Welcome to Leixlip, County Kildare

Leixlip (Léim an Bhradáin) is a town in north-east County Kildare around 15km from Dublin.  It is situated on the confluence of the Rivers Liffey and Rye.

Leixlip is home to facilities of Intel and Hewlett-Packard. It is also home of Arthur Guinness's first brewery where he brewed ales until he moved to St James's Gate Brewery, in 1759 where he first brewed Guiness.

The Leixlip Festival (previously known as the Salmon Festival) has taken place every year since 1990 on the June bank-holiday weekend. It offers live entertainment in pubs, a number of open-air concerts, and also a street carnival.

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Leixlip News Leixlip News
Oireachtas workers start email boycott
(11 Mar 2010) Government employees in the Oireachtas are refusing to deal with email communications between Oireachtas offices in an escalation of the public service industrial action over pay cuts.
Govt rejects calls for Tallaght X-ray debate
(11 Mar 2010) After heated exchanges in the Dáil, the Government has rejected Opposition demands for a debate this evening or next week on the situation at Tallaght Hospital.
Bureau de Change raided in Derry
(11 Mar 2010) An armed gang has stolen what is believed to be a substantial sum of money from a Bureau de Change in Derry.
Businesses told to engage with Revenue
(11 Mar 2010) The head of the Revenue Commissioners has said it has no desire to use its full weight against innocent victims of the recession.
From RTÉ News