By Sinéad Flanagan
Editor
WITH TENS of thousands of gallons of water being pumped out of a flooded housing estate in Sallins, the full impact of the damage is becoming clear.
Many of the residents were first time buyers, whose dreams were dashed in a few hours on Sunday as water splashed into their homes.
Now, with the water [...]

By Sinéad Flanagan
& Andrew Jennings
A SUPERMARKET was held up on Sunday night and the store manager forced into her office at gunpoint to empty the safe, where the two masked raiders learned it was in fact on a time-lock.
Staff in SuperValue, Clane got the shock of their lives as two men entered the store at [...]

By Sinéad Flanagan
Editor
TWO men were slashed with a glass bottle on Saturday night after being out for the night.
It is alleged that the two youngsters who are 19 and 20 years of age, were walking toward Popular Square in Naas when they were assaulted. Having met two other men, it is thought an altercation broke [...]

By Sinéad Flanagan
Editor
MILLTOWN Foróige Club are still on a high this week as their club was honoured at the permanent tsb Foróige Youth Citizenship Awards, which were held in the Helix in Dublin recently.
The young active citizens from Milltown were among 18 groups from 154 entries who were chosen to receive these awards for their [...]

By Andrew Jennings
Reporter
ATHY native Gillian Deegan was a picture of composure as she stood in front of a global TV audience of 1.2 billion people last Thursday night to present an award at the MTV European Music Awards in Berlin.
Accompanied by Hollywood actress Juliette Lewis, the 21-year-old Waterford IT design student presented the ‘Best Alternative [...]

By Sinéad Flanagan
Editor
PARENTS, teachers and children were celebrating in Athy on Monday when their new Gaelscoil was officially opened.
Though the school opened in 2004, the group have been waiting since then for a permanent school to be built. With eight classrooms, the 144 pupil school in Tomard has gone from strength to strength since opening.
Having [...]