Finian Coghlan

1 week ago | kildare-nationalist.ie | Finian Coghlan

Lawlor’s of Naas is celebrating a series of eight award wins and nominations bestowed on the hotel already, not even halfway through the year!Of these, the hotel’s retention of TripAdvisor’s Travellers Choice ‘Best of the Best’ Award is probably the most prestigious, although being certified ‘A Great Place to Work’ should run that a close second.

1 week ago | kildare-nationalist.ie | Finian Coghlan

A new bus route between Athy and Allenwood will start on 3 June, run by TFI Local Link Kildare South Dublin. This new route is part of the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan which is a major national public transport initiative developed and funded by the National Transport Authority (NTA) as part of the Transport for Ireland (TFI) Network. Route 888 will operate five daily return services Monday to Saturday and three daily return services on Sunday.

1 week ago | kildare-nationalist.ie | Finian Coghlan

PLANS to open a new road through Murtagh’s Cross in Naas have been confirmed, and “it is hoped to commence work on this project in the second half of 2025”. This was revealed at the recent meeting of the Naas Municipal District meeting following a question from cllr Bill Clear.

1 week ago | kildare-nationalist.ie | Finian Coghlan

The re-opening of the Shackleton Museum in Athy is set to be in time for this year’s Autumn School, scheduled for 24-26 October, as revealed by Ciaran O’Brien, senior architect with the firm BOFA who are leading this ambitious project. He led a delegation of colleagues from the Architecture Association of Ireland, as well as a number of interested locals last Saturday morning as a sort of progress report on the 300-year old building.

1 week ago | kildare-nationalist.ie | Finian Coghlan

IT was a day to remember for four outstanding students from Scoil Mhichíl Naofa in Athy when Olivia Kulbaba, Conor Timpson, Irene Gheorge and Victor Malisenco were chosen as Microsoft Dream Space Ambassadors (DSAs), and celebrated with a Graduation Day at Microsoft Ireland HQ. The four students were welcomed to Microsoft’s state-of-the-art campus, where they were recognised for their dedication and contributions throughout the year.