It was claimed there is a lack of outdoor seating for elderly people while they are walking to and from local supermarkets.

The matter came before a recent meeting of Naas Municipal District

Locals opposed to the proposed data centres in Naas have disputed claims around employment opportunities arising from developments.

Part of a €100 million investment

Naas residents and locals hailing from further afield came together for information on the proposed data centres to be located on the edge of Naas Town

Only a fraction of fines for dog fouling have been paid

Produced by local creatives

The compulsory acquisition mechanism is used by the council to address long-term vacancy and dereliction

Decision due next month

Striped skunks are opportunistic omnivores that eat insects, small mammals, and the eggs and chicks of ground-nesting birds.

The heritage section and the planning department of the council had concerns

Taking an estate in charge means responsibility for these services transfers to the local authority

Planners were emphatic

Parents are being encouraged to discuss road safety with their children

"This project is an important milestone in providing high-quality accommodation for those individuals and families most in need.” 

All activities and parking are free on site and food and drinks will be available to purchase.

The number of wheelchair spaces on Kildare trains came to light during a parliamentary question by South Kildare TD Mark Wall

The plans involve the construction of a new two-storey building

He has called for a governmental review of TV licence prosecutions across the island

It is not yet clear how many CPO acquisitions have been made this year

Such is the scale of the issue the chief executive has written to the judiciary

“This is absolutely appalling, and we in the middle of a housing crisis"

The difficulties Kildare County Council has in enforcement of planning legislation was brought to light recently

The owner of contentious site in central Naas, derelict for nearly 20 years, has been refused permission to build seven maisonettes on the location – despite a council planner’s report recommending approval being given.

Locals reps are also seeking private meetings with councillors

The purported owner is known to the council

This does not include the number of people housed in accommodation through HAP or RAS schemes

The issue is thought to effect around 800 people in Kildare, according to census figures

The matter arose at a recent meeting of Kildare County Council

Some housing bodies are more efficient than others according to the councillor

The scheme provides discounted, fully serviced local authority land plots equipped with essential infrastructure such as roads, water and wastewater connections

A “small number of elected representatives” have been guilty of making “derogatory references to asylum seekers”, claimed a local rep

“We should be ambitious in how we communicate with our citizens”

A significant development

Observations can be made by the public through the online portal until the end of August

There had been calls for the council to look for practical changes of local estates taken in charge

A key element of the project is the creation of a new 422-metre bypass overhead line section linking the existing Athy 110kV Substation with the Athy–Portlaoise 110kV overhead line

The NTA will be contacted

Ambitious plans

Funding constraints are the issue

The council are working with the local Tidy Towns groups

Subject to funding, it is expected that the project will go to tender before the end of the year

These bollards have proved contentious