WITHOUT so much as a hint of irony, a teenager told a packed school hall of parents, teachers, politicians and clerics to switch off their mobile phones.

TWO and half years after students actually moved into the building, Minister for Education Ruairi Quinn is coming to Naas CBS to officially open the extension on Friday next at 9.30am.

Audi Naas hosted a customer appreciation night with a difference recently when they treated 300 loyal customers to a night at the movies in Odeon cinema Naas.

HE’S a sprightly lad, is our Michael Daniel.

From frying pans to irons, and sneakers to hoodies and caserole dishes, yesterday’s first day (Tuesday April 30) of the oral hearing into the proposed expansion of the Kildare Village saw it all.

Some 30 new jobs were announced this morning (Friday) by Naas-based technology company Opensky Data Systems.

THE special manager of Newbridge Credit Union has agreed in the High Court last Wednesday to reduce his fees by €55,000 to cover a six-month period up to January last.

KILDARE County Council has made contact with the developer of a site used for a horse event between Kill and Straffan in early March.

Tegral has announced that it is to create 29 new jobs.

Budding young entrepreneurs from two Kildare schools recently represented the county at the National Final of the Student Enterprise Awards, which took place in Croke Park on Wednesday, April 17.

UTILITY companies providing services such as gas and telecoms providers face hefty financial penalties if they fail to properly restore the Main Street in Naas in future.

THE need for water disposal infrastructure could stall future development at The Waterways in Sallins.