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At the Kildare Town Heritage Centre, an art exhibition by Josephine Hardiman, Artist & Calligrapher will take place for the week of Féile Bríde. Weaving words & images around the Sacred Mythological and Celtic Heritage of Kildare. The exhibition is free of charge and is open 9:30am - 5pm Monday - Saturday at the Kildare […]
Two greats of Irish Music are appearing in the beautiful St. Davids Church. Click on the link below for tickets. Mick Hanly was born in Limerick, a singer-songwriter who was inspired by 50s rock ‘n’ roll & 60’s folk before turning to the Irish traditional music of his youth. Together with Mícheál O’Domhnaill, he […]
Traditional music & talk with Martin Byrne about Fr. Michael O' Flanagan and the Election of the Snows. Come early from 7:30pm to enjoy some refreshments and a chat before the event.
Head along to Cunningham's Bar in Kildare Town every Wednesday night to experience traditional Irish music in a traditional Irish setting.
"The Tide" by Tara Marie Lovett The Ballieborough Drama Group present this darkly comic tale about the journey taken by two unlikely strangers who meet on Tullaghhan Strand in Co. Leitrim. Daisy is a middle aged wojman and JC, a young man. Both of them dream of a different life, one of freedom, the […]
The Rathangan Macro na Feirme are holding a race night in the Village Pump in Rathangan. There will be free entry for members and non-members with great prizes and best dressed awards, not to mention an auction and DJ to let you dance the night away.
"Living Quarters" by Brian Friel The Brideview Drama Players present, Living Quarters. This play reconstructs a day in the life of the Butler family in the village of Ballybeg, Co. Donegal. Frank Butler who has served all his life in the Irish Army, returns from United Nations service a hero only to learn of his […]
The Clane GAA 10k Community race will be held on March 4th, 2017 @ 10am in Clane GAA. The 10k is an AAI measured route, and will take place around the roads of Clane, Mainham & Butterstream before finishing back at Clane GAA. There will be parking, changing and […]
"The Odd Couple" by Neil Simon Dunmore Amateur Dramatic Society present this comedy. If the slovenly condition of Oscar Madison's apartment is anything to go by, it is no wonder that his wife has divorced him. When his fastidious friend Felix Ungar arrives with nowhere to go, having just seperated and trying to hold himself together. […]
Help Raise much needed funds for St. Joseph’s National School, Halverstown, Kilcullen & St. Anne’s Special School, Curragh. 4th Annual Family Run/Walk so plenty of opportunity to beat your Time from last year. Great Route to aim for your PB . Refreshments served in Parish Centre after Race. A […]
"Closer" by Patrick Marber 'Closer', presented by Curtain Call Productions, tells the story of sexual passion and betrayal, it charts its character's actions through nearly four years. Alice a young stripper falls in love with suburban journalist Dan who then meets up with Anna a photographer, and brings her together with Larry a yound Consultant […]
"The Play About the Baby" by Edward Albee 'The Play About the Baby', presented by The Prosperous Dramatic Society, opens a version of Eden, with the Boy and Girl and she is pregnant. The Girl gives birth to the baby. Soon a middle-aged couple, the Man and Woman appear... Witty, cryptic, part puzzle play, part […]
An Exhibition celebrating Community, Environment and all things Dandelion at Kildare Town Library, Clare Gate Street, 4pm - 6pm, Thursday 9th March, 2017 The Dandy Lion is a mosaic project created by Create Together, a parents art group in Kildare Educate Together National School. The Dandelion is the logo of Kildare Educate Together which acknowledges […]
"Tribes" by Nina Raine The Gorey Little Theatre present this story of Billy, the only deaf member of a loving yet very dysfunctional family living in London. Billy's world is opened up when he meets Sylvia, who much to his Fathers disgust teaches him to sing. Theis play encourages us to ask questions about communications, […]
"The God of Carnage" by Yazmina Rice 'The Play of Carnage' is presented by The Moat Club, Naas. A playground altercation between two eleven year old boys brings together two sets of paretns for a meeting to resolve the matter. At first diplomatic nicities are observed, but as the meeting progresses tensions emerage and the gloves […]
Athy Start Point: Kilkenny Road Start Time: 2pm Further Info: Margaret Walsh 00 353 59 863 3075 or click here. Castledermot Start Point; Hamilton Road Start Time: 2pm Further Info: Patrick's Day Parade & Tractor Run, entry €10. Click here for more info. Celbridge Start Point: Church Road Start Time: 4pm Further Info: Yolande Barrett 00 353 87 681 […]
The Hidden Gems exhibition launched this morning in the Museum of Style Icons to our specially invited audience who were certainly wowed by the rare items worn by Hollywood Royalty. The exhibition is now open with free admission Monday - Saturday 9am - 6pm and from 10am Sundays.
A good 'ol fashioned record and CD Fair will take place in Lawlors Hotel, Naas on Saturday 25th March. There will be 1000's of LPs, singles and CDs for sale and people are also invited to bring along any unloved collections of LPs, CDs etc. to sell or trade. There are also tables for private […]
Join Lynn this Friday in the Athy Library to get arty for Mother's Day. When: 24th March at 3:30 – 4:30 Suitable for 7 – 11 year olds Booking Essential
Fundraising Gala Concert Saturday 25 March 2017 8pm Music Fundraising Gala Concert in aid of McAuley Place, Featuring together for the first time Nas Na Riogh Singers and Baldonnel Singers with Tenor Paul Linehan Saturday 25 March 2017 at 8pm The Church of our Lady and St. David, Sallins Road, Naas, Co. Kildare Tickets €20 […]
JustRuns Kildare host the Wine on the Line 5k Mothers Day Fun Run. The chosen charity for the inaugural event in 2017 will be Kildare Town Community First Responders. KTCFR are a group of volunteers providing a 24/7 first response service which is organised as a support service with the national Ambulance service. We are […]
Naas Racecourse is set for a historic afternoon this Sunday when it begins the Irish Flat season for 2017 and the fixture has received a quality entry throughout including 10 British-trained horses. The €100,000 Tote Irish Lincolnshire is headed by top weights, Onenightidreamed and Sruthan, who are the last two winners of the race, with […]
With Guest Choir – Maynooth University Chamber Choir King’s Voices, the mixed choir of King’s College Cambridge, and the Maynooth University Chamber Choir presents a combined concert of choral music in the College Chapel of St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth. Featuring works by Durufl??, Poulenc and Ben Parry. Tickets available at the following outlets: Eventbrite.ie Maynooth […]
The Fenians – talk by Michael Kenny. At 8pm the group will meet at the John Devoy memorial at Greenhills between Kill and Johnstown where Brian McCabe will read from an account of a gathering there 50 years ago which was held to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the The Fenian Rising of 1867. The […]
Join the cast and crew of this magical adventure with Oliver and a cast of colourful characters. Directred by Pádraig J Dunne this show is sure to satsify the whole family. Shows: 29th, 30th, 31st March, 1st April (Matinee), 1st April (Evening) Tickets available in Aras Bhride & Kildare Town Heritage Centre
The Kilcullen Drama Group present Sean O' Casey's "The Plough and the Stars". With a cast of 16, the stage in the Town Hall Theatre is a busy place for the production of the Sean O’Casey classic, directed by Mischa Fekete. It will be presented in The Town Hall Theatre, Kilcullen, between Wednesday 29 March […]
OWL Programme - Learn to Draw with John Carpenter Being able to draw is one of life’s great pleasures. John has introduced more than 5,000 people to art of drawing and painting. If you would like to take up drawing or move to the next level then these workshops are for you. Booking Required
Part of a series of meetings entitled "Living in Kildare" There will be a number of service providers and persons with expert and practical advice presenting on the evening. The purpose of the evening is to raise awareness of Alzheimer's and Dementia, and to identify services/assistance available locally and the gaps therein. We are an […]
Mike has been engaged to Jenny for three years. Then he meets John. Six months later John and Mike find themselves sitting in a car in the dark cold winter, Baileys and tea cakes in hand, nervously waiting. What have they done? What’s going to happen now? And, most importantly of all, why is the […]
Mary Black is kicking off her 2017 tour right here in Kildare Town. If you like the sound of an intimate gig with one of Ireland's best female performers be sure to pop into Cunningham's Bar and get your tickets soon as they are sure to sell out fast!
The OPW team at Castletown are delighted to welcome L.A based composer Patrick Cassidy and the Blessington Millennium Choir to perform 'The Children of Lir' in the Long Gallery at Castletown on Saturday 1st April, 2017, at 7pm. This is the first major symphonic work written in the Irish language; a series of 12 songs, […]
Jog For a Dog 5k returns in 2017 on Sunday April 2nd, the 3rd year of this popular event run in the beautiful surroundings of Casteltown House, Lexlip Co Kildare. Raising funds for the wonderful charity My Canine Companion Autism Service Dogs, this event has raised close to €35k in just two years! Thanks to […]
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