A man in his 30s has died after being hit by a bus in Co Kildare... A man in his 80s died after he was struck by a car on the N83 in Co Galway last night ... died after being struck by a car in Co Carlow.
Allen House in Co Kildare is beautifully situated on an expanse of 4.04 hectares (10 acres), beside the canal at Pluckerstown, under the fabled Hill of Allen. It is at the centre of a triangle of towns that comprises Naas, Newbridge and Kildare.
A new museum dedicated to the life of the explorer Ernest Shackleton opens in Athy in Co Kildare today ... His cousin recalled how Ernest Shackleton loved going on walks and doing his own thing in the Kildare countryside.