Kfm Radio Kildare

17/01/2026

Kildare Beaten in Added Time!

Westmeath 1-18 Kildare 1-16 as last minute two pointer wins it for Westmeath who were 8 points down midway through 2nd half.

17/01/2026

Photo of the week and definitely “poser” of the week- Ellie. Happy Saturday from the Weekend Breakfast Show with Dave McGrath. On our menu today - the dizziest Dizzy Riddle ever! Are you up for music challenge our Lyrics Quiz? Not forgetting a comedic(??) Telly Tunes! We will share a great story about how doctors will soon be able to track whether patients take their medications or not. Have a great day whatever you get up to.
- DmG

16/01/2026

Vacuum-Packing Machine Lid Killed Worker As Kildare Town Firm Faces Court Over Second Fatality

The court heard that on the morning of May 14th 2020, Binak Cokaj, who was working as a packer at the company’s Curragh Road facility in Kildare Town, suffered fatal head injuries when the lid of a Cryovac vacuum-packing machine closed on him while he was at work.

16/01/2026

Water Test Failure Disrupts On-Base Military Training At Curragh Camp

While security and day-to-day operations at the camp remain unaffected, the Defence Forces say they could not continue feeding students, resulting in the temporary suspension of on-base training courses, particularly in the Military College.

16/01/2026

Bathrooms4U - Johnstown Designer Tiles and Bathrooms - Welcome to Kildare! The new showroom looks fantastic, well worth a visit to see for yourself. AND thereby creating 15 new jobs for Kildare. 👏🏻🥳

16/01/2026

Government Told Grok Clothing-Removal Feature Has Been Disabled Worldwide

Gardai are investigating the platform after it was found to have been generating and sharing sexually explicit images of people, including children.

16/01/2026

Kildare North TD Says He Acted Immediately To Repay Pension Overpayment When It Came To Light

Speaking to Kfm News this afternoon, he said some ministers had agreed to surrender a portion of their salaries back to the State through a salary-sacrifice arrangement, with the process handled by Government payroll administrators.

16/01/2026

Maynooth Study: Pet Loss Causes The Same Level Of Grief As Losing A Loved One

Only the death of a parent - and especially a child - resulted in higher levels of prolonged grief.

16/01/2026

Kildare TD James Lawless Pays Back Following Pension Error While Martin Heydon Unaffected

It’s understood Kildare North TD and Minister for Further and Higher Education James Lawless has fully repaid an overpayment arising from incorrect pension deductions.

16/01/2026

Call To Review Cycle Lane In Maynooth Following Two Accidents, With One Resulting In 86-Year-OId Cyclist Breaking His Hip

Raising the motion in the recent Clane-Maynooth MD meeting, Fine Gael cllr Tim Durkan noted that this cyclist is well-known and highly accomplished

16/01/2026

Up To €1,000 Available For Kildare Parent And Toddler Groups

New or standalone groups can receive up to €1,000, while groups linked to larger organisations can receive up to €800.

16/01/2026

Kildare Senior Hurling Panel To Play Kilkenny On Sunday Announced

Throw in, in Kilkenny from 2pm.