National News from Wednesday, December 17th, 2025
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Spain To Launch €60 Unlimited Travel Pass As Irish Campaigner Calls For Better Service Frequency
Spain is making a single monthly 60 euro travel pass available from next month for unlimited public transport services nationwide.
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Fines And Jail Terms Proposed For Sellers As Crackdown On Disposable Vapes Begins
Next year, the Government plans to regulate the colours and flavours of the products.
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Lower Childcare Fees Promised - But Providers Say They Are Being Ignored
The Federation of Early Childhood Providers is criticising the plan, saying the group is being ignored.
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Man Accused Of Assaulting 10-Year-Old In Saggart Tells Gardaí Child Said "She Was 18"
The accused man has previously been charged with the sexual assault of the young girl at Garter Lane Saggart on the 20th of October.
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Up to 100 Maynooth Students Face School Travel Chaos After Bus Service Pulled
Families with children attending Maynooth Post Primary School and Maynooth Community College have been told the service is no longer financially viable, triggering fears of severe disruption when schools reopen in January.
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Children Eating At Desks And Walking On Public Roads As Curragh Community College "Bursting At Seams"
The pressure stems from a 2018 decision to expand the school to absorb overflow from Kildare town and Newbridge, on the understanding that a new school would be delivered at the former Magee Barracks site.
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