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• Investigation Underway After Four Masked Men Broke Into A Monasterevin Home Last Night At Around 7.20pm

  A number of items were stolen.

• Clondalkin Attack Upgraded To Attempted Murder As Commissioner Says It’s Not Linked To Leixlip Case

  He described the Clondalkin case - in which a 43-year-old woman was set on fire at her home - as “an absolutely horrendous attack”, now upgraded to attempted murder.

• Man Arrested After Overnight Burglary Spree And Criminal Damage In Naas

  The incidents occurred in the early hours along Main Street and the Kilcullen Road.

• Homelessness Figures Hit New Record High Of 16,766 With Increases In Kildare

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  October figures show more than 5,200 children in emergency accommodation, with numbers rising in Kildare.

• Kildare County Council Wins National Energy Award for Maynooth ‘DemoHouse’ Retrofit Project

  The Retrofit project in Maynooth was recognised nationally for its role in helping homeowners understand energy upgrades.

• Family Of Shane O’Farrell - Killed In Hit-And-Run - Welcome Findings Of Bail Report

  Shane O’Farrell was killed in a hit-and-run incident in August 2011 by a person who was on bail for a series of offences.

• Milltown Father Shares Details Of Call With Junior Minister For Special Education

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  Minister Michael Moynihan said he would work night and day to make sure his son Harry gets an ASD place

• Watch: Horse Charged At Gardai During Citywest Clashes Making Strong Recovery After Emergency Care

  He's been named Ciarán.