By Vicki Weller
THE Board of Directors of Newbridge Credit Union has moved to defend its position following the High Court appointment of a Special Manager, stressing that it has acted “in good faith at all times”.
By Noel O’Driscoll
TRAFFIC was brought to a standstill in Monasterevin last Saturday as 150 local residents took to the street to protest about controversial roadworks that they fear will cause a fatal accident.
By Noel O’Driscoll
THE initial shock at the announcement that a ‘special manager had been appointed to Newbridge Credit Union has turned to anger as members of the credit union questioned why the appointment was made in the first place.
By Vicki Weller
AN Athy family was lucky to escape with their lives after an early-morning fire gutted their home in a matter of minutes last Thursday morning.
WOMEN are more at risk from domestic violence in the first days of the new year than they are at Christmas.
By Noel O’Driscoll
HOPES that the new year would see work starting to complete the Coneyboro estate in Athy have been dashed and the residents face into 2012 living in the unfinished estate with all the problems that entails.
By Vicki Weller
THERE was an early Christmas gift for residents of Newbridge and surrounding areas yesterday afternoon (Monday 19) when it was announced that almost 100 new jobs are to be created at the Bord na Mona headquarters in Newbridge.
By Noel O’Driscoll
A SIX-year-old girl endured a terrifying ordeal last Tuesday when the car she was sitting in was stolen and driven away in Athy.
By Vicki Weller
KILDARE Fine Gael TD Anthony Lawlor said yesterday that he had no intention of calling in the gardaí to remove the members of Maynooth Students’ Union who have been occupying his Naas office since Friday afternoon.
6-year-old Aaron Redmond, from Naas receiving a National Children of Courage Awardfrom Shay Kinsella (left) founder of the Share a Dream Foundation. Accompanying Aaron were his parents Lorraine and Eoin.