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  TFI's apps include a journey planner, a leap card top up app, taxi driver database, an app for transport tickets and one for local services in parts of Mayo, Limerick and Kerry.

• Kildare County Council Says "No Excuse" For Dog Fouling - But Won’t Provide Bag Dispensers In Maynooth

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  Social Democrats Councillor Peter Melrose had sought a pilot scheme to provide bag dispensers at public bins, with quarterly refills to encourage clean-up.

• Government Moves To Let Gardaí Alert Schools After Domestic Violence Incidents

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  It's aim is to ensure a child’s school will be informed if a domestic violence incident has occurred in the home of the child so there can be extra support made available.

• Aerosol Misuse In Kildare Raises Fears Of Sudden Death Risk Among Teens

  A local resident says they saw a group of school-age girls in Naas this week inhaling deodorant through a towel.

• New Housing Plan Could See Kildare County Council Bidding Against First-Time Buyers

  It's in a bid to tackle long-term homelessness, but it could result in the state competing with first time buyers for those homes.

• Remembrance Service For JoJo Dullard: Parish Marks Three Decades Since Disappearance

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  Her sister, Kathleen Bergin, says the family will never stop seeking answers, and is urging anyone with any information to come forward.

• Naas Special School Delay - 12 Children Promised A Place Still Not In Class

  The offers were made back in spring, and families turned down other school places because they were told this one was secured.