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  The 47-year-old was shot at 1.20pm at Healy’s Bridge, Prosperous, on Sunday, 30th September 1990

• Shay Given’s €4m Padel Centre For Kill Refused Over Equine Zoning Rules

  Arena Padel, co-founded by former Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given and businessman Declan Fagan, had lodged planning permission for the €4 million indoor padel facility.

• Plans Unveiled For Old Kilcullen Heritage Trail - Locals Invited To Have Their Say

  The proposed development includes signage, traffic calming, car parking, biodiversity works, and reopening part of Hacklow Road to pedestrians and cyclists.

• Pet Theft Laws Will Be Under Scrutiny At An Oireachtas Committee Hearing Tomorrow

  A petition, submitted by campaigner Lisa O’Connor of Missing Stolen Animals Ireland, urges government to strengthen protections for pet owners, amid reports of dogs being “stolen to order” in Kildare and elsewhere.

• Clane Library Extends Opening Hours From Tomorrow

  Meanwhile, the Mobile Library service returns next from tomorrow. It will bring books, audiobooks and more directly to local communities.

• Future Of Community Text Alert App In Doubt As Funding Set To Run Out

  Council officials say the app’s continuation now depends on that funding being approved.

• Ardclough Farm Project Offers Hope Amid Severe Shortage Of Mental Health Beds

  The farm will be Ireland’s first residential, step-down farm for adults in recovery, providing community, farming and therapeutic supports for up to 40 people at a time.

• One In Five Parents In Kilcullen Have Left Careers Due To Lack Of Childcare

  More than 150 children in Kilcullen currently need early years or after-school places, with many families forced to travel much further afield.