ATHY is preparing for a lively and unique celebration this May Bank Holiday weekend, as Athy Town Promoters announce plans ...

I HAD the honour of acting as Grand Marshall at Athy’s St Patrick’s Day Parade for 2026. It was an unexpected honour and one ...

Athy was a garrison town until after the Crimean war, but the tradition of service in the British army remained there long after, as it did in many places in Co Kildare. Around 60 years later, some ...

Wife of US Senator Bernie Sanders, Jane O'Meara Sanders, has called for an end to "sending our sons and daughters to war" during a visit to Athy, Co Kildare. The couple unveiled a plaque commemorating ...

Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr is set to play Athy's Dreamland Ballroom, the venue where his parents first met in the early 1960s. Both of Marr's parents, John Joseph Maher (who is now 81) and ...