Price of Michael Smurfit’s former Kildare home is slashed by €1 million

Situated on the 550 acre estate of the world-renowned K Club in Straffan, Co Kildare, the home boasts six bedrooms and two professional gyms. Villa Barton is an imposing residence set on its own expansive and pristinely manicured private grounds on the K Club estate, one of Ireland’s most exclusive and desirable gated community developments. … Read more

Free heart checks in Kildare as mobile health unit visits the county

Members of the public have the chance to have their blood pressure and pulse checked for early detection of hypertension The Irish Heart Foundation’s Mobile Health Unit will be in Co Kildare offering free heart checks The Irish Heart Foundation’s Mobile Health Unit will be in Co Kildare this month as part of the national … Read more

Esteemed Kildare jockey, horse trainer and Olympian dies a week after his wife

Eddie Harty belonged to one of Ireland’s most respected and distinguished racing dynasties based in the Curragh in Co Kildare Mr Harty belonged to one of Ireland’s most respected and distinguished racing dynasties based in the Curragh in Co Kildare. The talented horseman’s legacy is iconic, as he remains the only Olympian ever to win … Read more

‘I’m just an ordinary man doing something slightly out of the ordinary’ – The Carlow pensioner skydiving to mark his 80th birthday

Having lost a number of immediate family members to cancer, Dave Dowling has decided to jump out of an airplane in honour of their memory Carlow man Dave Dowling is celebrating his 80th birthday by jumping out of a plane to raise money for cancer research That’s the motto 80-year-old Dave Dowling from Graiguecullen in … Read more

Vinyl records are making a resurgence in Ireland with Kildare company leading the field

The revival of vinyl records has led to the establishment of Anthem Vinyl, the only vinyl pressing plant on Irish soil Founder of Anthem Vinyl, Brian Kenny with vinyl pressing team leader, Paul Farrell in Anthem Vinyl in Clane, Co Kildare inspecting a vinyl record pressed at the plant For years, boxes and boxes of … Read more

TV star spotted enjoying a 99 cone in rural Kilkenny during a break from filming

Baz Ashmawy was in Kilkenny filming an episode of ‘DIY SOS: The Big Build Ireland’ Baz Ashmawy and the ‘DIY SOS: The Big Build Ireland’ crew pictured outside Croke’s Shop in Mooncoin, Co Kilkenny. Photo: Croke’s Shop An Irish radio and TV star was spotted in a shop in Co Kilkenny enjoying a 99 ice … Read more