 dogs, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters and a snake rescued from Co Kildare premises
DPP seeks to overturn judge’s ‘irrational’ refusal to convict more than 30 drivers on speeding charges
District judge had said GoSafe speeding vans were ‘shooting fish in a barrel’
‘It’s cheaper to drive’: Commuters react to Irish Rail fare rises
Pricing reforms mean Greystones commuters are considering driving to Bray to catch Dart as it is cheaper there
How Intel’s recent difficulties have impacted its relationship with Ireland
Intel layoffs show how fortunes of tech behemoth have changed drastically
High-speed Garda chase of stolen cars across Kilkenny and Waterford results in arrest of eight male youths
Incident started when two vehicles failed to stop for gardaí in Kilkenny shortly before 6pm on Monday
New €46m HQ and training centre to be built for Army Ranger Wing
The compound is said to include ‘kill house’ to allow soldiers to train for military operations such as hostage rescue missions
What will €450,000 buy in Sallynoggin and Co Kildare?
Two homes, one price: A midterrace in with a sunny back garden or a lock house on the Grand Canal
Westmeath’s Ronan Wallace: ‘Even in the games we were behind in, we always kept fighting’
A glance at the Lake County’s league record doesn’t make for encouraging reading as they face Kildare but their scoring difference and attitude are positive
Brian Ibe (24) convicted of murdering ‘gentleman’ who took him into his home
Defendant had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity over killing of Peter Kennedy (65)
Anger and resentment ‘could explain why murder accused fatally assaulted man’, psychiatrist tells trial
Consultant tells jury no evidence to show Brian Ibe was suffering hallucinations or other symptoms of psychosis
Boy scalded when fluid leaked out of toy bought at Dublin Zoo settles case for €20,000
Barrister says no further investigation carried out into the nature of offending fluid as supplier Millars Ark Toys offered prompt settlement
The Uninsurables: One in 20 Irish houses struggles to get flood insurance
We’ve been lucky so far but ‘only a matter of time before a 3m storm surge’ hits Ireland
Teen taken in by ‘kind’ man ‘demanded money and twice threatened to kill him’, murder trial hears
Witness tells jury that Peter Kennedy was ‘broken’ and was ‘afraid’ of Brian Ibe
Protesters ordered to stop blocking work on water supply to 18th-century property housing women asylum seekers
One demonstrator said works would not begin ‘unless contractor was prepared to hit him with his digger’s bucket’, High Court told
Legislative pantomime to fix penalty points loophole is not as absurd as it seems
Government has no record of number of ancillary disqualifications given in lieu of penalty points
New homes at Stonehaven in Naas from €435,000
Ballymore releases two- and three-bedroom duplexes and three-and four-bedroom terraced houses
Man (24) pleads not guilty by reason of insanity to murder of Peter Kennedy
Brian Ibe charged with murdering 65 year old in Newbridge in 2020
Man who used rural properties as brothels found with child abuse material
Two of the brothels were in Roscommon town, while there were others in Longford, Carlow, Cavan, Wexford, Kildare and Leitrim
Development at Momentum Logistics Park gathers pace
Work nearing completion on four high-bay units and two light-industrial units at Naas scheme
‘These things happen’: Book returned to Kildare library after 74 years
Staff ‘stunned’ to receive book overdue since December 31st 1951
Woman avoids penalty points for second time through 24-hour driving disqualification
Woman has avoided penalty points for not wearing a seatbelt and using a mobile phone when driving
New Dart West extension to Maynooth faces judicial review challenges
High Court is due to hear the cases next June
‘The quiet child down the back might actually be an excellent leader’
A non-profit organisation is aiming to help young people become better listeners, improve their resilience and develop inner strength. But can pupils really learn to lead?
Two elderly aunts get €937,000 estate of bachelor (54) who died without will
High Court hears John Donnelly died suddenly in 2021 during Covid-19 pandemic before making will
Farming as therapy: One family’s vision for changing mental health care in Ireland
After losing their son Kieran to suicide, John and Vicky McKeon set up Kyrie Farm, which aims to offer an approach to mental health recovery rooted in purpose, community and healing in nature
A day at a District Court: More than 40% of Garda time is taken up by ‘drunken fools’
‘Seriously – come on,’ judge tells burglar who stole laundry pods but admits to Co Kildare court he does not know how to use a washing machine
M7 corridor lands, with full planning for large logistics facility, guiding at €8.85m
The 9.55-hectare holding has prime pitch next to Primark distribution hub in Newbridge, Co Kildare
Man subjected to ‘punishment regime’ at Tipperary community home settles High Court action for €400,000
Derek Slater, who has moderate disability, was given hot and cold showers, locked in room and made to push faulty wheelbarrow, judge is told
Swans carry antimicrobial-resistant bacteria similar to those causing difficult-to-treat infections in humans, study finds
Prevalence of AMR bacteria in swans likely ‘linked to human-associated pollution of shared water habitat’ says researcher
New homes: comprehensive guide to what’s for sale in Dublin, Wicklow, Kildare, Meath, Cork and around the State
Newly built schemes now available and soon to be released on the market
Teenager arrested in Co Kildare after seizure of drugs worth €500,000
Over 10kg of M-Cat, a synthetic drug, seized by gardaí and customs officers
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