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Bracken elected chairman of Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick district while hat-draw required for vice-chair
Fianna Fail Councillor Paddy Bracken has been elected as the new chairman of the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District.
There are 19 Councillors in Laois County Council...
ELECTED: Paddy Bracken first elected in Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick
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After four counts of no-one reaching the quota in the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick area, Paddy Bracken is...
No-one elected on first count in Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick area
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No-one has been elected on the first count to the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal area.
The quota was...
New candidate among nominees for Fine Gael Local Election convention in Borris-In-Ossory/Mountmellick
A new candidate has been nominated to contest the upcoming Fine Gael selection convention to contest next year’s local elections in the Borris-In-Ossory/Mountmellick local...
New Cathaoirleach and leas-Cathaoirleach for Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick district have been chosen
The new Cathaoirleach (chairperson) and Leas Cathaoirleach (vice-chairperson) of the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick municipal district meeting have been chosen.
Councillor Paddy Bracken is the new Cathaoirleach while...
Ramps and lack of funding raised at Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick municipal district meeting
Safety measures needed for 'rat run', says local councillor
Road safety measures are needed for what is now a 'rat run' in Mountrath, said cllr...
Box by Box: How the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick area voted in the 2020 General Election
Brian Stanley's dominance across the Laois-Offaly constituency, and in particularly in Laois, was again evident in the Borris-in-Ossory/Municipal District when he took in over...
Local Elections: Sinn Féin set out their stall in bid to take record number...
The 2024 Local Elections loom large on the horizon and the launch of Sinn Féin's campaign in Portlaoise last night is as good a...
Sinn Fein Local Election team reduced as announced candidate confirms withdrawal
Sinn Fein's team to contest the Local Elections in Laois this summer has been reduced by the withdrawal of a candidate who had been...
Considerable frustration over delay to Ballyfin playground and unexpected bill of €1,500
Laois councillors have expressed their frustration over a delay to the new playground in Ballyfin - and an unexpected bill of €1,500 handed down...
Sinn Féin set to run record number of candidates in 2024 Local Elections in...
Sinn Féin are set to run a record number of candidates in next summer's Local Elections in Laois, with a possibility that they could...
Funeral details announced for John Delaney as local councillors pay tribute to ‘lovely young...
Funeral details have been announced for John Delaney, the young Laois man who died tragically this week while out for a run near his...
New Fianna Fáil candidate emerges in Borris-in-Osssory/Mountmellick area for next year’s Local Elections
Brian Phelan is set to be a candidate for Fianna Fáil in next year's Local Elections in the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District.
From Rathdowney, Phelan will...
Charlie Flanagan retires: What happens next and what does it mean for the political...
Late on Monday evening, the news broke that the long-serving Laois TD Charlie Flanagan would not be standing in the next election.
The next General...
The week that was: Our most read stories of the past seven days
1 - Interview with Niall Treacy, Manager of Treacy’s Bar & Restaurant – ‘A real family restaurant’
Our Business Briefing interview with Niall Treacy, manager...
Fine Gael set to select their team to contest 2024 Local Elections in Portlaoise...
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...
Jack Chambers: ‘We’re ambitious to grow our councillor numbers in Laois’
When selection conventions start, you know that the countdown has properly started to the next Local Elections.
Fianna Fáil were first out of the traps...
Funding secured to provide footpath for Laois school but anger over ‘insulting’ allocation
Funding has been found to create a footpath outside a Laois secondary school - but there is considerable anger over the allocation from a...
2022 Remembered: Leading candidate emerges to fill Laois County Council seat left vacant by...
2022 began with Fine Gael's Barry Walsh emerging as the de facto replacement candidate for Mary Sweeney’s Laois County Council seat.
Ballyroan native Barry Walsh...
Castletown homes in bad need of additional parking spaces
Road safety measures and additional parking spaces are badly needed at a Castletown estate, according to a local county councillor for the area.
Cllr James...
Renewed calls for councillors discretionary funding to be increased significantly
A meeting in Laois County Council has heard calls for an increase in councillors' discretionary funding for the second month in a row.
Councillors in...
Warm welcome as work on new carpark in Glenbarrow set to begin
A new carpark at the very popular Glenbarrow amenity in the Slieve Blooms has moved a step closer following confirmation by Laois County Council...
Council should have their own tractor and hedgecutter, area meeting hears
Laois County Council should invest in their own tractor and hedgecutter, rather than relying on contractors.
That was the view put forward by Cllr Ollie...
Fr Paddy: 18 Things to remember during our summer rest
The month of June, is a wonderful time of year. Long bright days that awaken within us all a sense of peace and calm.
Traditionally...
‘Support local media – support what’s good’ says Laois councillor
It's not often that the media come in for praise at a public meeting.
More often than not they're being blamed for something.
But at a...
Warm welcome for Woodenbridge restoration work though councillors not pleased over snub
There was widespread delight at a recent meeting of the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District with the news that the famous Woodenbridge between Ballacolla and Durrow...
Time for Laois Ryder Cup sign to be binned
Golf's Ryder Cup took place in Ireland in 2006, in the K Club, at the height of the Celtic Tiger Boom.
It returns to these...
Work needed on Cullohill Mountain and bridge in Durrow
The road at Cullohill Mountain is in bad need of a resurface according to local councillor for the area Ollie Clooney.
Cllr Clooney had a...
New Laois County Councillor appointed following selection at online convention
Laois County Council are set to have their newest member after he was officially selected to fill a vacant seat.
Ballyroan native Barry Walsh will...
Leading candidate emerges to fill Laois County Council seat left vacant by Mary Sweeney’s...
Ballyroan native Barry Walsh looks set to be co-opted to the Laois County Council seat left vacant following the retirement of long-serving councillor Mary...