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Kilcock News Round Up – 25th July 2010

Tributes Paid to Kilcock Sergeant Finbarr McCarthy Excerpt from article by Peter Kelly, Liffey Champion Heartfelt tributes were paid to Kilcock Sergeant Finbarr McCarthy last Thursday (15th July) as he bid farewell to Kilcock District court. ….Sergeant McCarthy served at stations around the country before being posted back to Kilcock as sergeant in April of [...]

Kilcock might loose 66 Dublin Bus

An FAQ page on the Dublin Bus website has revealed that the Route 66 will no longer serve Kilcock. It is also proposed that Route 66 will no longer serve Kilcock. Alternative services for passengers wishing to travel to and from Kilcock will be provided by Bus Éireann’s service from Enfield to the City Centre [...]

Kilcock in the News: 16th May

News on Kilcock from the local papers: including “Costs prove prohibitive for Kilcock Park and Ride”, “Plan to return Kilcock as a Major Trading Centre with launch of new directory” and “Dragon Gavin Duffy tells Kilcock Businesses to ‘hang on’.”

Kilcock News – 2nd May 2010

(Many thanks to the Liffey Champion, Leinster Leader and Irishtimes.com and their reporters for providing us with these local stories) Meet the Cluckers By Sylvia Thompson (The Irish Times, May 1, 2010) The Complete Poultry and Vegetable Show will be held in Larchill Arcadian Garden, Kilcock, Co Kildare, next Saturday, May 8th, from 11am to [...]

Kilcock Local News Round up – 17thApril 2010

(Many thanks to the Liffey Champion, Leinster Leader and their reporters for providing us with these local stories) Staffing shortages blamed for Kilcock Library delay By Peter Kelly (Liffey Champion, page 3) Staff shortages within the Library Service in County Kildare are to blame for a 14 month delay in the opening of the new [...]

Kilcock News – 9th April 2010

(Many thanks to the Liffey Champion, Leinster Leader and their reporters for providing us with these local stories) 80-foot section of new Kilcock sewage pipes will have to be relaid By Henry Bauress (Leinster Leader, 07 April 2010) A section of sewage pipe in Kilcock – 80 metres long – was found not to have [...]

Kilcock Weekly Local News – 3rd April 2010

(Many thanks to the Liffey Champion, Leinster Leader and their reporters for providing us with these local stories) Wait for new Kilcock library is “totally unacceptable” by Peter Kelly ( Liffey Champion, page 2 ) A provisional opening date set for the opening of Kilcock’s new library at The Lamps development on School Street has [...]

Kilcock News Roundup – 20th March 2010

(Many thanks to the Liffey Champion, Leinster Leader and their reporters for providing us with these local stories) No decision has been taken on Kilcock Courthouse’s future (page 2, Liffey Champion) No decision has been taken on whether to retain or close Kilcock Courthouse, according to the Courts Service of Ireland. With the court’s future [...]

Kilcock Weekly News – 14th March 2010

A giant passes to his eternal reward – Davy Dalton dies in Kilcock By Vincent Sutton (page 15, Liffey Champion) The death took place of the old footballer Davy Dalton at this home on Courtown Road, Kilcock on Sunday (7th March). He is best known as the man who captained Kildare to Leinster Senior Championship [...]

Kilcock News – 7th March 2010

Musgrave to shed 143 jobs in Galway by Lorna Siggins (The Irish Times, 5th March 2010) http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0305/1224265630188.html THE MUSGRAVE retail group is to shed 143 jobs in Galway as part of a restructuring of its distribution network. The company has said that “extremely difficult market” conditions had influenced its decision to close its Galway depot [...]

Kilcock Events & Meet Ups

Kilcock GAA Training for U13/U14 Team

Thursday, July 29 from 4:30pm to 6:00pm

Senior Citizens Meet Up

Friday, July 30 from 9:00am to 11:30am

Squash Club

Friday, July 30 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm

St. Coca's Motorcycle Club - Meet & Ride

Sunday, August 1 from 10:00am to 12:00pm

Afternoon Tea & Dancing for Seniors

Sunday, August 1 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm