National News from Thursday, October 30th, 2025

He was taken to Naas hospital but passed away sometime today.

InterCity services to and from Heuston will have bus transfers to either Kildare, Athy or Portarlington.

Amy McAuley was due to stand trial in early 2023, but that never went ahead — because she pretended to be her sister and told gardaí that she had died.

The supercar road trip, which finished in Naas, was attended by hundreds of locals who made donations.

Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan has announced over €4.4 million for 42 community safety projects across the country - including initiatives tackling domestic and gender-based violence, drug intimidation, and youth crime prevention.

At the moment, in nearby Rathcoole, residents have a Garda station that does not operate at full-time capacity.

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Figures from Further Education Minister and Kildare North TD James Lawless show around €450,000 was spent on the initiative, which targeted workers in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States.

The drugs were found during searches of a home and land in Laois on Tuesday.