REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE THEME OF UPCOMING ART EXHIBITION

Riverbank Arts Centre, in collaboration with Kildare County Council Arts Service, will present during November and December Illustrated Parts Breakdown, a solo exhibition by Ben Morrison, recipient of the Emerging Visual Artist Bursary Award 2025. 

The exhibition, running from 30 October to 22 December, features Morrison’s interdisciplinary work combining machine parts and fieldstone, exploring themes of repair and maintenance. The McKenna Gallery will be transformed into a site of ongoing labour, showcasing sculpture, moving image, and performance. 

Morrison will also host Dig – A Performance Lecture on 16 December. 

Admission is free, with guided tours available for school groups.

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KWWSPCA AUTUMN FAIR AT WEEKEND

The KWWSPCA’s Autumn Fair and PopUp Shop is being held at Newbridge Town Hall this coming Saturday, 24, and Sunday, 25 October, from 11am to 4pm each day. Entry is free, with ample parking at the back of the Town Hall. 

The event will feature a variety of donated items, including women’s, men’s, and children’s clothing, books, bric-a-brac, household items, jewellery, pet products, cakes, and bakes. The Teddy Adoption stall will also be available. 

Artist Lisa will offer Pet Pawtraits on Saturday, and a Lego Hogwarts Castle will be raffled during the weekend. Light refreshments will be served.

The event is sponsored by Life Credit Union.

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FIRST RESPONDERS COMMUNITY PROJECT

Kilcullen Community First Responders are asking all community groups, businesses, and residents associations to contact them by email, in relation to a community project the responders are developing.

The responders group wants to keep them up to date and involve them in this project too.

The email address is kilcullenfirstresponders@gmail.com

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PLEA TO KEEP FIREWORKS AWAY FROM ALL WEATHER PITCH

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Fireworks damaging the All Weather Pitch could require the facility to be closed, the Community Centre management has warned. In addition to meaning the loss of a much-used amenity, it could also affect employment.

“A firework landed on the surface last night and left a burn mark,” centre manager Enda O'Neill told the Diary. “Such burns can't be patched, and if there are more we will be forced to close the pitch.”

He says the pitch is used by many different groups within the community and beyond and closure would mean disruption for many. He has appealed for those using fireworks to keep them away from the All Weather Pitch.

The original pitch was installed in 2002 and replaced in 2018 to a full-size G5 pitch. It is currently fully certified until 2028. 

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CPC HALLOWEEN DRESS-UP DAY

If you see a lot of weirdly dressed Cross and Passion College students wandering Kilcullen on Friday next, 23 October, it's because the college is hosting a Halloween Dress-Up Day. 

Students are encouraged to wear their funniest, scariest, or most creative costumes, with prizes for the best individual and group outfits. Those not keen on dressing up can wear bright rainbow colours to support LGBTQ+ inclusion, diversity, and equality. 

There's a €2 donation from the students, with all proceeds benefiting the Children’s Health Foundation, and Shout Out which supports LGBTQ+ young people.

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SCARY FUN TONIGHT AT KILCULLEN BRIDGE CINEMA

A reminder that, just in time for getting into the Halloween spirit, Kilcullen Bridge Cinema is showing an atmospheric folk horror film TONIGHT, Tuesday 20 October. Hokum is an Irish ghost story with a sense of fun. 

Directed by Damian McCarthy and starring Adam Scott, Peter Coonan, David Wilmot and Florence Ordesh, Hokum tells the story of successful American author Ohm Bauman. He travels to a creaky hotel in Ireland to scatter his parents’ ashes. Rude and dismissive towards the locals and staff, Ohm is nonetheless fascinated by the stories about the hotel’s supposedly haunted honeymoon suite. When one staff member mysteriously disappears, Ohm investigates and uncovers the hotel’s many dark secrets. But he also draws the attention of some very sinister and dangerous forces.

It is a delightfully eerie story, both blackly comic and genuinely creepy. Severance star Adam Scott leads the cast, giving what has been described as his best work to date. Hokum promises an evening of scares, chills, wicked jokes and supernatural gloom.

Tickets €7 on sale in Woodbine Books, Kilcullen, and on Eventbrite.

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BARRY DEAY MEMORIAL 5K WALK/RUN

A reminder that the Barry Deay Memorial 5K Walk/Run will take place on Monday, 26 October 2026, at 12pm at Crookstown Millview Athletic Club, Inchaquire, Narraghmore. 

Keeping Barry’s spirit alive, donations can be made on the day or via Revolut, with proceeds going to CRY Ireland and Crookstown Millview Athletic Club. 

For more information, follow @barrydeaymemorial.

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LESLEY'S 'CHASING AEROPLANES' IN ULSTER EXHIBITION

Kilcullen ceramic artist Lesley Kelly’s work, Chasing Aeroplanes, has been accepted for the Royal Ulster Academy Annual Exhibition, running from today, 19 October 2026, to January 2027 at the Royal Ulster Museum, Belfast.

The exhibition, one of Northern Ireland’s most prominent art shows, attracts up to 100,000 visitors. Lesley's piece explores a yearning for approval from external societal pressures, in earthenware clay and glaze, combining traditional craft methods with contemporary design. 

Her process involves creating paper models, shaping clay ribbons, and applying unique glaze scripts, culminating in a meticulously crafted and fired artwork. 

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No1 FITNESS FREE OPEN WEEK

No1 Fitness Kilcullen is hosting a free training open week from 19-24 October 2026, offering classes for people aged 16 and above of all fitness levels. 

Participants can enjoy over 23 group classes, including functional training, No1Rox strength & conditioning, turbo cycling, yoga, tabata, mobility, and core sessions. 

To book a class, contact via DM or email at info@no1fitnesskilcullen.com. The gym is located at Unit 5, Kilcullen Industrial Estate, Naas Road, R56 WC95. For more information, call Beata at 087 9754415 or Mariusz at 087 2895896.

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