31 May 2003: Up to 90 cars took part in today's speed trails at the Moate of Ardscull, as part of a week of festivities commemorating the 100th anniversary of the original Gordon Bennett road race.
31 May 2003: A Special Olympics Art Exhibition - Paint the Feeling - will open in Naas Library on Wednesday 4th June at 7pm.
31 May 2003: Plans to put a roof on Maynooth Castle now seem to have been abandoned, though almost E2 million has been spent on renovations at the historic keep.
30 May 2003: Several roads in counties Kildare, Carlow and Laois are to be closed this weekend as part of the run up to the 100th anniversary of the Gordon bennet Race.
30 May 2003: Nearly 1,000 Kildare drivers have been issued with speeding penalty points since the system was introduced last winter.
30 May 2003: Newbridge has been awarded the title of Special Olympics Host Town of the Year, by the key sponsor, Bank of Ireland.
28 May 2003: After a two year training programme, organised by the Staff themselves, staff members of St Patrick's Community College recently collected their ECDL computer training certificates from Caroline Curran of Intel.
26 May 2003: A submission to An Bord Pleanala in support of Kildare Co Council's original decision to refuse planning permission for 3 three storey and 5 four storey Blocks of apartments on the former pitch and putt course on Dunboyne Road, Maynooth has been made by local representatives Cllr John McGinley and Emmett Stagg TD.
26 May 2003: A survey is to be undertaken to determine the amounts and types of heavy trucks that go through Naas each day, and what percentage of them are going on to landfills near Kilcullen.
24 May 2003: Naas Councillors have rejected plans to allow a temporary car park at the lakes area of the town for use by Naas General Hospital.
23 May 2003: Naas Town Council has relaunched its website with a number of improvements. It will become a one-stop-shop for information on the Council’s activities and on Naas Town.
22 May 2003: Dennis McEnerney, a police commander from Leixlip's twin town, Niles, is one of the key visiting figures in the coming Leixlip Festival next weekend.
21 May 2003: The developers of the Kilcock-Kinnegad Motorway, Eurolink, will be allowed to avail of special tax breaks on the construction cost of the toll road.
20 May 2003: Presentations were made to two delegates at a Chapter Seven meeting of the Irish League of Credit Unions tonight to mark their election to senior positions in the league.
19 May 2003: A local councillor who turned up to yet another incident involving a huge dump truck in Naas over the weekend heard much anger from passersby who felt Naas Town Council is not doing enough to ban such large vehicles from passing through the town.
16 May 2003: School Authorities in Sallins have now been informed that the Minister for Education will provide only one extra prefab class room for the next school year. They have been told by the Minister to use the school gym as a second temporary classroom.
16 May 2003: The Leixlip Town Improvement Plan has been launched by TV personality and architect Duncan Stewart. It is the second plan produced by Leixlip Town Council since 1995.
People Power set to take on Naas Town Council
16 May 2003: People power is set to take on Naas Town Council over a proposed car park for Naas Hospital to be build on a key green area.
14 May 2003: A craft fair will be held in Newbridge on Saturday, May 31st, in Newbridge Industrial Estate, on the grounds of Open Arms Christian Fellowship.
11 May 2003: Kildare County Council has been accused of not complying with the wishes of councillors by refusing to create a weight limit to discourage HGVs from travelling through Maynooth.
07 May 2003: Leixlip Town Council has submitted an appeal against the decision of South Dublin Council to allow Weston Limited to demolish existing hangers and build new new hangers and other accommodation and aircraft parking at Weston Aerdrome.
05 May 2003: Confey GAA Club and Confey FC have been given permission to use pitches in St Catherine’s Park, Leixlip, ending what has been described as a 'gypsy-like' period.
04 May 2003: The three primary schools in Naas are bursting at the seams and unable to cope with demand for places in September. The only solution is a new school. A local councillor says no more land should be rezoned for houses until the crisis has been resolved.
04 May 2003: Just over a month ago, 16 adventurers began an odyssey that took them to four locations around the world competing for the prize of a brand new Range Rover. Brian Byrne travelled with them on the last leg of the challenge through the canyonlands of Utah.
02 May 2003: Kildare County Council is to receive E1.3 million in funding to carry out a Water Conservation Study.
02 May 2003: Kildare County Council has refused planning permission for 437 dwellings comprising 2 and 3 storey houses, 3 storey duplex units and 2,3 and 4 storey blocks at Hazelhatch Road, Donaghcumper, Celbridge.
KYS present Jerry Fish and the Mudbug
Prosperous plan for consideration
