Irish news website Kildare Now has apologized for an "offensive" April Fool story claiming ISIS had annexed a Kildare landmark. They wrote, "Irish security forces have placed a ring of steel around the Allen area, and road diversions are in place until further notice after a male calling himself 'Paddy Jihaddy' said he had rigged the area with explosives and that he was renaming the locality the Hill of Allah. A spokesperson for Defense Forces has issued a statement saying that they hope to have the situation resolved by 12 noon when normal life can resume once more.” A picture of a local landmark with an ISIS flag Photoshopped on top of the building was also posted. Online reaction was swift and damning. One Twitter user said, "Talk about a disaster of an attempted #AprilFools. Who thought that was a good idea?" Another angrily tweeted, "Slightly dodgy April Fool's joke there, @KildareNow!!!" The news organization has since apologized and said the joke was "completely unauthorized and was not posted by a member of the editorial team." The article and photograph have both been removed from the Kildare Now website and their Facebook account.