Local News from Thursday, January 29th, 2026

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New figures seen by Kfm News show Athy’s parking system pulled in over €350,000 in 2025, with almost 40 per cent coming from fines, not tickets or permits.

There will be a noticeable increase in checkpoints, speed vans and Gardaí on the roads between today and Tuesday.

Lane 2 is mainly affected, with traffic tailing back from shortly after Newbridge.

Uisce Éireann say works are complex due to the location of the burst and are expected to be completed by 11pm this evening

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Student Union President Grace McNally is calling for clarity on how students can be supported:

The appeal related to 47-year-old Andrius Liaucius, who had been reported missing from his home in Ballitore on January 23rd.

The council confirmed that refugees have been housed through a mix of Kildare County Council properties and Approved Housing Body homes, and that all families resettled under the programme become long-term social housing or Approved Housing Body tenants.

A ban on the vehicles on public roads and places is expected to be rushed through the Dáil in the coming weeks.

Gardaí believe all three robberies are linked, and that a grey Land Rover Discovery, registration 12-W-410, was involved.

It happened on the Main Street of Abbeyleix last night close to 7 o'clock