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• Cabinet To Hear Proposals On Relaxing Planning For Extensions And Garden Cabins

  James Browne will bring the proposals to Cabinet this morning.

• State Exams Begin For Thousands In Kildare: Students Reminded There’s "More Than One" Path After Exams

  The exams will run until the 24th of June.

• Lucan’s EdgeConneX Emits 130,000 Tonnes Of CO₂ As State Spends €70M On Celbridge Data Centre

  A new report is showing the location of Ireland's 89 data centres which use huge numbers of backup and emergency generators to stay online.

• 57 Pharmacies Across Kildare Now Offering Free Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)

  Women can now access treatment for the symptoms of menopause free of charge

• Driver In Broadford Caught At 119km In 80km Zone As Nearly 3,000 Speeding Offences Recorded

  The Garda June Bank Holiday policing operation ran from Thursday morning until 7am today.

• Naas Mother’s Dream Of Buying An "Affordable" Home Dashed As State Loan Scheme Falls Short

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  Despite Sandra and her husband, who both work full time, being eligible for the local authority loan, they’re now effectively locked out of these homes - which are meant to help families like theirs buy a place of their own.

• Hundreds Of Children In Kildare Stuck Waiting To See Psychologists Or Speech And Language Therapists

  Some parents are being advised to go private but can not afford to.

• 64 Gun Crimes By People On Bail: Carlow Incident Reignites Bail Reform Debate

  It's after 22-year-old Evan Fitzgerald fired a number of shots at the Fairgreen Shopping Centre in Carlow Town on Sunday evening, before taking his own life. He was out on bail after being charged last year with firearms offences after he was intercepted near Straffan.