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  It comes as The Committee of Public Accounts has published the 2023 spending report for An Garda Síochána

• Kildare Students Receive Awards In European Parliament Ambassador School Awards

  The awards ceremony was hosted for secondary schools that had successfully completed this year's European Parliament Ambassador Schools Programme

• Investigations Continue Following Fatal Assault Of Woman In Waterford

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• Two Men Arrested In Connection With The Death Of Scarlett Faulkner

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• Clane Development Among Thousands Of Fast-Track Homes Stuck In Planning Limbo

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• Ministers To Update Cabinet On Fuel Support Scheme

  The scheme was drawn up in the aftermath of widespread protests over rising energy costs.

• Kildare South To Receive Newly Sanctioned Special Class

  An additional 36 classes have been sanctioned nationwide