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• 70 Wicklow Students To Work At Punchestown Festival Through New Hospitality Programme

  Transition Year students to gain paid experience through new Elevate 2025 programme

• €276,389 Granted For Kildare Projects Under 2025 Community Monuments Fund

  The grants were announced by the Government earlier this morning

• Locals Urged To Be Vigilant Of Fraudulent 'Workers' Calling Door-To-Door Following Allenwood Incident

  A cold-caller said he would lay tar on a resident's driveway for free but was later intimidated into paying

• Woman Has Racial Slurs Shouted At Her & Liquid Thrown At Her In Kildare Village Car Park

  Gardai are appealing for information

• Army Device Found In Carlow After Disappearing From Wicklow Mountains

  The night-time training device vanished in Wicklow before turning up 50km away

• Ireland's Only Vinyl Pressing Plant Opens Up In Clane

  The plant is operated by Anthem Vinyl

• New Women's Shed Group To Be Launched In Kilcullen

  A meeting was well attended earlier this week to establish the group

• Kildare TD Calls For Increased Efforts To Improve Female Recruitment To Defence Forces

  6% of new personnel admitted to the Army in 2024 were female