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• Three Teenagers Arrested In Connection With Rioting At Citywest Hotel Last Month

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• Alleged Admissions Row Ignites Between Leixlip Schools Over Irish V English Language Pathways

  In a letter issued to parents, Coláiste Chiaráin claimed that the Board of Management at Scoil Uí Dhálaigh has decided to stop the school from speaking to its 6th class pupils this year.

• BreastCheck To Fall Short Of Screening Target For Third Year Running

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  219,000 women, aged between 50 and 69, are due to be examined for early signs of breast cancer, however, only 170,000 screenings are expected to be carried out by the end of the year.

• Kildare Woman Forced To Urinate In Car Park As TD Pushes Law For ‘No Wait’ Toilet Access

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• Dublin Jersey Among Tributes To Ryan Weir Gibbons - Death “Unnecessary And Tragic” Says Priest

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• Three Decades Later, Search For Answers In Jo Jo Dullard Case Continues

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