A local representative questioned if proper background checks were being carried out at all

“This is very positive news for local families, as up to 30 families in the town were facing the real prospect of being left without a school place this September"

A council official pointed out that the refugees in question are the most vulnerable individuals

Changes are being considered to the bus stop in the area

“With Kildare now the fastest-growing county in the State, it is essential that both DART+ West and DART+ Southwest proceed without further delay.

There are no plans for a pop-up mark due to chaos that occurred at one years ago

It was suggested the development fees collected in the area should be invested in facilities in the village.

The dearth of community childcare was laid bare

"Nobody in charge seems to know what they’re doing."

“We can’t continue with this level of accidents,” said cllr Clear

This planning application comes in tandem with several other residential projects – private and public – in the same area

A timeframe of works was outlined

“This will allow cars to go straight across from the Newbridge Road, and so allow traffic to avoid having to use Main Street exclusively"

“We have €50,000 (LPT funding) already put aside for this, and that would go a long way."

”It’s been a blight on the town for too long"

'Applegreen have stated one thing – that if they get permission they will begin demolition straight away'

“This is one of the worst appeals ever"

Naas cllr Bill Clear responded to a recent incident of dumping at Naas Harbour

“They [government] spend millions going around opening more places, and it is a complete waste of money."

The land is known locally as McInerney Lands

“I’ve seen a number of cars on the school run ramping over this tabletop crossing in a hurry to get their kids to school, while children are trying to walk across to school"

An anonymous benefactor

“We are absolutely over the moon to receive this award"

“It could be anybody, but there’s one or two on Facebook have been getting pretty aggressive"

Here's the lowdown on all those looking for your vote

“We were thinking about putting one on the Dublin Road as a pilot to see if can satisfy the needs of the various events around the town"

Long awaited!

“There’s never been any doubt about his capacity to work for the area"

“That junction is completely unsafe for kids walking to school, it’s incredibly dangerous."

It is believed that there are people from nearly 60 nations who live in Naas

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The Naas streetscape has received beautiful dollop of colour with a series of ornate murals. The work is the result of a very amenable collaboration between the Tidy Towns and local artist Cian Mekitarian (46).

After 30 years of discussion, Kildare County Council has finally decided to close the canal bank from Abbey Bridge in Naas to Osberstown, just south of Sallins, to vehicular traffic, but chose to defer the closure of the other side – known as the ...

This follows a fatal attack last month

"She cleaned it with some sort of cleaner that’s inappropriate for such a bronze statue"