National News from Wednesday, October 21st, 2026

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Irish Rail confirms plans to expand rail services on the Maynooth and M3 Parkway routes are awaiting business case approval, with DART Plus South West also expected to advance.

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Athy and Kildare–Newbridge account for more than half of the county's registered derelict sites, while over 230 vacant and derelict homes have been brought back into use through a Government grant scheme.

A man in his 30s and a woman in her 40s were discovered shortly after 8 o'clock this morning

Met Éireann is warning of difficult travelling conditions and localised flooding with the arrival of Storm Austen

There is likely to be heated scenes in Leinster House, with opposition TDs strongly criticising the move and yesterday holding up signs in the Chamber saying "save neutrality"