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John Lahart backs Taxi Divers' calls for excise duty reduction
A Fianna Fail TD is calling on the Government to reduce excise duty to tackle rising fuel costs for taxi drivers.
John Lahart is backing calls from the National Taxi Forum for the government to intervene to help them.
Deputy Lahart says taxi drivers are seeking a hike in 1 euro per trip to help offset increased fuel charges they’re facing, but he wants to see excise duty cut.
Kildare Among Worst Affected Counties As 54,000 Lose Power Nationwide
Met Éireann’s Status Orange and Yellow weather warnings remain in place, and ESB Networks says further outages are likely as conditions continue to change.
Majority Of Councillors Vote To Suspend Pay Parking In Naas During Christmas Period
Councillor Bill Clear said free parking will operate via a hybrid system. He said that offering free parking helps local businesses and can influence whether residents shop at their local bookstore or choose to buy books on Amazon instead.
Children's Minister Announces Reforms Of Assessment Of Need Process, Admits System Is Broken
Kildare South Labour TD Mark Wall said that "without the structures in place, this will not be worth the paper it’s written on".
Ireland Secures Extension Of Nitrates Derogation To 2028, Minister Heydon Confirms
The Nitrates Committee of the European Commission met to extend the derogation, which expires this month, until the end of 2028 with some new conditions attached.
Watch: Backlash As Government Video Advises Young Adults How To Cope If They Move Back Home
Over 80% of 25-year-olds in Kildare are still living in their family home.
Kildare Among Country’s Top Christmas Spenders As Average Outlay Tops €2,000
Men leaving their Christmas shopping to the last minute helped break festive spending records last year.
Kildare Under Orange Wind Alert From 11am Today
It's all part of Storm Bram, the second named storm to hit the country in two months
Gardaí Probe Whether Fatal Edenderry Firebombing Was Directed From Prison By Kildare-Offaly Gang
Gardaí say the victims were entirely innocent and that none of those in the house had any involvement in criminal activity.
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