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  All flock owners have been urged to be vigilant for signs of bird flu and to maintain biosecurity measures

• Lidl To Open Country’s First Net Zero Energy Store In Maynooth This Thursday

  Designed in partnership with the Irish Green Building Council, the supermarket will generate as much energy as it consumes annually.

• Contract For Maynooth Eastern Ring Road Project Awarded To Company Based In Kilcullen

  The new single carriageway relief road will connect the R405 Celbridge Road in the south to the R148 Leixlip Road in the north.

• Policy Shift Allows Private Sector To Construct Wastewater Plants For New Housing

  Up until now, only Uisce Eireann has been allowed do this.

• Parents Invited To Take Part In Major Survey On Primary Education’s Future

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  95 per cent of the country’s almost 3,100 primary schools fall under the patronage of religious bodies, according to figures from Education & Training Boards Ireland.

• New "Affordable" Naas Homes Cost More Than Families Are Allowed To Borrow From Council

  The same issue arose at Lattin Place on Rathasker Road because the three-beds started at €365,000, just five thousand euro over the loan threshold limit.

• Minister Lawless Sought Legal Advice Over Claims Apprentice Electricians Bought Exam Papers For €50

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  Mr Lawless sought advice from the Attorney General on whether the matter should be referred to An Garda Síochána.

• CAB: €17m Recovered And 20 Properties Seized, Including Former Saggart Home Of Daniel Kinahan

  Meanwhile, Kildare is among the areas set to benefit from a new round of funding that channels the proceeds of crime back into local communities.