Local News from Thursday, October 30th, 2025

He was taken to Naas hospital but passed away sometime today.

InterCity services to and from Heuston will have bus transfers to either Kildare, Athy or Portarlington.

Cllr Rupert Heather said he was told the library would be moved to Parochial House when the purchase of that property is complete.

The council began a Compulsory Purchase process in June last year to take control of several vacant properties. However, that plan was overturned in April when An Coimisiún Pleanála ruled that the sites already had a live planning application, which runs until November 16th 2025.

Over three million people visited Coillte’s top 50 most popular recreational woodlands and parks in 2024

The supercar road trip, which finished in Naas, was attended by hundreds of locals who made donations.

Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan has announced over €4.4 million for 42 community safety projects across the country - including initiatives tackling domestic and gender-based violence, drug intimidation, and youth crime prevention.

At the moment, in nearby Rathcoole, residents have a Garda station that does not operate at full-time capacity.

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Figures from Further Education Minister and Kildare North TD James Lawless show around €450,000 was spent on the initiative, which targeted workers in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States.

The drugs were found during searches of a home and land in Laois on Tuesday.