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  Emily Ditkovski, who relocated from Los Angeles, was caught off guard by the requirement. Now living in Dublin, she commutes to Kildare for her job at Crooked House Theatre Company in Newbridge.

• Concerns Over New Housing Development In Newbridge Prompt Councillor To Call Information Event

  Questions have also been raised about whether or not it will have green spaces and how traffic and parking will be taken into account.

• Thousands Of Households Face Bin Collection Disruption As Bord Na Móna Workers Announce Strike

  The strike will impact Bord na Móna Recycling domestic waste collection services in counties Kildare, Carlow, Dublin, Laois, Limerick, Louth, Offaly, Meath, Tipperary, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow.

• Shortage Of GPs Creating 'Medical Deserts' With The Issue Likely To Get Worse

  Kildare has just 66 GPs per 100,000 people.

• Over 2,600 Motorists Caught Speeding During St Patrick's Bank Holiday Weekend

  The Naas Roads policing unit also arrested a driver who tested positive for cocaine.

• Tender Process Begins For New 1000-Pupil Prosperous School Amid Place Shortages

  The existing St Farnan's Post Primary School school building will be demolished, paving the way for a new 2-storey school catering to 1000 students

• Motorists Paying Quarterly Or Half-Yearly For Motor Tax Face Millions In Extra Charges

  Kildare North Social Democrats TD Aidan Farrelly, who obtained the figures, has called for reform, arguing that drivers who cannot afford an annual lump sum should not be penalised.

• Debate Over Free Schoolbooks: Some Kildare TDs Support Including Private Schools

  Kildare North Fianna Fail TD Naoise O' Cearuil said it is unfair to assume every student attending a private school can afford school books.