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• Public Bus Route Between Newbridge And Maynooth University Under Broader NTA Review

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• Parents Left In the Dark Over Potentially Unneeded Hip Surgeries

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• Alleged "Witch Hunt" Claim By OPW Minister Deepens Rift In Castletown House Preservation Row

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• Kildare North TD To Outline Plans For State-Funded Salary Boosts To Draw Top Academics To Ireland

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  The Government would fund up to 50% of the salaries offered by Irish universities to these recruits.

• Rathangan Parents Share Baby Archie’s Story To Highlight Organ Donation

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• Kildare Among Six Counties With No Road Deaths So Far This Year

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