NAAS, 26 August 2002: by Brian Byrne. The Nás na Rí Singers are hosting an Open-Day on next Saturday 31st August from 11am to 3pm in St David's Church of Ireland, Naas. All are welcome to come in and see whether they'd like to join.

ALLENWOOD, 19 August 2002: by Brian Byrne & Trish Whelan. The fact that the Allenwood Enterprise Park has 18 businesses located there and that some 66 people consider the park their place of work is just one measure of success of the project, Kildare's deputy mayor Michael Fitzpatrick said yesterday at the annual Blueberry Fair and Open Day.

NAAS, 17 August 2002: by Brian Byrne. Organisations and businesses in Mid-Kildare and Naas came up with support to an estimated value of up to 10,000 euros for the recent hosting of the Omaha twinning delegation to Naas.

CURRAGH, 17 August 2002: by Bill Trapman. Fourteen-year old Nicola FitzGibbon from the Curragh jumped her way to victory in the 148A Equestrian World Grand Prix at the recent Dublin Horse Show. Nicola won the competition on board eight-year-old 'Miami Bound' at the Kerrygold Dublin Horse Show.

NAAS, 17 August 2002: by Brian Byrne. The National Youth Federation recently published "SAFE SURFING" – tips for safe internet use for young people and those who work with them. Naas Youth Information Centre has copies of these leaflets and posters, available free of charge.

KILCULLEN, 16 August 2002: by Brian Byrne. A Baltinglass lorry driver was lucky to escape with his life this morning when his truck went out of control at the start of the M9 motorway which bypasses Kilcullen.

NAAS, 15 August 2002: by Brian Byrne. Despite heartfelt pleas from the residents of Kingsfurze to Naas Town Council for help with getting insurance cover, the playground is now closed.

NAAS, 15 August 2002: by Brian Byrne. There's a brotherhood among firemen (and firewomen) the world over, and that link was cemented at a local level last week when an Omaha fireman made a presentation of shirts to colleagues in Naas.

ATHY, 15 August 2002: by Bill Trapman. Athy Development Investment and Employment Forum has been approved a capital grant of 300,000 euros towards the construction costs of a Community Enterprise Centre in Athy and a further 38,000 euros grant towards the cost of employing a manager for the Centre.

LEIXLIP, 14 August 2002: by Arran Hussey. Leixlip athlete David McCarthy ran the anchor leg for the Irish 4x400 metres relay team at the recent European Championships. McCarthy, and Rob Daly, Paul McKee and Antoine Burke, broke the Irish national record for the event in Munich on Saturday 10 August, to qualify for the final the following day.

NARRAGHMORE, 14 August 2002: by Martin Dempsey. Lord Edward's Own Narraghmore Pipe Band continued its winning form on Saturday 10 August by taking first place in its grade at the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow.

NAAS, 14 August 2002: by Paddy Behan. Naas Parish Church, the Church of Our Lady and St David, will be 175 years old tomorrow (Thursday). The event will be celebrated with a special Mass and ceremony at 7.30pm, and an exhibition of artifacts and memorabilia associated with the church and parish will open afterwards. The picture above is from the Lawrence Collection, taken around the turn of the 19/20th centuries.

ATHY, 12 August 2002: by Brian Byrne. A reunion of students of Athy CBS is to take place in the town on the weekend of Friday 20 September, organised the Class of 1960 members Michael Robinson and Seamus Ryan. Michael is now in Brisbane, Australia, and Seamus is in Beijing, China, and they are coordinating the event through the website www.lostschoolfriends.ie

NAAS, 8 August 2002: by Brian Byrne. The real success of twinning between communities is for the youth of those communities, chairman of the Omaha Sister Cities Association Larry Eubner said on the last day of the Omaha delegation's stay in Naas.

ALLENWOOD, 7 August 2002: by Brian Byrne. The Annual Allenwood Blueberry Fair will hosted by ACDAL at the Allenwood Enterprise Park on Sunday 18th August.

KILCOCK, 7 August 2002: by Bill Trapman. The derelict Kavanagh’s Mill area of Kilcock looks like it finally has a chance of redevelopment, following a rezoning by Kildare councillors.

LEIXLIP, 6 August 2002: by Bill Trapman. Increased class sizes at Scoil San Carlo in Leixlip have drawn the ire of local Labour deputy Emmet Stagg.

NEWBRIDGE, 6 August 2002: by Brian Byrne. The director of the Leinster School of Communications, Con O’Sullivan, was given a surprise presentation of one of his own plays by his former pupils to honour his recent 80th birthday.

NAAS, 5 August 2002: by Brian Byrne & Trish Whelan. "It's been real busy - they've kept us going all the weekend," one of the Omaha twinning delegation said last night during a lull in the Gala Concert which was held at the Killashee House Hotel in their honour.

ROBERTSTOWN & LULLYMORE, 2 August 2002: by Brian Byrne & Trish Whelan. "This is great," grinned Councilman Marc Kraft as he stood in the gently drizzling Irish rain with his daughter Erica (above). "We've had two months without rain back home and this is really nice."

NEWBRIDGE, 2 August 2002: by Brian Byrne. Fears have been allayed that a street trader who has both served his customers and brightened up the Main Street in Newbridge for a quarter of a century would lose his pitch with the advent of pay parking.

KILDARE GENERAL, 1 August 2002: by Brian Byrne. Measures ranging from the recruitment of outreach workers to the immunisation of staff working with homeless people are among 30 elements in an a Homeless Action Plan prepared by the County Kildare Homeless Forum.

NAAS, 1 August 2002: by Bill Trapman. The Naas Youth Information Centre has recently received a number of publications which they feel will be of interest to young people in the town.