Local News from Thursday, July 17th, 2025

Fine Gael Kildare North TD Joe Neville witnessed the aftermath while coaching under-14 hurlers.

The temporary facilities delayed include a science lab, woodwork room, two classrooms, toilets and an office.

Labour TD Marie Sherlock said Ireland’s public dental services are in crisis, with just 249 HSE dentists now operating nationally — down from 330 in 2009.

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Over 286,000 households are in arrears on electricity payments, compared to around 200,00 last year.

His story was one of many shared at a public meeting in Kilcock this week, where anxious parents spoke about the stress of finding childcare - with some forced to search in Longwood in Meath and even as far as Mullingar just to secure a place.

Independent TD Brian Stanley said ambulances from Portlaoise are being sent as far as Cork, Waterford and Wexford - leaving nearby areas like south Kildare without adequate cover.

Locals spent years doing up Teach na nDaoine only for the HSE to put it on the open market.

Three homes were then searched, uncovering more than €700,000 worth of cannabis, cocaine and crack cocaine.

The move follows an extensive investigation by HSA inspectors, who found conditions so "serious" that court intervention was deemed necessary.