In this week’s Leinster Leader

All the best news, features, sport and social photographs from around the county

In News:

* Serious Crime up

* Million Dollar Baby

* Council Warning on Frontline Services

* Council denies four million euro overdraft

* Athy Town Council budget on red alert amid growing concerns

* Re-living Cian O’Connor’s medal success

In Entertainment and Lifestyle:

* Photo diaries: Mary Johnson’s 80th birthday

* Naas Short Film Festival

* Heritage week highlights

* Second Tralee trip for Kildare escort

* Top tips for budget kitchen

* Tasty turkey goujons

* The sun shines on Kilomarathon

In Sport:

* O’Rourke looks to the future

* Sash boys put down a marker

* Celbridge gain revenge taking Div 3A title

* Farcical, as minors defeat Mayo by 41 points

* Ardclough firmly back in title race

* Anger as Clane fail to field a side in SHC

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