Local News from Friday, January 16th, 2026

The court heard that on the morning of May 14th 2020, Binak Cokaj, who was working as a packer at the company’s Curragh Road facility in Kildare Town, suffered fatal head injuries when the lid of a Cryovac vacuum-packing machine closed on him while he was at work.

While security and day-to-day operations at the camp remain unaffected, the Defence Forces say they could not continue feeding students, resulting in the temporary suspension of on-base training courses, particularly in the Military College.

Gardai are investigating the platform after it was found to have been generating and sharing sexually explicit images of people, including children.

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Speaking to Kfm News this afternoon, he said some ministers had agreed to surrender a portion of their salaries back to the State through a salary-sacrifice arrangement, with the process handled by Government payroll administrators.

Only the death of a parent - and especially a child - resulted in higher levels of prolonged grief.

It’s understood Kildare North TD and Minister for Further and Higher Education James Lawless has fully repaid an overpayment arising from incorrect pension deductions.

Raising the motion in the recent Clane-Maynooth MD meeting, Fine Gael cllr Tim Durkan noted that this cyclist is well-known and highly accomplished

New or standalone groups can receive up to €1,000, while groups linked to larger organisations can receive up to €800.

Kildare County Council said requests for new or refreshed road markings are added to its works schedule, with repainting usually carried out during drier months.

The total amount of units commenced nationally in 2025 was 16,412