“The school is for 1,000 pupils and 70-80 per cent of these will be arriving by car (which) will make leaving the estate dreadful"

A large focus of the town hall style meeting was also placed on issues that relate to younger people

A busy day for Micheal Martin

“The Curragh is one of the most open and accessible areas in the country, and while none of us would wish to see this level of accessibility diminished, it has resulted in the use of the plains for illegal camping and dumping."

It was a perfect day for the event

Civilian lifeguards are being sought to staff the facility

“The management of the plains in the future will require more resources"

“The size of his funeral will attest to how much Spike Nolan did for Newbridge"

"There is more to do to improve conditions within the sector."

The funding can be used to upgrade kitchens and other facilities, and to buy equipment

This project will deliver a state-of-the-art facility

"This project is designed to make our town a more vibrant places to live, work and visit"

FIRST there was Farrelly, then there was Feeney, now there is Fiona, as Senator O’Loughlin becomes the third formal candidate to be nominated by her party as a General Election candidate, in her attempt to return to Dáil Eireann.

Local Fianna Fáil Senator Fiona O’Loughlin is engaging with the Minister of Agriculture Charlie McConalogue about her concerns in relation to the planned deferral of the Straw Incorporation Measure.

The Newbridge-based senator is deputy leader of the Seanad

Local Senator and Newbridge resident Fiona O’Loughlin has called in the Seanad for a national debate on how the country deals with illegal encampments