Local News from Friday, October 10th, 2025

The new sites will deliver 192 new fast recharging points at 90 locations along the national primary and secondary road network, including Conlan's of Athy.

The operation uncovered a location where horses were being kept in breach of local bye-laws.

The driver has since been charged and is due to appear before the courts.

Education campaigners told the committee it’s a “sad indictment” of the system that some children must leave their own communities simply to learn how to read.

The county's €163,900 allocation is among the lowest in the country. Only Carlow and one Cork community project received less funding.

A total of 111 million euro was invested in renewable energy infrastructure.

On 25 April, a greyhound suffered a compound fracture of the right humerus and was put down by the track vet, while another was euthanised following a fractured hock on 29 August.

In total, 14 large towns and cities failed to meet EU standards set to protect the environment

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The average home will be 2 per cent worse off next year.

Ireland currently has no approved equine slaughter premises, and since May this year, applicants for approval must undergo a new “Fit and Proper Person” assessment before any licence can be granted.

Independent councillor Pádraig McEvoy has joined journalist and author Frank McDonald, Labour councillor Darragh Moriarty, Green Party councillors David Healy and Dan Boyle in seeking a judicial review of the new regulations.

The new facility represents a €7.5 million investment by Kildare County Council and is the only institution of its kind anywhere in the world.