The Good Shepherd Centre has opened 38 extra Cold Weather Response Beds across counties Kilkenny, Carlow and Tipperary as homelessness pressures grow across the region and temperatures plunge.
Huge concerns about road safety in one rural Kilkenny community has led to calls for the funding of a safety scheme.
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