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							<title>Dartmoor Marathon returns to Tavistock after 40 years this weekend</title>
							<link>https://www.torbayweekly.co.uk/news/around-devon/2057145/dartmoor-marathon-returns-to-tavistock-after-40-years-this-weekend.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.torbayweekly.co.uk/news/around-devon/2057145/dartmoor-marathon-returns-to-tavistock-after-40-years-this-weekend.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.punchestownlive.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_04_08/Screenshot_2026-04-08_at_12.15.49-1775647246550.png--scenic_but_demanding_course_through_dartmoor_set_to_test_hundreds_in_long_awaited_return__image__dartmoor_marathon_.png?1775647246734" alt="" align="left" />Hundreds of runners from the UK and beyond prepare for historic race across Dartmoor National Park <br /> The Dartmoor Marathon is set to return this weekend for the first time in 40 years, with hundreds of runners preparing to take on the 26.08-mile route across Devon. The event, which is described</td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:33:36 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>Dartmoor,Dartmoor Prison,Devon,West Devon,Tavistock,Princetown,Yelverton</category>
<dc:creator>Jamie Townsend</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>Dartmoor Marathon returns to Tavistock after 40 years this weekend</title>
							<link>https://www.northdevongazette.co.uk/news/around-devon/2057144/dartmoor-marathon-returns-to-tavistock-after-40-years-this-weekend.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.northdevongazette.co.uk/news/around-devon/2057144/dartmoor-marathon-returns-to-tavistock-after-40-years-this-weekend.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.punchestownlive.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_04_08/Screenshot_2026-04-08_at_12.15.49-1775647246550.png--scenic_but_demanding_course_through_dartmoor_set_to_test_hundreds_in_long_awaited_return__image__dartmoor_marathon_.png?1775647246734" alt="" align="left" />Hundreds of runners from the UK and beyond prepare for historic race across Dartmoor National Park <br /> The Dartmoor Marathon is set to return this weekend for the first time in 40 years, with hundreds of runners preparing to take on the 26.08-mile route across Devon. The event, which is described</td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:33:35 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>Dartmoor,Dartmoor Prison,Devon,West Devon,Tavistock,Princetown,Yelverton</category>
<dc:creator>Jamie Townsend</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>Roadworks expected to cause delays to bus service in Tipperary this week</title>
							<link>https://www.nenaghlive.ie/news/local-news/2057143/roadworks-expected-to-cause-delays-to-bus-service-in-tipperary-this-week.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.nenaghlive.ie/news/local-news/2057143/roadworks-expected-to-cause-delays-to-bus-service-in-tipperary-this-week.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.punchestownlive.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_04_08/INAC_-_New_-_Clonmel_Town_Bus-1775638126484_1775638192.jpg--roadworks_expected_to_cause_delays_to_bus_service_in_tipperary_this_week.jpg?1775638192844" alt="" align="left" />Works taking place in Clonmel <br /> Roadworks are expected to cause delays on the Clonmel Town Bus services this week. TFI Local Link Tippeerary says that buses may be delayed due to daytime road works taking place between 8am and 6pm on Mary Street and Queen Street until this Friday, April 10. TFI</td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:33:33 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>Clonmel,Tipperary Community News</category>
<dc:creator>Eamon Wynne</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>Join together for Parkinson&apos;s Ireland walk in this Tipperary town </title>
							<link>https://www.nenaghlive.ie/news/local-news/2057142/join-together-for-parkinson-s-ireland-walk-in-this-tipperary-town.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.nenaghlive.ie/news/local-news/2057142/join-together-for-parkinson-s-ireland-walk-in-this-tipperary-town.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.punchestownlive.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_04_08/20260408_120044-1775650337103.jpg--join_together_for_parkinson_s_ireland_walk_in_this_tipperary_town.jpg?1775650338384" alt="" align="left" />The walk Will take place in Templemore Town Park, with sunny weather forecast <br /> A walk will take place at 11am on Saturday April 11 for Parkinson’s Ireland in Templemore Park, one of 21 locations across the country to host such a fundraising event as people across Tipperary are being encouraged</td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:33:32 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>Templemore,Charity</category>
<dc:creator>Marian Roche</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>&#8216;Serious concerns&#8217; for elderly in Waterford over reduction in hospital bus services</title>
							<link>https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/waterford-live/2057141/serious-concerns-for-elderly-in-waterford-over-reduction-in-hospital-bus-services.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/waterford-live/2057141/serious-concerns-for-elderly-in-waterford-over-reduction-in-hospital-bus-services.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.punchestownlive.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_04_02/BusServices1-1775138984210.png--_serious_concerns__for_elderly_waterford_people_over_reduction_in_hospital_bus_services.png?1775138984520" alt="" align="left" />Cllr Kate O’Mahoney took to social media to highlight proposed changes to a Dungarvan bus route <br /> Two Waterford public representatives have raised “serious concerns” over planned reductions to a bus service that serves a local hospital. Sinn Féin councillor Kate O’Mahoney took to social media t</td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:33:31 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>Waterford,Dungarvan,Conor D McGuinness</category>
<dc:creator>Robert Forrest</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>Roadworks expected to cause delays to bus service in Tipperary this week</title>
							<link>https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/nenagh-live/2057140/roadworks-expected-to-cause-delays-to-bus-service-in-tipperary-this-week.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/nenagh-live/2057140/roadworks-expected-to-cause-delays-to-bus-service-in-tipperary-this-week.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.punchestownlive.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_04_08/INAC_-_New_-_Clonmel_Town_Bus-1775638126484_1775638192.jpg--roadworks_expected_to_cause_delays_to_bus_service_in_tipperary_this_week.jpg?1775638192844" alt="" align="left" />Works taking place in Clonmel <br /> Roadworks are expected to cause delays on the Clonmel Town Bus services this week. TFI Local Link Tippeerary says that buses may be delayed due to daytime road works taking place between 8am and 6pm on Mary Street and Queen Street until this Friday, April 10. TFI</td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:33:29 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>Clonmel,Tipperary Community News</category>
<dc:creator>Eamon Wynne</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>Join together for Parkinson&apos;s Ireland walk in this Tipperary town </title>
							<link>https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/nenagh-live/2057139/join-together-for-parkinson-s-ireland-walk-in-this-tipperary-town.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/nenagh-live/2057139/join-together-for-parkinson-s-ireland-walk-in-this-tipperary-town.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.punchestownlive.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_04_08/20260408_120044-1775650337103.jpg--join_together_for_parkinson_s_ireland_walk_in_this_tipperary_town.jpg?1775650338384" alt="" align="left" />The walk Will take place in Templemore Town Park, with sunny weather forecast <br /> A walk will take place at 11am on Saturday April 11 for Parkinson’s Ireland in Templemore Park, one of 21 locations across the country to host such a fundraising event as people across Tipperary are being encouraged</td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:33:28 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>Templemore,Charity</category>
<dc:creator>Marian Roche</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>Tipperary Men&apos;s Shed group needs support from the public  to help them switch on the lights</title>
							<link>https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/tipperary-live/2057138/tipperary-men-s-shed-group-needs-support-from-the-public-to-help-them-switch-on-the-lights.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/tipperary-live/2057138/tipperary-men-s-shed-group-needs-support-from-the-public-to-help-them-switch-on-the-lights.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.punchestownlive.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_04_08/inac_fethard_mens_shed-1775637299264_1775637359.jpg--tipperary_men_s_shed_group_needs_support_from_the_public_to_help_them_switch_on_the_lights.jpg?1775637359879" alt="" align="left" />Fethard Men's Shed <br /> The Men’s Shed group in Fethard have embarked on a fundraising campaign to provide their clubhouse with basic services. A GoFundMe campaign has received a very positive response from the public bringing in over €6,500 already. READ MORE: Experience a journey to explore the </td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:33:26 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>Tipperary,GoFundMe</category>
<dc:creator>Eamon Lacey</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>BREAKING: Male (40s) arrested and roosters seized in ongoing Tipperary animal cruelty case</title>
							<link>https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/tipperary-live/2057137/breaking-male-40s-arrested-and-roosters-seized-in-ongoing-tipperary-animal-cruelty-case.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/tipperary-live/2057137/breaking-male-40s-arrested-and-roosters-seized-in-ongoing-tipperary-animal-cruelty-case.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.punchestownlive.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2018/01/29075151/Garda%C3%AD.jpg--breaking__male__40s__arrested_and_roosters_seized_in_ongoing_tipperary_animal_cruelty_case.jpg" alt="" align="left" />The arrest follows mutli-agency raids investigating cockfighting in Tipperary <br /> Gardaí conducted additional searches at a property in Tipperary Town following a multi‑agency operation investigating incidents of animal cruelty and arrested a male on Wednesday 1st April 2026. Seven roosters were </td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:33:25 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>Tipperary,An Garda Sioch&#225;na,Animals in Need,Thurles</category>
<dc:creator>Daniel Ryan</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>&apos;Ravaging my body&apos; Longfordian&apos;s HSE plea to fund life-changing drug to treat rare disease</title>
							<link>https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/longford-live/2057136/ravaging-my-body-longfordian-s-hse-plea-to-fund-life-changing-drug-to-treat-rare-disease.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/longford-live/2057136/ravaging-my-body-longfordian-s-hse-plea-to-fund-life-changing-drug-to-treat-rare-disease.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.punchestownlive.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_04_08/ILOL-10-04-26_Kiara_34651006-1775642565423_1775643763.jpg--longford_woman_makes_plea_to_government_and_hse_to_fund_life_changing_drug_to_treat_deadly_disease.jpg?1775643763264" alt="" align="left" />Kiara Lynch has been battling the 'relentless' Friedreich’s ataxia since the age of 13 <br /> Longford woman Kiara Lynch has clung to the hope that one day a treatment would become available and the HSE would fund that medication to treat Friedreich’s ataxia (FA), a rare, progressive neurodegenerati</td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:33:24 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>North Longford,HSE,Granard</category>
<dc:creator>Trevor Quinn</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>&apos;I think dialogue is always better than protests&apos; - Leitrim haulier speaks on blockades </title>
							<link>https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/leitrim-live/2057135/i-think-dialogue-is-always-better-than-protests-leitrim-haulier-speaks-on-blockades.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/leitrim-live/2057135/i-think-dialogue-is-always-better-than-protests-leitrim-haulier-speaks-on-blockades.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.punchestownlive.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_04_08/1775570702184_0.jpg---1775645839887.jpg--_i_think_dialogue_is_always_better_than_protests____leitrim_haulier_speaks_on_blockades.jpg?1775645839913" alt="" align="left" />Gerry McMorrow, who is transport manager of a fleet of vehicles and who did not take part in the protest, said that he "sympathises with everyone who has to pay more for diesel. <br /> Hauliers, farmers and contractors protesting against the cost of fuel are continuing to cause disruption in the cap</td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:33:22 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>Leitrim,Manorhamilton,Fuel crisis,Middle East,Agriculture,Government</category>
<dc:creator>Claire Corrigan</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>Need advice? Free parent peer support group set up in Kildare</title>
							<link>https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/kildare-live/2057134/need-advice-free-parent-peer-support-group-set-up-in-kildare.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/kildare-live/2057134/need-advice-free-parent-peer-support-group-set-up-in-kildare.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.punchestownlive.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_04_08/Pixabay-Kildare-Newbridge-family-parent-peer-support-group-children-1775645668834.jpg--need_advice__free_parent_peer_support_group_set_up_in_kildare.jpg?1775645670161" alt="" align="left" />All parents of children aged between 0 and 3 are welcome to attend the group's sessions <br /> A brand-new parent peer support group has been set up in County Kildare, and it is completely free of charge to attend. Aimed at parents with children aged between 0 and 3 years of age, the group aims to b</td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:33:21 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>Kildare,Newbridge</category>
<dc:creator>Ciaran Mather</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>&apos;Is it something to look at for a change?&apos; Kildare captain reflects on new LGFA rules and further changes</title>
							<link>https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/kildare-live/2057133/is-it-something-to-look-at-for-a-change-kildare-captain-reflects-on-new-lgfa-rules-and-further-changes.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/kildare-live/2057133/is-it-something-to-look-at-for-a-change-kildare-captain-reflects-on-new-lgfa-rules-and-further-changes.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.punchestownlive.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_04_08/MixCollage-08-Apr-2026-10-36-AM-8991-1775641085689.jpg--_is_it_something_to_look_at_for_a_change___kildare_captain_reflects_on_new_lgfa_rules_and_further_changes.jpg?1775641085776" alt="" align="left" />Kildare captain Laoise Lenehan spoke to the Leinster Leader at the Leinster LGFA Senior Football Championship launch about the recent changes made to the ladies game <br /> The new LGFA rules have made it to the end of their first competition with the Lidl National Football League finals coming this</td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:33:19 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>Kildare GAA,Kildare,LGFA</category>
<dc:creator>Daragh Nolan</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>Two Laois community leaders nominated for national awards</title>
							<link>https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/laois-live/2057132/two-laois-community-leaders-nominated-for-national-awards.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/laois-live/2057132/two-laois-community-leaders-nominated-for-national-awards.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.punchestownlive.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_04_08/MixCollage-08-Apr-2026-10-32-AM-2801-1775640826055.jpg--two_laois_community_leaders_nominated_for_national_awards.jpg?1775640826134" alt="" align="left" />James Deegan of Carrigmeal Woods and Eddie Dooley of Laois Friends have been nominated in the Foundation Awards <br /> Two people in Laois have been nominated for the national 2026 Foundation Awards which celebrates local leaders who are actively promoting environmental practices to the benefit of e</td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:33:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>Laois,Laois business</category>
<dc:creator>Sandra Malone</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>IN PICTURES: Laois factory put up for sale for &#8364;12 million</title>
							<link>https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/laois-live/2057131/in-pictures-laois-factory-put-up-for-sale-for-12-million.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/laois-live/2057131/in-pictures-laois-factory-put-up-for-sale-for-12-million.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.punchestownlive.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_04_08/MixCollage-08-Apr-2026-10-30-AM-2772-1775640667479.jpg--in_pictures__laois_factory_put_up_for_sale_for__12_million.jpg?1775640667585" alt="" align="left" />The Leprino cheese plant closure was announced last year with the loss of 132 jobs for Portlaoise <br /> The former Leprino factory in Laois has gone up for sale with a price tag of €12,000,000. The 13,132 Sq.m (141,346 sq.ft) modern factory building, which opened in 2021, is located on 5 Ha (12.36 </td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:33:17 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>Portlaoise,Laois,Laois County Council</category>
<dc:creator>Eoghan MacConnell</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>RIP - Tributes to former council chairman in Kilkenny who was a &#8216;smashing man&#8217;</title>
							<link>https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/kilkenny-live/2057130/rip-tributes-to-former-council-chairman-in-kilkenny-who-was-a-smashing-man.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/kilkenny-live/2057130/rip-tributes-to-former-council-chairman-in-kilkenny-who-was-a-smashing-man.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.punchestownlive.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_04_08/Screenshot_2026-04-08_124459-1775648801824.jpg--rip___tribues_to_former_council_chairman_in_kilkenny_who_was_a__smashing_man_.jpg?1775648801859" alt="" align="left" />Respects paid to the late John Maher by elected officials across Kilkenny <br /> Elected members of Kilkenny County Council have been paying their respects to the late John Maher in recent weeks, following his passing in March. The most recent plenary meeting of Kilkenny County Council in March was </td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:33:15 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>Kilkenny County Council,South Kilkenny,Piltown Municipal District,RIP Kilkenny</category>
<dc:creator>Christopher Dunne</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>Scale of Kilkenny flooding devastation revealed as urgent funding sought</title>
							<link>https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/kilkenny-live/2057129/scale-of-kilkenny-flooding-devastation-revealed-as-urgent-funding-sought.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/kilkenny-live/2057129/scale-of-kilkenny-flooding-devastation-revealed-as-urgent-funding-sought.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.punchestownlive.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_04_08/Screenshot_2026-04-08_130455-1775649998754.jpg--scale_of_recent_kilkenny_flood_damage_revealed_amid_call_for_emergency_funding.jpg?1775649998788" alt="" align="left" />In total, 37 homes and 46 business premises were affected in Kilkenny in late Janaury/early February, along with 11 public areas <br /> Kilkenny County Council is still awaiting government funding to help lessen the financial impact of widespread flooding that struck the county earlier this year. El</td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:33:14 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>Kilkenny,Weather,Met &#201;ireann,Callan-Thomastown Municipal District,Piltown Municipal District,Castlecomer Municipal District,Kilkenny County Council,Callan,Thomastown,Inistioge,Graignamanagh</category>
<dc:creator>Christopher Dunne</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>Kilkenny people wait as greenway opening depends on progress in Waterford</title>
							<link>https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/kilkenny-live/2057128/kilkenny-people-wait-as-greenway-opening-depends-on-progress-in-waterford.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/kilkenny-live/2057128/kilkenny-people-wait-as-greenway-opening-depends-on-progress-in-waterford.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.punchestownlive.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2024_02_13/IKIP-W07-24-NEWS-GREENWAY1-1707828990977.jpg--kilkenny_people_wait_as_greenway_opening_dependent_on_progress_in_waterford.jpg?1707828991225" alt="" align="left" />Of the 24km of planned South-East Greenway, approximately 14km is now completed or substantially completed (the majority in County Kilkenny) <br /> Works on phase two of the South-East Greenway between Curraghmore and Ferrybank in South Kilkenny are largely complete. Minor finishing works are curren</td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:33:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>South-East,Ferrybank,Slieverue,Glenmore,South Kilkenny,Inistioge,Waterford,North Quays,Kilkenny</category>
<dc:creator>Christopher Dunne</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>Need advice? Free parent peer support group set up in Kildare</title>
							<link>https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/kildare-now/2057127/need-advice-free-parent-peer-support-group-set-up-in-kildare.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/kildare-now/2057127/need-advice-free-parent-peer-support-group-set-up-in-kildare.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.punchestownlive.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_04_08/Pixabay-Kildare-Newbridge-family-parent-peer-support-group-children-1775645668834.jpg--need_advice__free_parent_peer_support_group_set_up_in_kildare.jpg?1775645670161" alt="" align="left" />All parents of children aged between 0 and 3 are welcome to attend the group's sessions <br /> A brand-new parent peer support group has been set up in County Kildare, and it is completely free of charge to attend. Aimed at parents with children aged between 0 and 3 years of age, the group aims to b</td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:33:11 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>Kildare,Newbridge</category>
<dc:creator>Ciaran Mather</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>Over 1,600 people set to take part in the Dundalk 10k</title>
							<link>https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/louth-live/2057126/over-1-600-people-set-to-take-part-in-the-dundalk-10k.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/louth-live/2057126/over-1-600-people-set-to-take-part-in-the-dundalk-10k.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.punchestownlive.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_04_08/IMG_7880-1775635545905.jpg--over_1_600_people_set_to_take_part_in_the_dundalk_10k.jpg?1775635548551" alt="" align="left" />Proceeds from this year’s event will support Dundalk Soup Kitchen and the DkIT Student Hardship Fund <br /> The team at Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) says it is looking forward to welcoming runners, walkers, and supporters from across the region to the upcoming Dundalk 10K, taking place nex</td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:33:10 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>Dundalk,Louth,DkIT</category>
<dc:creator>Donard McCabe</dc:creator></item>
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