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Outgoing Leinster Leader managing editor Laura Coates, third from left, pictured in 2018 outside the old Leader offices on South Main Street Naas

After five years as editor of Kildare's Leinster Leader, farewell and thanks for...
As she steps down as editor of the Leinster Leader this week, Laura Coates looks back on an eventful decade and a half in Kildare journalism
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Outgoing Leinster Leader managing editor Laura Coates, third from left, pictured in 2018 outside the old Leader offices on South Main Street Naas

After five years as editor of Kildare's Leinster Leader, farewell and thanks for...

Outgoing Leinster Leader managing editor Laura Coates, third from left, pictured in 2018 outside the old Leader offices on South Main Street Naas

After five years as editor of Kildare's Leinster Leader, farewell and thanks for...

Outgoing Leinster Leader managing editor Laura Coates, third from left, pictured in 2018 outside the old Leader offices on South Main Street Naas

After five years as editor of Kildare's Leinster Leader, farewell and thanks for...

PICTURES: Were you spotted at the June Fest Yarn Bomb in Newbridge, Co Kildare?

PICTURES: Were you spotted at the June Fest Yarn Bomb in Newbridge, Co Kildare?

PICTURES: Were you spotted at the June Fest Yarn Bomb in Newbridge, Co Kildare?

PICTURES: Were you spotted at the June Fest Yarn Bomb in Newbridge, Co Kildare?

Mickser Mahon and his friend Jackie Sheridan, pictured after they signed up in 1941

Book review: The Kildare man who almost caught General Rommel during World War I...

Mickser Mahon and his friend Jackie Sheridan, pictured after they signed up in 1941

Book review: The Kildare man who almost caught General Rommel during World War I...

Max Lally scored a victory in Abu Dhabi this morning

Kildare MMA gym fighter wins on Day 1 of World Championships in Abu Dhabi

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Man dies in suspected workplace accident at meat processing plant in Kildare
Garda and HSA investigations launched
Laura Coates

Triona Pender from Castledermot delivering an online seminar to ActionAid Bangladesh from home during the lockdown. Picture: Kathleen Pender

Covid-19 crisis means young girls are married off early, says Castledermot aid w...

Kildare Local Election 2019

As It Stands in Kildare Local Election: Greens top poll in Naas, good day for La...

The fate of the Night King was the talk of the country last weekend

Opinion: Game of Thrones... Avengers... give us a break from spoilers paranoia!

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Athy man gets driving license back after 99 year ban

Offaly polling stations open as country votes on abortion referendum

Voting slow in Kildare this morning in Presidential Election

Body of missing woman Agnieska Ziemska found

The late Georgia Callan (4)

Parents of Georgia Callan, Kildare girl (4) who drowned in Spanish pool, remembe...

Kildare heatwave: We've gone from freezing Game of Thrones to sizzling Love Isla...

Polls will open in Kildare at 7am on Friday morning

Huge Yes vote expected at Kildare referendum count today after exit polls predic...

Russborough revitalised: a look behind the doors of the big house

Troops from the Defence Forces Training Centre, the Curragh, who helped with the cleanup in Naas and Prosperous yesterday. Picture: DFTC/Facebook

Road clearing today around Kildare town, Prosperous, Kilteel and north of county...
Hazardous road conditions still ongoing in some parts of County Kildare today
Laura Coates

The scene of the road closure at Brannockstown last Thursday. Picture: Tony Keane/Leinster Leader

Three-year-old girl dies after Kildare road crash

The scene of the road closure at Brannockstown last Thursday. Picture: Tony Keane/Leinster Leader

Three-year-old girl dies after road crash

David White, Christine Murray, Ryan Moore, James Murray, Fr Paul Dempsey, Pat Flynn, Tom Kinsella, Angelo Murray, Daryl Flynn and Collie Barrett at Cill Mhuire, on Christmas morning. Pic: Moorefield

Moorefield Christmas miracle! Leinster Senior Club Cup hoisted at Newbridge mass...

Lt Cmdr Stuart Armstrong

LE Niamh returns: captain Stuart Armstrong, from Blessington, on Irish Navy’s an...

Photographers form a guard of honour at Adrian Melia's funeral this morning. Picture: Tony Keane

Kildare mourns as Adrian Melia, Leinster Leader sports photographer, laid to res...

IRFU's 'kick in the teeth' for women's rugby must not hit game's grassroots

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Dublin Coach fare hike in Kildare to come into effect on Saturday

The front of this week's Leinster Leader - out now!

A bright new look for this week's Leinster Leader

Trevor Deely

TREVOR DEELY LATEST: Dublin land search for missing Naas man called off

An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar

Yet another ministerial snub for Kildare as Lilywhite county has no place in Var...

Extra TD for Kildare South, plus lost towns including Monasterevin to return - C...

COMMENT: Where is the Millfield Manor, Newbridge, fire report?

A still from the 'Peeling Onions' video

WATCH: Naas musician's video features nostalgic pics and film clips of Kingsfurz...

Michael and Michele Deely, family members of missing Naas man Trevor, at the recent Crimestoppers appeal

Kildare's missing persons — the pain that never goes away for their families

File photo of the 2015 'Yes' campaign bus during the Marriage Equality referendum

Dozens of same sex marriages celebrated in Kildare in 2016

A message for Leinster Leader readers about stories from our archive

Amanda Clarke, the Kildare march organiser

Parents' 'Enough Is Enough' march to take place from Naas Hospital

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COMMENT: Can we cope with another building boom in Kildare?

Kildare gardai issue warning over suspicious callers to homes

Charlotte Walker at the awards last Saturday. Photo: Dave Keogh

Newbridge curvy model is named Plus Size Queen

Kildare woman organising protest march over HSE assessment waiting lists for chi...

Kildare company wins national Outstanding Small Business award

COMMENT: Last weekend shows we need more anti-drink driving checkpoints in Kilda...

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Naas Hospital back to normal after asking patients to use GPs this week

Kildare Chamber to hold rates information meeting for local businesses

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Patients being asked to stay away from Naas Hospital for second day

Breaking: Massive €344k drugs seizure at Kildare garda traffic checkpoint

18 patients waiting for beds at Naas Hospital today

Kildare North Deputy Bernard Durkan speaking in the Dail yesterday on Naas Shopping Centre

WATCH: Derelict Naas Shopping Centre and town trading crisis raised in Dáil

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