Tag: Thomasina Connell

The Portlaoise Leisure Centre playground is scheduled for an aesthetic upgrade after a discussion at the March meeting of the Portlaoise Municipal District this...

A Laois County Councillor has called for increased support for breastfeeding facilities across the County, predominantly in urban areas. Cllr Thomasina Connell raised the motion...

A local Councillor has asked Laois County Council to undertake a road safety survey of the junction at Ballytegan/Crookedy. Cllr Thomasina Connell was speaking at...

A Laois County Councillor has called Minister for Justice Helen McEntee TD, seeking the introduction of a National Wills Register in Ireland Fine Gael Cllr...

Laois County Council has been urged to consider the "significant social and economic value" of Social Enterprises for communities across the County. Cllr Thomasina Connell...

"Ash Dieback in public urban areas is not a significant issue in County Laois," local Councillors have been told. Fine Gael Cllr Thomasina Connell had called...

A local Councillor has called on Laois County Council to recognise the importance of core funding to support the LGBT+ community in the County. Cllr...

A local Councillor is campaigning to allow cancer survivors the “right to be forgotten,” which at present is a voluntary code of practice agreed...

Fine Gael are set to select their candidates to run for the party in the Portlaoise area in next year’s Local Elections.  The party currently...

Tuesday, 20th of June 2023 saw the official opening ceremony of An Ríocht Spraoi, Borris-in-Ossory's new Community Playground, at Ossory Court. Outgoing Cathaoirleach of Laois...

A local councilor has called on Laois County Council to provide an update on the path to be installed around the three lakes in...

The idea of a men's shed in Portlaoise was born in 2012 at a meeting between Ray Harte (now secretary of the shed) and...

Refugees and how Ireland is dealing with the numbers of people who are coming into the country seeking asylum is a topic that is...

A suggestion to Laois County Council to ask auctioneers to stop putting up 'For Sale' signs at the entrance to housing estates went in...

A Laois County Councillor is seeking more fairness and clarity for users of the County Council's long-stay car parks. Fine Gael Councillor, Thomasina Connell, called...

"I have witnessed people charged with serious crimes kicking out or jostling into other who are there to seeking help from the courts." A meeting...

Laois were represented at an event in New York City recently to mark the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. Cllr...

A call has been made to increase the grant provided through Local Authorities for the replacement of defective septic tanks. Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council,...

The HSE have confirmed that the current arrangement involving the MIDOC service is set to continue. So says Fine Gael Councillor Thomasina Connell following a...

There is confidence that a permanent solution to the issue surrounding the MIDOC situation in Laois can be found soon. That was the opinion expressed...

Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council Cllr Thomasina Connell has urged those interested in self-build home ownership in towns and villages in the county to...

Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council, Thomasina Connell, has highlighted the recent increase in the income threshold for Social Housing with Laois County Council. This has...

Emo Court regulars breathed a sigh of relief in April when it was confirmed that there was no planned charge for visiting the grounds.  The...

Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council Thomasina Connell will be the first Councillor in Ireland to benefit from the new measures set out in the...

Thomasina Connell, Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council, has given birth to a baby boy. The Portlaoise-based Fine Gael councillor shared the news on social media...

People are being reminded that there is two hours of free parking every Saturday in Portlaoise up until Christmas. The measure was voted through in...

The Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council has called for a far simpler process to be introduced to allow tenants in social housing lodge a...

There have been calls for safety works to be carried out around the Rock of Dunamase following a recent fatality. On Friday October 7, an...

Vacant residential properties are set to be targeted in Portlaoise in a bid to tackle the shortage of houses in the county. That was the...

Laois County Council Cathaoirleach Thomasina Connell has announced that she is expecting a baby - making her the first sitting councillor to give birth...