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A Kildare councillor says the local authority's housing construction targets are too low, and a national housing emergency should be declared.
Kildare County Council's social housing delivery target is around 1,200 this year.
Plans to scrap the southside section of Dublin's Metrolink are expected to be confirmed this afternoon.
The National Transport Authority is also due to confirm a leisure centre will be knocked down to make room for the capital's first underground rail line.
Listen back to hour one of Kildare Today with Clem Ryan, joined by CSO statistician, Sam Scriven, Community Solidarity Cllr. in Celbridge/Leixlip, Brendan Young and CEO of Nursing Homes Ireland, Tadhg Daly.
The artist behind a new exhibition at the National Museum of Ireland says it was 'emotional' trying to address the issues being depicted.
'Dressing Our Hidden Truths' takes a look at life in institutions such as mother and baby homes, Magdalene laundries and industrial schools.
Ireland's economy will take a hit of nearly 5 per cent over the next decade if Britain leaves the EU without a deal.
According to a new ESRI report, 80 thousand people could also lose their jobs if there's a no deal outcome.
A 3 year old boy is in a critical condition this morning following a hit and run in Cork.
The young child was struck by the car at Castle Meadows off Skehard Road shortly before 4pm yesterday.
Pro-Brexit MP Jacob Rees-Mogg has admitted Theresa May's Brexit deal is better than no Brexit at all.
Last night the House of Commons voted to take control of the parliamentary agenda to hold votes on alternative options.
Cannabis worth around €40,000 has been found at a suspected grow house in Co. Louth.
43 cannabis plants and a significant amount of harvested plant material were discovered in Dromiskin yesterday.
No arrests have been made and Gardai are continuing their investigations.
A global conference on alcohol policy will take place in Dublin next year.
The event is held every two years and will bring together policy makers, researchers and advocates.
The Health Minister Simon Harris has welcomed the move.
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There was a 2 per cent rise in the number of tourists coming to Ireland in February compared to the same month last year.
590,000 people took a trip here last month, according to new CSO figures.
The first all-woman spacewalk has had to be called off, because of a shortage of medium-sized spacesuits.
NASA says Friday's mission to change batteries on the International Space Station will be carried out by a male and female astronaut instead.
Venezuela has blamed an "attack" on its electric system for the country's second blackout.
Power went out in much of Caracas and nearly a dozen states yesterday, after a week-long outage earlier this month.
One in ten people don't know when their mother's birthday is.
A survey of 2-thousand people also found that 14 per cent don't know where their mam is from, and 36 per cent don't know what her first job was.
The American lawyer who's best known for representing adult film actress Stormy Daniels in law suits against President Trump - has been arrested.
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