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• Ireland Secures Extension Of Nitrates Derogation To 2028, Minister Heydon Confirms

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  The Nitrates Committee of the European Commission met to extend the derogation, which expires this month, until the end of 2028 with some new conditions attached.

• Watch: Backlash As Government Video Advises Young Adults How To Cope If They Move Back Home

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• Kildare Among Country’s Top Christmas Spenders As Average Outlay Tops €2,000

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• Kildare Under Orange Wind Alert From 11am Today

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• Gardaí Probe Whether Fatal Edenderry Firebombing Was Directed From Prison By Kildare-Offaly Gang

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• No Plans For New Domestic Violence Refuge In North Kildare In 2026

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• Major Kildare Rail Project Left Hanging As Tánaiste Says He Will “Keep An Eye” On It

  The Tánaiste said he will speak to the Minister for Transport and “keep an eye” on the DART+ South West line.