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• Kildare Among Top Counties For Speeding Fines

  Naas accounted for €1.7 million, followed by the Kildare Town (€591,520) and Leixlip (€197,040).

• Unethical Backyard Breeding: Pup's Death Piles Pressure On Government For New Law

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  A petition backing Stout's Law has been launched online, urging the government to introduce stricter animal cruelty laws.

• Kildare Sinn Fein TD Says She Knows "What It Means To Resist Colonial Violence" Ahead Of Gaza Flotilla Trip

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  Ní Raghallaigh, who also works as a teacher, is taking annual leave to take part.

• Drivers Caught Speeding Up To 40km/h Over Speed Limit In Donadea On National Slow Down Day

  Nationally, 268 drivers have already been caught travelling over the speed limit

• INMO: Hospital Overcrowding A "Serious Breach Of Human Dignity"

  New figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation show continuing pressure at Naas General Hospital.

• Dumpers Tracked Down And Forced To Clean Up At Kilcullen Graveyard

  Kilcullen Gardaí tracked down the vehicle involved, identified the occupants, and brought them back to the scene to pick up the rubbish they had dumped.

• "Everyone In School Wanted To Join In": How A Nine-Year-Old Kilcullen Boy Started His Own Toy Business

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  William Alexander Syrigos, a pupil at Ballyshannon National School in Kilcullen, designs and sells 3D-printed and laser-cut toys online through a business he co-founded with his 14-year-old friend, Sofia.

• Workshop To Outline Rationale For €1.6m Cycle Lane Between Moone And Timolin

  Officials from Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TTI) will host the workshop at the Moone parish hall on Tuesday, 2 September, from 3-7pm.