Naas Court today how a driving ban will have a 'detrimental' impact on the life of a young man who has to start work before public transport begins.

Inspector Mel Smyth outlined how on February 25, 2017, a young man was arrested for drunken driving at Lakeside Park, Newbridge.

He was found to have an alcohol reading of 55 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath.

The court heard how he had no previous convictions. He pleaded guilty.

Defence Solicitor, Cairbre Finan, outlined how the accused starts work before 6.30am, before public transport begins and that he has been advised that 'a bike may be in order.'

Judge Elizabeth Mac Mahon ordered that the accused is banned from driving for two years and was convicted and fined €200.

The Judge agreed to Defence's request to postpone the disqualification for three months, under the condition that Prosecution agreed and that the accused swore under oath not to drink drive during that period.

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A Judge at Naas Court  warned the father of an eight and nine year old that he will need to have the 'appropriate booster seats for his children.'

Evidence was heard by Inspector Mel Smyth how on August 4, 2016, at Athy Road, Kilcullen, two children, aged eight and nine, were in the back seats with seat belts on, but did not have booster seats.

In court, the accused said that he has been 'unable to pay the summons' despite trying on three occasions.

He told the court how he sent cheques on numerous occasions but they were not accepted.

In court, Inspector Mel Smyth said that he accepted that the accused made attempts to pay by cheque but they had been sent back.

Judge Elizabeth Mac Grath said: "Unfortunately bureacracy becomes untenable."

Judge Mac Grath addressing the accused, who had travelled from Co Limerick, said: "It is a serious matter. You must have the appropriate booster seats for your children."

Charges were struck out.

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A man who appeared before Naas District Court after being found with €20 worth of cannabis and a flick knife got a €400 fine.

He pleaded guilty to the possession of €20 worth of cannabis and a flick knife that was 'sharply pointed', on September 1, 2016.

Detective Séamus Doyle outlined how the accused was noticed in a car at 23.48 'acting suspiciously'.

He said: "There was a smell of cannabis."

The court heard how he had previous convictions in 2004 for Misuse of Drugs Act, for sale and supply.

Defence Solicitor, Conal Boyce, outlined how the accused had the knife for 'cutting briars' as he was employed at the time, cutting hedgerows.

The court heard that he is nolonger employed.

Judge Elizabeth Mac Namara convicted and fined the accused €200 for the Misuse of Drugs charge and €200 for the possessi0n of a flick knife.

Legal aid was granted.

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Motorists using the M7 this morning are facing major delays already following an accident just outside of Naas.

The incident happened on the M7 Northbound near J10 Naas South at around 6.30am, and it is partially blocking the road at present.

Traffic is extremely heavy on approach to the accident as a result, with delays beginning from as far down as the M9/M7 interchange where traffic merges.

Emergency services are at the scene of the incident, but it looks like traffic will be moving slowly in the area for a while at least. Motorists are advised to find an alternate route if possible this morning.

#KILDARE Collision on M7 northbound just after J10 Naas South. Traffic heavy on approach as a result, delays back to J11 M9. https://t.co/ipFDM8svNY

— AA Roadwatch (@aaroadwatch) February 1, 2018

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A fund to raise money for the children and partner of a missing climber, who was based in Kildare, has come close to reaching its final target. The fund was set up for the children of missing Polish mountain climber Tomasz Mackiewicz, who has been missing since January 25.

Mackiewicz was last seen by his climbing partner, Elisabeth Revol, when the pair were scaling the treacherous Nanga Parbat mountain in the Pakistani Himalayas. Both climbers came into difficulty when they were at 7,280m, just 1,000m short of the summit. Mackiewicz became immobilised with severe frostbite, snow blindness and brain edema at that height, and Revol was forced to go back down the mountain in search of help to save her own life.

A group of Polish mountain climbers who were scaling K2 around 160km away made the journey across to Nanga Parbat by helicopter in a rescue attempt, and the four mountaineers found Revol at around 6,000m.

Temperatures at the time of the rescue attempt were somewhere between -30 and -40 degrees, and the decision was taken not to go any higher in search of Mackiewicz.

A fund was set up and shared on the 43-year-old father of three's blog page, which has more than 70,000 followers. By Wednesday night there was €140,000 raised, just €10,000 shy of the overall target.

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It's set to be a relatively dry day today around Kildare, though Met Eireann are predicting a chill in the air as temperatures remain quite low.

Any lingering frost will clear quickly this morning. Then a bright and cold day with passing showers through Connacht, Ulster and west Munster but mostly dry across eastern areas. Highest temperatures of 6 or 7 degrees in fresh northwest winds.

Widespread frost will develop early tonight with icy stretches on many roads. Otherwise the night will be mainly dry and clear with lowest temperatures of -1 to + 1 degrees in northwesterly breezes.

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Presentation College Bray    0

Newbridge College scored an extremely impressive shutout win over Presentation College Bray in the Leinster Senior Cup round of 16 clash yesterday in Donnybrook.

Spurred on by a superb performance from outhalf Luke Maloney, the Kildare school eased to a 36-point win to show that they will be a test for any side in the quarter-finals of the competition. Maloney bagged 16 points for himself in a string-pulling performance as Niall Smullen's side dotted down for five tries and resolutely held out to keep the Wicklow scholars scoreless for the entire 70 minutes.

Maloney crossed for the game's first try, and further touchdowns from Karmon Fitzgerald and captain Cian Prendergast before the break effectively had Newbridge out of sight at the turnaround. Fitzgerald scored a second try after the restart as the Kildare side kept the pressure on, and it was prop Robert Scully who finished the scoring with a try in the corner, which was converted by Jack Doyle.

NEWBRIDGE COLLEGE: 15. Donal Conroy, 14. Con Creedon, 13. Karmon Fitzgerald, 12. Eimhin Conroy, 11. Daniel O’Connor, 10. Luke Maloney, 9. Jack Doyle; 1. Thomas Grant, 2. Larry Kelly, 3. Luke Rigney, 4. Dylan Morrissey, 5. Cian Prendergast (captain), 6. Oisin Halpin, 7. Harry O’Neill, 8. Muiris Cleary.

Replacements: 16. Geoff McNelis, 17. Robert Scully, 18. Mark Moynihan, 19. Conor McGroary, 20. Ruairi Finan, 21. Sam Cahill, 22. Thomas Sheedy, 23. John Shanahan.

PRESENTATION COLLEGE BRAY: 15. David Maloney, 14. Aaron Walsh, 13. Samuel O’Dowd, 12. Michael O’Gara, 11. Josh Pyper, 10. Elliot Ryan, 9. Ben Murphy; 1. Keld Sredojevic, 2. Tom Harbison, 3. Ben Brady, 4. Jack McGrath (captain), 5. Liam Lupton-Smith, 6. Sam Graham, 7. Callum McNulty, 8. Joseph McLaughlin.

Replacements: 16. Darren Magee, 17. Niall Groves, 18. Christopher Williams, 19. Ryan McDonald, 20. Sean Roche, 21. Jack Gallagher, 22. Noah Cummins, 23. Jordan Mortell.

Referee: Glenn Sheridan.

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Gardaí are currently dealing with an accident on the Kilcullen/Brannockstown road that has occurred inside the last hour.

The incident happened near the Mile Mill junction on the R413, and it is being described as 'serious'. There is a slight build-up of traffic in the area, and any motorists planning to use the route this morning are advised to avoid the area.

The collision, involving two cars occurred at approximately 8.30am. The road is currently closed and diversions are in place. The extent of the injuries sustained are unknown at present.

#KILDARE Emergency services dealing with serious crash on Brannockstown/Kilcullen Rd (R413) near Milemill. https://t.co/ipFDM8svNY

— AA Roadwatch (@aaroadwatch) February 1, 2018

The road is currently blocked and diversions have been put in place by Gardaí to deal with traffic coming towards the area.

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An Artic driver is required for immediate work in the Kildare area.

The ideal candidate must have experience in tipper work and be available straight away.

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Monaghan look set to be without their leading marksman, Conor McManus, for their meeting with Kildare this weekend in Newbridge.

The Lilywhites will be looking to get their first win of the year when they host the Farney men in St Conleth's Park, with Malachy O'Rourke's side also eager for a victory after losing their league opener to Mayo last Sunday.

They were without the services of McManus for that game, who is carrying an injury at the moment. O'Rourke as good as ruled the Clontibret man out of the meeting with Kildare, saying that they won't rush their star man back too quickly.

"We are monitoring that week by week but I think this week might be just a little bit too early for him because he is still going through rehab and we don't want to bring him back until he is 100 per cent," said O'Rourke.

"If we do bring him back before that it could set him back further as opposed to bringing him forward. So, we are not too sure what way that will pan out, but it will become clearer as this week goes on."

Speaking of the Kildare challenge, the Monaghan boss stated;

"Kildare would be very happy with their first-half performance last Saturday but once Dublin got on top they could not be happy with how they responded. So, they will be marking this one down now as one that they can win on their home ground and we are expecting a big battle."

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Two Kildare TDs have raised major concerns after it was confirmed yesterday that Éir would be withdrawing from the National Broadband Rollout plan that the government had to ensure that every area of the country had access to high-speed services.

The broadband provider pulled out of the running to secure the government contract due to concerns over the pricing after ComReg, the State's statutory body that is responsible for the electronic communications sector, pulled out of the running.

It means that Enet is the only company left bidding for the contract, which is to supply fibre broadband lines to every area of the country.

Fianna Fáil TDs James Lawless and Fiona O'Loughlin have been highly critical of the handling of the project.

“The action of Minister Denis Naughton in allowing Éir to cherrypick the most viable households from the original areas designated for the National Rural Broadband Scheme has caused the virtual collapse of the competitive tendering process, will lead to the scheme costing the taxpayers many extra millions of euro and condemns hundreds of thousands of rural dwellers to continued bad or no broadband coverage," stated Deputy Lawless.

"The approval by the Minister of a proposal from Éir to service 300,000 of the most viable households effectively ended this process as a competitive tender. Éir, had their competitive advantage further enhanced  by the Minister with this decision. It also automatically added to the cost of any proposal from other competitors," continued Deputy Lawless.

South Kildare TD O'Loughlin said that the problems with the National Broadband Rollout plan would have a detrimental effect on businesses within Kildare, citing south Kildare as an area that badly needs improvement on the line.

“This decision by  Eir could be detrimental to the Broadband roll out for Kildare and for the Country; especially to rural areas that have been waiting years," stated Deputy O'Loughlin.

"It is time that the Taoiseach intervene and give an explanation as to why all the local businesses and homeowners are living in 2018 with limited or no access to broadband.

"The lack of high speed broadband in parts of South Kildare has been hampering the development of many SME's. It has also been a problem in homes where students are unable access internet to study and research. I hope that Minister Naughten is working on resolving this crisis."

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The death has occurred of Darragh HERBERT, Fishery Lane, Naas, Kildare

At home, after a long illness. Darragh will be sadly missed by his loving mam Ciara, dad Keith, sisters Niamh and Áine, grandparents Rita and Paddy (Behan), Marie and Charlie (Herbert), aunts, uncles, cousins, extended family and friends.

Reposing at his home on Thursday from 4pm with prayers at 7pm. Removal on Friday at 9.15am to arrive at the Church of Our Lady and St. David, Naas for Funeral Mass at 10am followed by burial in St. Corban’s Cemetery, Naas.

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A driver in Westmeath had a lucky escape last night when the vehicle they were travelling was seriously damaged in an accident.

A unit of Moate Traffic Corps came across the incident last night when the driver was involved in a single car collision in Westmeath. Gardaí arrested the driver on the suspicion of drink driving following the accident and stated that the driver  that left the car in disrepair and needing a recovery truck to remove it from the scene.

Gardaí also noted that the driver was uninsured to drive the vehicle. The motorist will appear in court at a later date charged in relation to the various offences.

Moate Traffic Corps arrest driver on suspicion of drink driving following this single car collision. Luckily no injuries. Driver also had no insurance. Court to follow #NeverEverDrinkAndDrive pic.twitter.com/4XQAirMeI8

— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) February 1, 2018

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By Kim O'Leary

The family of a young teen from Sallins who tragically died following a road accident in November of this year have marked what would have been his 17^th birthday, as a new Road Safety Public meeting is set to take place in the town next Monday, 5 February.

The tragic death of young Dane Loakman, 16, from Sallins following a road accident last November has cast a dark cloud over the tight-knit community, and this week his family and friends have marked what would have been his 17^th birthday yesterday (Wednesday 31 January).

Speaking to KildareNow, Alison Loakman, mother of Dane and older brother Codey, said that the entire family is devastated as they are forced to mark Dane’s birthday without him.

She said: “We're absolutely devastated and heartbroken he's not here with us any more, his life was robbed from him, stolen from us it's really painful. He should have been 17 this week, he would have been excited, every year we'd have a cake in my mam’s to celebrate his birthday as we do with all our birthdays. But this year there are no birthday morning phone calls, no presents, just flowers and balloons this year at his grave. He was such a happy, easy going, grateful son, he loved his brother Codey so much they were so close and we can't believe this is it now.”

Alison added: “We're just so grateful for all the joy and happiness he brought to us throughout the years, and to everyone that knew him.”

Dane Loakman pictured with his beloved "granddaddy" Vinny Loakman on his 16th birthday last year

Alison Loakman with her sons Dane (left) and older son Codey

Dane was on his way to school when he was struck by a van while crossing the Clane Road in Sallins, Co Kildare, at around 7.45am on Monday 27 November last. He was rushed to Naas General Hospital and later transferred to Beaumont Hospital but he sadly passed away in hospital surrounded by his loving family the following day.

Dane was a gifted footballer and an active member of Sallins Celtic, with the club also paying tribute to him following the tragedy. His brave family also chose to donate his organs a few weeks after the tragedy to help improve the lives of 3 people and it is believed that the transplants were successful.

Meanwhile, there will be a Special Public Meeting on Road Safety in Sallins next Monday 5 February, 2018 at 8pm and the meeting will be held in the Sallins Community Centre and it is hoped that the meeting will help to raise awareness on road safety issues in Sallins.

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Kildare's Joey Carbery has been named in the Irish 23-man squad for their Six Nations opener against France this Saturday in Paris.

Carbery has played just once for Leinster since injuring his wrist in the November international win over Fiji, with his return for the blues against Montpelier almost two weeks' ago putting him back in contention for selection. The Athy man has been named on the bench for Ireland, most likely giving cover for outhalf Johnny Sexton.

Suncroft's Fergus McFadden has also been included in the squad as a utility option on the bench, with the versatile Leinster veteran able to offer cover right across the backline.

Up front the big call has seen James Ryan handed his first Six Nations start in the place of Devin Toner, while Josh van Der Flier takes over at openside flanker from the injured Sean O'Brien. Bundee Aki will make his first appearance in the championship since gaining eligibility for Ireland under the residency rule, partnering Robbie Henshaw in midfield.

Jacob Stockdale is another who will be making his first start in the Six Nations, playing in the back three alongside Keith Earls and Rob Kearney.

Ireland XV to play France

15. Rob Kearney
14. Keith Earls
13. Robbie Henshaw
12. Bundee Aki
11. Jacob Stockdale
10. Johnny Sexton
9. Conor Murray

1. Cian Healy
2. Rory Best (captain)
3. Tadhg Furlong
4. James Ryan
5. Iain Henderson
6. Peter O’Mahony
7. Josh van der Flier
8. CJ Stander

Replacements:

16. Sean Cronin
17. Jack McGrath
18. John Ryan
19. Devin Toner
20. Dan Leavy
21. Luke McGrath
22. Joey Carbery
23. Fergus McFadden

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A man told Naas District Court that attempts to pay his NCT fine failed because it was 'too late.'

Evidence was given at Naas District Court how on January 25, 2017, at Johnstown, Kill, the accused was found to be driving without a valid NCT.

The court heard how the accused had a previous driving ban in 2005, due to a drink driving conviction.

In court, the accused outlined that he has since got a valid NCT.

He said: "I attempted to pay, it was too late."

Judge Elizabeth Mac Namara ordered that the accused was convicted and fined €80 for the using a car without an NCT.

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Lá Féile Bríde sona daoibh go leír!

Come celebrate Kildare's patron saint in Kildare Town.

St Brigid's Cathedral is open today until 5pm and the Round Tower is also open for climbing :-)

There is also an exhibition of the Book of Kildare upstairs in the Kildare Heritage Centre for February.

Drop in between 9:30am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm

Some new stock has just come into the Heritage Centre in Market Square for St. Brigid's Day.

Customers can browse and buy cards and prints from The Book of Kildare from Josephine Hardiman, Artist & Calligrapher and Brigid Prints from local artist Inkydinkydee.

The 2018 Feile Bhríde festival continues until February 11.

Today's activities include Weaving St. Brigid’s Crosses at Solas Bhríde Centre, Tully Road.

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By Kim O'Leary

Kildare diabetes advocates have launched a new petition which has amassed over 10,000 signatures in the past week with the aim of persuading the HSE to reimburse adults and children with Type 1 diabetes.

Diabetes Ireland has said that it received clarification on Monday last that the HSE restrictions on reimbursement will mean that only a few hundred people out of a reported 16,000 people diagnosed with the auto-immune disease which has no known cure will have access to the scheme.

Last week in the Dail Kildare North TD Frank O’Rourke discussed the inclusion of the FreeStyle Libre device which is said to change the lives of many people living with Type 1 diabetes, although according to Kildare diabetes advocates and Thriveabetes very few people will actually receive access to the scheme and the Libre device which calculates blood sugar levels painlessly in the span of 10 to 30 seconds.

The Libre is a device in 2 parts, the first part is worn on the arm (a sensor ) for up to 14 days at a time and the other part is a monitor that when scanned over the sensor, giving a reading of what a person’s glucose reading is at that moment on a flash glucose meter, and when worn it almost eliminates finger pricking to check blood.

The FreeStyle Libre device is a new development and is said to be painless and takes 10-30 seconds to read blood sugar levels

Meanwhile, Kildare-based diabetes advocate Davina Lyon, co-founder of Diabetes T One & Diabetes Life, who was herself diagnosed as an adult with Type 1 diabetes ten years ago before her 50^th birthday, said that she decided to set up a petition calling on the Health Minister Simon Harris to amend the scheme to ensure equality for everyone with the condition.

Speaking to KildareNow about the petition, Davina Lyon explained: “The petition is well over 10,000 signatures now and gathering speed in a big way, I set it up only last Thursday (January25) because I was so angry and upset with the HSE’s response to the reality for children and adults with Type 1 diabetes.”

She said: “It is absolutely disgraceful that out of 16,000 people in Ireland living with Type 1 diabetes only a couple hundred will be entitled to this scheme. The children and teenagers not entitled to it are on insulin pumps and injections which is not a cure and there’s difficulties with the company that supplies the pumps. Meanwhile, there are actually more adults in the country with type 1 diabetes and they have had heart problems, become blind, and even lost limbs from diabetes, and it is my belief that we need the model of care even more than the kids and while insulin may keep us alive it’s a treatment that must be administered in order to stay alive.”

Diabetes advocates across the country criticised Health Minister Simon Harris’s announcement on Friday 19 January of the LTI scheme and they claim that the scheme is continuing a discriminatory pattern towards adults with type 1 diabetes.

Then in December 2017 a set of Guidelines for Adult Type 1 Diabetes went into an External Consultations Process, and it is unknown when the guidelines will be published with the process potentially taking 2 to 4 years.

However, Davina Lyon and other advocate are hopeful that the new petition which aims to reach 15,000 signatures will push the HSE to make the scheme available to all Type 1 diabetes patients regardless of age or other factors.

She said: “We will now move towards presenting it to Minister Harris for his consideration and to make him aware of our feelings that there is a fairer way to roll out the Freestyle Libre reimbursement scheme and that’s without discrimination and with inclusion for all Type 1s if they need it.”

For more information on the petition visit:

https://www.change.org/p/hse-health-service-executive-equality-for-all-people-with-type-1-diabetes?recruiter=63600589&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=facebook_link

For more information on Type 1 Diabetes visit:

https://adiabeteslife.com/hse-minister-health-simon-harris-discriminate-adults-type-1-diabetes/

Thriveabetes

http://www.hse.ie/eng/health/hl/living/diabetes/

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The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) today issued the official 181 new vehicle registration figures for January.

Figures show that 181 registrations are down -4.8% (37,125) compared to January 2017 (39,003).

A total of 1,716 new cars were registered in Co Kildare last month - the third highest after Dublin on 12,775 and Cork on 5,065.

Wicklow, Limerick, Meath, Wexford, Tipperary are also in the Top Ten.

• 5 Top Selling Car Brands Year to Date were: 1.Toyota 2.Hyundai 3.Ford 4.Volkswagen 5.Nissan
• 5 Top car model’s year to date were: 1.Hyundai Tucson 2.Nissan Qashqai 3.Ford Focus 4.Volkswagen Golf 5.Ford Fiesta
• Top Selling Car January 2018: Hyundai Tucson

• Nationally, Light Commercials are currently up 6.3% (6,728) compared to January last year (6,29).
• HGV (Heavy Goods Vehicle) registrations are down-11.84% (402) in comparison to January 2017 (456).
• New Electric car sales (2018) 104 v (2017) 168 -38.1%

The SIMI/DoneDeal Report highlights a number of price decreases in the cost of motoring. The average price of a new car in 2017 was 2% lower than a year earlier, while the cost of motor insurance in December 2017 was 10.9% lower than it was a year earlier. However, the cost of fuel increased with Petrol prices up 4.2% and Diesel prices up 3.6% last year.

The report also shows Ireland’s strong economic performance last year but despite high levels of consumer confidence, the Motor Industry faced a significant and uncertain year with monthly declines in new car registrations figures, reflecting the substantial impact of Brexit. Used car imports increased by 29.5% in 2017 aided by the weakness in sterling and this also impacted on new car sales volumes by dampening the residual value of Irish used cars this increasing the cost to change for consumers.

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