Month: December 2023

Kildare Now Feed

• Bat walks, bog talks, bees and much more at Kildare Biodiversity Week
  Biodiversity is the variety of all life on earth and includes the largest tree in your local park, the blackbird in your garden, the worms in the soil, to the whales off the Irish coast. National Biodiversity Week is all about connecting you with nature. It’s about communicating the importance of bi
• LATEST: Green light by Kildare planners for €5m project to put new homes onto site of historic building
  39 residential units have been granted planning permission on site of the former Malt House in Monasterevin. A planning application by Clonmel Enterprises Limited was approved by Kildare County Council. The three-storey Malt House dates from 1850 and was refurbished in the 1980s. The former store ma
• Free entry to Naas Races on Sunday: people asked to dress in 1920's gear to mark 100th anniversary
  Naas Racecourse hosts one of its flagship days this Sunday (19 May) - the Annual Royal Ascot Trials Day - with over €300,000 in prizemoney on offer for what is always a brilliant day's racing. But there is much more on offer this time around with the racecourse celebrating its centenary of racing at
• Green light for high-rise building in the middle of Newbridge
  A new residential and retail development is being built near the Whitewater Shopping Centre in Newbridge. An Bord Pleanala has granted permission with conditions. Dublin based developer Ascot Construction Ltd is behind the project. Being built is a five to six-storey mixed-use development at the sit
• Visitor amenities to be provided at canalside town
  Public seating and benches will be provided in Sallins. Naas Mayor Bill Clear told a municipal district meeting that there is a shortage of these facilities in the town. He predicted that a lot of people will visit the town this summer because of the greenway opening. According to Kildare County Cou