Ciaran Cunningham The first day of the awareness month coincides with the HSE free bowel screening programme being expanded Ciaran Cunningham “Men, through embarrassment, or through busyness, or just plain stupidity in my eyes…when I look back on it, I had all the symptoms of bowel cancer.” With April marking Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, a … Read more
Co. Kildare FM Radio Ltd. t/a Kfm Radio – Company No: 355494 – Registered Office: Kfm Broadcast Centre, M7 Business Park, Newhall, Naas, Co. Kildare. Kfm is licenced by Coimisiún na Meán as a local sound broadcaster for Co Kildare. Directors: Anna May McHugh (Chair), Clem Ryan (Executive), Catherine Wall (Secretary), Seán Ashmore. All rights … Read more
Wednesday, 4 March 2026 17:51 By Emma O’Connor Its understood emergency services are at the scene. A fire has broken out near the Sarsfields GAA Clubhouse In Newbridge. It’s understood the cause of the fire started in one of the sauna rooms outside the clubhouse. In a statement on Facebook, Saunas4U owners and operators said … Read more
Woodlands, Rathangan and formerly of Ardristan, Tullow, Co. Carlow and Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford Deirdre Kavanagh (née Clinton – Murphy), Woodlands, Rathangan and formerly of Ardristan, Tullow, Co. Carlow and Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford. Peacefully, 29th January 2026, at home, surrounded by her loving family. Pre deceased by her parents Helen and Jimmy, sister Margaret and brother Basil. Deirdre … Read more
Tuesday, 27 January 2026 11:12 By Martin Osborne Locals reported hearing multiple shots being fired, while several garda vehicles attended the scene. Gardaí rushed to a housing estate in Newbridge last night after shots were fired at a house. Gardaí say a firearm was discharged at a “domestic location” in The Meadows area of… Source … Read more
Microsoft pulls the plug on Skype: ‘It lost to systems that were easier to use’ Primedia Plus RIP Skype – end of an era as the platform that allowed people to connect face-to-face is taken offline forever The Irish Independent Skype has closed down today as owners Microsoft shifts focus The Journal The internet says goodbye to Skype, … Read more
Stock image Along her journey, Claire met other cancer patients left completely “broke” with very little support. Cancer patients should be given medical cards as soon as they are diagnosed. That’s according to local woman Claire, whose name and voice has been changed to protect her identity. Claire, who was diagnosed with breast cancer, said … Read more
Speaking on Kildare Today, local woman Louise said the eating disorder damaged her daughter’s heart. The mother of a teenager who was diagnosed with an eating disorder at the age of 13 said a discussion about calories in her Home Economics class was one trigger for her daughter’s anorexia. Speaking on Kildare Today, local woman … Read more
Monday, 17 February 2025 09:35 By Martin Osborne Naima Chemaou The conviction followed an incident on November 26th, 2023, where she drove in way that was considered “dangerous to the public”. A 25-year-old female garda from Leixlip has been convicted of dangerous driving and banned from the road for two years after a driving incident … Read more
Saturday, 11 January 2025 11:49 By Lauren Gray Around Ireland, the HSE is offering a a free flu vaccine for children aged 2-17 ahead of the school term HSE offering a free children’s flu vaccine for children aged 2-17 years around Ireland. This is taking place today in Newbridge Health Centre Henry St. Moorefield, Newbridge … Read more