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Colm McCarthy: Predictable consequences from planning permission decisions

40 passengers per train must be judged very disappointing and a caution against extension further east.

VIEWPOINTS 11 February 2026

Colm McCarthy: Predictable consequences from planning permission decisions

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'Leaning tower' of bales poses 'huge hazard' to road users in Kilkenny

'Leaning tower' of bales poses 'huge hazard' to road users in Kilkenny

NEWS 5 January 2026

Fertiliser haulier arrested for drug-driving

Fertiliser haulier arrested for drug-driving

NEWS 18 December 2025

Patience key to safe travelling to and from Ploughing 2025

Patience key to safe travelling to and from Ploughing 2025

Patience key to safe travelling to and from Ploughing 2025

FEATURE 16 September 2025

Combines forced to divert from main road over new cycle route

Combines forced to divert from main road over new cycle route

Combines forced to divert from main road over new cycle route

NEWS 13 August 2025

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Cycle route forces combines to divert from main road, action group claims

Cycle route forces combines to divert from main road, action group claims

The cycle route is being installed along a 3.5km stretch of the road at a cost of €1.6m by Kildare County Council and Transport Infrastructure Ireland.

NEWS 21 June 2025

Further €14m funding for rural roads and laneways

Further €14m funding for rural roads and laneways

The funding is being made available under the local improvement scheme, from the department of rural and community development and the Gaeltacht.

NEWS 21 June 2025

Colm McCarthy: What does the Summer Economic Statement tell us?

Colm McCarthy: What does the Summer Economic Statement tell us?

Some future government will work up the courage to charge households for water use.

VIEWPOINTS 21 June 2025

Up to 20ac per farm lost to new motorway

Up to 20ac per farm lost to new motorway

The Indicative Development Boundary published in the recent project update included approximately 2,800ac in total area, which includes the existing road network.

NEWS 21 June 2025

Driver fined for tinted windows on tractor

Driver fined for tinted windows on tractor

Under roadworthiness testing laws, the windscreen, and front side windows of all vehicles (including tractors) must have a light transmission or transparency level of at least 65% to pass the test.

NEWS 21 June 2025

Hauliers losing '€1,000 a week replacing mirrors' - road haulage association

Hauliers losing '€1,000 a week replacing mirrors' - road haulage association

Hauliers see red, as overgrown hedgerows break mirrors and cause serious road safety hazard.

NEWS 21 June 2025

Opinion: between two bridges, a community fights for safer future

Opinion: between two bridges, a community fights for safer future

It's only 6km of the 6,500km on Europe's longest road, but the N25 has caused people from three counties to rise up as one.

OPINION 21 June 2025

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A message from Bord Bia to Irish farmers and growers

Bord Bia addresses the concerns and misinformation that have been raised in recent weeks.

A message from Bord Bia to Irish farmers and growers

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