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• Nurses At Naas General Hospital To Take Industrial Action

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• €16 Million Secured For Cycling And Walking Infrastructure In Kildare

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• Kildare Has Second Highest Breast Cancer Survival Rate In The Country

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• A Growing Crisis: More Pensioners Facing Homelessness

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• Vacuum-Packing Machine Lid Killed Worker As Kildare Town Firm Faces Court Over Second Fatality

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• Water Test Failure Disrupts On-Base Military Training At Curragh Camp

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