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• BREAKING: Simon Harris Announced As New Minister For Finance

  It follows today's earlier announcement that Paschal Donohue is set to take up a new role with the World Bank

• Council Says Sarto Road Site Has No "Significant Contamination” As Build Advances On Locals’ Green Space

  In response to a series of questions from Kfm News, a council spokesperson said the appointed engineer will ensure the new construction “does not impact the structural stability of existing homes in the vicinity”.

• Nine Arrested In North Kildare Retail Crime Crackdown

  Gardaí say high-visibility patrols will continue across the area as the Christmas season gets busier.

• Wheelchair-Bound Woman From Suncroft Left "Distressed" After Pack Of Hunting Dogs Burst Into Garden

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  Speaking to Kfm News, Agnes Wright says she had been sitting with her sister Lily, listening to music and talking about their late mother before noon on Saturday. She says she heard “an unmerciful shrilling cry,” and when she looked outside, dogs were scattered across the front and back garden.

• Finance Minister Paschal Donohue To Resign From Cabinet To Take Up Position At The World Bank

  Donohoe told colleagues this morning he has been offered a position at the World Bank which he intends to accept.

• Hundreds Of Kildare Households Got Average €228 In Storm Aid After Éowyn

  342 applications were lodged in the county.

• Government Poised To Approve Statutory Public Inquiry Into Children’s Spinal Care

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  This would mean there would be powers to compel witnesses.

• Saint Vincent De Paul Says Need For Help “Soaring” As Families Struggle To Afford Christmas

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  It's launched its annual festive appeal, 'The Wonder of Christmas’, to highlight that many families don't know how they'll afford to celebrate this year - with 105 thousand children are living in consistent poverty.