National News from Monday, April 28th, 2025
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Blackout Chaos: Airports, Traffic, And Sports Halted Across Spain And Portugal
It's affecting airports, tube stations and traffic lights, while play at the Madrid Open Tennis has been suspended.
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New Head Of Housing Activation Office Expected To Be Paid €430K A Year
Former NAMA chief Brendan McDonagh has been tipped for the role.
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Man Pleads Guilty To Attempted Child Abduction, Given Two Weeks To Leave Ireland
The court heard Visak Rajesh Leela had been intoxicated when he picked up the child as he left a party at an apartment block in North Dublin.
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“No Animals Allowed”: Rental Policies Are Forcing More People To Surrender Beloved Pets
Less than one in ten rental properties currently listed on Daft.ie are pet friendly.
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Disgraced Former Bishop Brendan Comiskey, Who Resigned After Failing To Address Child Abuse, Dies
Comiskey resigned following accusations that he failed to report allegations of child abuse against Fr. Sean Fortune during his leadership of the Ferns diocese.
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Kildare Among Top Counties For Serious Motorcycle Injuries, New RSA Report Finds
New RSA data covering the period from 2014 to 2023 shows that Kildare accounted for around 4% of all motorcyclists hospitalised following crashes nationwide.
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Post-Mortem Completed After Man's Body Found In Athy Apartment As Gardai Appeal For Information
Kfm recently reported how the man's body may have lain undiscovered for some time.
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Kildare Gardaí Seize 50 Vehicles In Crackdown On Uninsured And Disqualified Drivers
The Motor Insurers’ Bureau of Ireland (MIBI) says private uninsured cars make up 4 point 2 per cent of the private fleet across the country.
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Naas Tops Kildare Crime Rankings As New Data Reveals County Trends. See How Your Area Is Impacted...
Naas consistently reported the highest crime levels, with 2,080 offences in 2024, up slightly from around 2,000 offences in 2019.
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Man Due Before Tallaght District Court Today Following Car Jacking And Robberies In Dublin And Wicklow
On Saturday night, a man carjacked a woman in her 30s on St. Peter's Road in Walkinstown, before Gardaí received reports of a robbery at a shop on the Dublin Road in Bray half an hour later.
Kfm Kildare Weather
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