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Kildare Readers Festival set to return in October

Kildare Readers Festival set to return in October

Get busy reading, or... Kildare Readers Festival to return in October

Get busy reading, or... Kildare Readers Festival to return in October

Photographed at the launch of The Best Irish Books of 2026 are Ladan, 7, Casey, 11, Yannaty, 8, and Koby, 8, pupils from Scoil Treasa Naofa in Dublin 8, along with Senior Librarian at Kevin Street Library, Neasa McHale. Also photographed are featured artists from Best Irish Books of 2026: Zainab Boladale, author of 'Looking for Aurora' (The O'Brien Press); Peter Donnelly, author and illustrator of 'I am not a Dog'(Gill Books); Johnathan Sung, author and illustrator of 'Moon Moon Can't Sleep' (Bad Book Press); Jen Wallace, author of 'Project Dinosaur' (Little Island Books); and Máire Zepf, author of 'Dearg' (Futa Futa)

Kildare talent makes it into list of best Irish book titles of 2026

Photographed at the launch of The Best Irish Books of 2026 are Ladan, 7, Casey, 11, Yannaty, 8, and Koby, 8, pupils from Scoil Treasa Naofa in Dublin 8, along with Senior Librarian at Kevin Street Library, Neasa McHale. Also photographed are featured artists from Best Irish Books of 2026: Zainab Boladale, author of 'Looking for Aurora' (The O'Brien Press); Peter Donnelly, author and illustrator of 'I am not a Dog'(Gill Books); Johnathan Sung, author and illustrator of 'Moon Moon Can't Sleep' (Bad Book Press); Jen Wallace, author of 'Project Dinosaur' (Little Island Books); and Máire Zepf, author of 'Dearg' (Futa Futa)

Kildare authors and illustrators feature among best titles of 2026

Cormac Ó hEadhra will present the 15-part series

TG4 launches new current affairs series which was filmed in Kildare

Kildare politician appointed Chairperson of Oireachtas Committee on the Irish Language

Kildare TD appointed Chairperson of Committee on the Irish Language

New special class announced for Gaelscoil in Kildare. FILE PHOTOGRAPH / PIXABAY

New special class announced for Gaelscoil in Kildare

Mental Health Ireland invites Kildare residents to take part in potentially life-saving campaign. Photograph provided by Tadhg Conway

Mental Health Ireland invites Kildare residents to take part in potentially life...

Irish language names requested for housing estates in this Kildare region. FILE PHOTOGRAPH / PIXABAY

Irish language names requested for housing estates in this Kildare region

Credit: West Midlands Police

Man with Irish tattoos found dead in wheelie bin in England as police begin prob...

Care for a dance? Popular Kildare GAA club to host 'Céilí Mór'. FILE PHOTOGRAPH / PIXABAY

Care for a dance (or at least a jig)? Popular Kildare GAA club to host 'Céilí Mó...

Ireland's favourite and most popular baby names revealed with shock top spot for boys

Ireland's favourite and most popular baby names revealed with shock top spot for...

Caitríona Ní Chatháin, project administrator of An Foclóir Nua Gaeilge, meeting with President Catherine Connolly. Photograph credit: Leon Farrell

Ar fheabhas! Kildare woman involved in first-of-its-kind Irish language dictiona...

Scéim na bhFáinní

Kildare County Council launches Scéim na bhFáinní Irish language initiative

Connolly hits back at Humphreys in radio debate over ‘scurrilous’ claim

Free Teddy Bear's picnic to take place at Kildare Gaelscoil. FILE PHOTOGRAPH / PIXABAY

Free Teddy Bear's picnic to take place at Kildare Gaelscoil

Six-year-old singer Séamie Séan steals the show with viral TG4 debut performance, proving age is no barrier to star power

Young trad singer wins the hearts of the nation after live TV performance at the...
Six-year-old singer Séamie Séan steals the show with viral TG4 debut performance, proving age is no barrier to star power
Aisling Magner

Kneecap director picks up Bafta for outstanding debut

Belfast rap group Kneecap would be ‘very proud’ to scoop best British film Bafta

Cultural diversity can help teach the Irish language – researchers

Irish film about rap trio Kneecap leads nominations for Bifa 2024

A still image taken from the trailer for ‘Ag Triall ar an Tobar’. Credit: TG4 / YouTube.

Three Kildare wells to feature in new TG4 documentary exploring Ireland's myths ...

TV viewers slam Ivan Yates' 'astounding ignorance' as clip on Irish language goe...

Irish film about rap trio Kneecap wins audience award at Sundance

PICTURE: RTÉ/Upfront with Katie Hannon

'Why should I be forced?': Student sparks debate saying Irish shouldn't be manda...

Lucky Louth lotto punter overcame 3,800/1 odds to land BIG reward

First Lotto draw of 2024 brings €209,699 win for lucky player!

Maynooth University

€2 million for advanced research projects awarded to two researchers in Kildare-...

The film is based on the origin story of the riotous and ground-breaking Irish-language rap trio Kneecap

'We are buzzing' - First Irish language film Kneecap to premier at Sundance Film... Lili Lonergan

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Ábhar foghlama: Cúlra agus an comhthéacs in An Triail le Máiréad Ní Ghráda

PICTURE: X/@GardaInfo

Abair ‘dia dhuit’ le deichniúr den Gharda Síochána is déanaí le Gaeilge líofa

Suíomh idirlín nua Gaeilge seolta chun an teanga a chur chun cinn

Arán agus Im is a bilingual show, but is entirely understandable to English speakers. Pic Supplied. Pic: Pexels via Pixabay.

Baking stage show to return to Kildare theatre for two limited-capacity shows

Irish language film An Cailín Ciúin submitted for Best International Feature at ...

Legislation on Irish language should have been dealt with at Stormont - UK minis...

'Historic' - Legislation protecting Irish language in NI to be introduced by UK ...

Thousands of protesters march through Belfast calling for protection of Irish la...

British monarch announces plan to legislate on Irish language in Northern Irelan...

Concerns about Gaeltacht course fees

'I want to speak more Irish' - Further Education Minister set to take language c...

'We're speaking to the world in our native tongue' - Irish language film wins top award

'We're speaking to the world in our native tongue' - Irish language film wins to...

Govt approves over €300k for promotion of Irish language among businesses in the Capital

Funding of €325,000 to promote Irish language among businesses in the Capital ap...

UK govt will focus on passing Irish language laws in NI before Stormont mandate ends

UK govt to focus on passing Irish language laws in Northern Ireland, says Secret...

'Buy early' - Lotto tickets warning after 'technical issues' at the weekend

'Buy early' - Lotto tickets warning after 'technical issues' at the weekend

Two life-changing jackpots as lotto approaches highest ever

The Fiddle Case headlining the 2018 Sallins Tradfest

Athy Heritage Centre and Shackleton Museum Kildare winner in National Lottery Go...

Co Kildare clubs and projects who have benefited from National Lottery Good Caus...

Call for restaurants menus 'as Gaeilge' in Co Kildare

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