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John Lahart backs Taxi Divers' calls for excise duty reduction
A Fianna Fail TD is calling on the Government to reduce excise duty to tackle rising fuel costs for taxi drivers.
John Lahart is backing calls from the National Taxi Forum for the government to intervene to help them.
Deputy Lahart says taxi drivers are seeking a hike in 1 euro per trip to help offset increased fuel charges they’re facing, but he wants to see excise duty cut.
Local Parents Could Be Hit Hard As Creches Threaten To Close Over Funding Crisis
Elaine Dunne, Chairperson of the Federation of Early Childhood Providers, said it would not be just a one-day closure.
Five Young People Dead Following Two-Vehicle Crash In Louth
It happened at around 9pm last night.
Athy Locals Praised After Elderly Dog Saved Following Dramatic Canal Lock Ordeal
The terrier battled the current for close to half an hour before getting near enough to the bank for a man - who had been walking nearby with his girlfriend - to grab a life belt and pull him out.
€4.4m Cannabis Seizure Sparks Arrests Across Kildare And Dublin
Four men have been arrested.
Survivors’ Stories And Counselling Gave Kildare Woman Maeve Leahy Strength To Speak Out About Abuse
Thomas Howard, the 79-year-old former GAA referee from Old Kilcullen, was sentenced to six years and nine months in prison at Tullamore Circuit Court.
€34.5m Boost Backs Quest To Study Memory Loss And Build 3-D Biodegradable Spinal Supports
Other funded work includes discovering new yeast species in Irish ecosystems, and studying how early-life memories are lost and how this process differs in autism and between sexes, to potentially "reverse" memory loss.
13 New Gardaí For Kildare - But No Increase For Part-Time Maynooth Station
Maynooth, which is similar in size to Leixlip, still operates only a part-time Garda station and no new Gardai have been allocated to the station under the latest deployment.
Kildare’s Rain Warning Brought Forward To 9am As Remnants Of Storm Claudia Approach Ireland
A Status Orange alert for heavy rain in Dublin, Wexford and Wicklow will be in effect from 12 noon today until 8am tomorrow.
Low-level cloud
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Heavy rain shower
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