New local campaign to reduce single-use coffee cups in Laois launched
Laois Council Council and 2GoCup are launching a major new environmental campaign to dramatically reduce single-use coffee cups in Laois.
During a three-month pilot project...
Laois County Council urged to increase serviced sites offerings, particularly in Portlaoise area
Laois County Council should greatly increase the number of serviced sites offered for sale.
That was the view expressed by a number of councillors at...
Price fixed as new Columbarium Wall in Laois cemetery becomes operational
The price for securing a slot in the new Columbarium Wall that has been erected in a Laois cemetery has been confirmed.
The matter came...
Laois County Council unveil €260 million Capital Spending Programme from 2023 to 2025
Laois County Council have unveiled details of a €260 million Indicative Capital Spending Programme to cover from 2023 to 2025.
The 2023 to 2025 Indicative...
Spending climbs again as Laois County Councillors approve biggest ever budget for 2023
Laois County Councillors voted to approve the Laois’s biggest ever budget at a meeting this morning.
€95,809,000 will be spent in a range of different...
Draft zoned land map of Laois for Residential Zoned Land Tax published
The Draft Residential Zoned Land Tax Map of Laois has been published as part of the implementation of the Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT).
The...
Anger as councillor demands breakdown of costings on key Portlaoise projects
Frustration at the length of time it's taking to provide a full breakdown of the costs involved in key Laois County Council projects in...
Frustration continues over delay in public lighting repairs
If there's one thing that continually exercises local councillors, it's the issue of public lighting.
And at this time of year, with shortened daylight hours,...
Laois close to capacity for Ukrainian refugees, Laois councillors hear
There are currently just over 700 Ukrainian refugees living in Laois having fled their country in the aftermath of the Russian invasion - and...
Easier method sought to report anti-social behaviour in council housing – as current form...
The Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council has called for a far simpler process to be introduced to allow tenants in social housing lodge a...
Another blazing row as local politicians discuss live streaming of council meetings
A motion to Laois County Council today called once again for council meetings to be live streamed so they could be accessed by the...
Ongoing fear of flooding in Mountmellick as council urged to clear debris in rivers
It's now almost five years since the dreadful floods hit Mountmellick hard and rarely a month goes by in Laois County Council without reference...
Council urged to purchase houses that are up for sale as scale of housing...
A Laois County Councillor has pleaded with the Council to buy up homes that are for sale in the county in a bid to...
Walking route sought for Laois village as safety measures needed near Aghaboe
A suitable walking and cycling route should be identified and developed around the rural village of Clough, according to local councillor John King.
Cllr King...
‘If people had been lost due to war, there would be a memorial’ –...
A Laois County Councillor has labelled the lack of a memorial area to remember those who died due to the Covid-19 pandemic 'an insult'.
Labour...
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...
Calls for bollards to protect cyclists near Laois schools as parents say students ‘constantly...
A call has been made for bollards to be erected on the cycle lanes near two Laois secondary schools following a number of incidents.
The...
Additional signage requested in order to make public aware that public toilets in Portlaoise...
Despite opening at the start of December 2020, people are still not using the public toilets in Portlaoise a recent meeting has heard.
The issue...
Calls for safety works at Rock of Dunamase as new car park still two...
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...
Frustration as delay on families getting new homes in Borris-in-Ossory
A Laois County Councillor has expressed his extreme frustration at the delay in families receiving the keys to their new homes in a development...
Vacant residential properties set to be targeted in Portlaoise to tackle housing shortage
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...
Design being prepared to link two major roads in Portlaoise where two abandoned houses...
A design is currently being prepared to link two major roads in Portlaoise in an area where two abandoned houses are currently left.
The area...
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...
Update provided on the status of two houses that were burned out in a...
Two houses that were burnt out in a Laois housing estate are set to be fully refurbished after a new design was agreed.
The update...
Laois Councillors call for change in building regulations to allow for solid fuel heating...
Laois County Councillors have called on Minister for Environment Eamon Ryan to update building regulations in order to allow for solid fuel heating in...
Local lane repair grant scheme receives additional funding but loophole may block progress
Laois County Council recently received funding of more than €500,000 to allow it carry out improvement works on rural lanes across the county.
There are...
Sod turned as Laois County Council commence 14-house development in Laois village
Laois County Council has welcomed the commencement of 14 new homes in Errill this week.
These new homes are a key part of the Council's...
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...
Frustrations grows as ESB fail to return to Laois town to complete cabling works
A Laois County Councillor has hit out at the ESB over their failure to complete cabling works - almost a year after they left...
Laois Councillors call on the government to halt standing charge increases on electricity and...
Laois County Councillors have called on the government to 'stop the standing charge increase on electricity and gas bills'.
The standing charge is a fixed...
