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...
Laois Councillors reject proposal to increase Property Tax by five percent
Laois County Councillors have unanimously rejected a proposal to increase the Local Property Tax by five percent.
This idea was mooted by Laois County Council...
Vacant former AIB building in Laois town finally put on derelict sites register
A vacant former AIB building in a Laois town has finally been put on the derelict sites register.
The issue of the derelict AIB building...
County Council to investigate the possibility of constructing a 1.4km cyle path and walkway...
Laois County Council is to investigate the possibility of constructing a 1.4km cycle path and walkway in the county.
Fine Gael Councillor PJ Kelly put...
‘I’ll stand on the road and count the cars myself’ warns Laois Councillor as...
A Laois Councillor has made a desperate plea for road safety measures to be carried out on the R430 in Killeshin.
Independent Councillor Ben Brennan...
Call made for safety works to be carried out on road near well known...
A call has been made for safety works to be carried out on a road near a well known Laois pub.
Fianna Fail Councillor Padraig...
Call made for Council to purchase former convent and transform it to working hub
Laois County Council have been called upon to purchase an old convent and transform it into a co-working hub.
The issue of the old Presentation...
Delay for replacement of equipment in Laois playground branded ‘unacceptable’
Frustrations at the delay in acquiring equipment to replace damaged and missing parts in a Laois playground were expressed at a meeting recently.
The issue...
Calls to remove newly erected Laois pedestrian crossing ‘before someone is seriously hurt’
There have been calls to remove a recently installed pedestrian crossing from a Laois town 'before someone is seriously hurt'.
The offending pedestrian crossing is...
Call for ‘green machine’ to be deployed in Laois town that is ‘destroyed with...
July and August are very busy times for farmers as corn has to be cut and straw from the fields has to be baled...
‘The Greens have this country destroyed but, in a few years, they will be...
The Green Party have come in for considerable criticism in the chamber of Laois County Council this year.
A discussion on the new laws surrounding...
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...
AIB decision to implement cashless branches deemed an ‘out and out disgrace’
The decision of AIB to move a number of their branches to cashless was branded an "out and out disgrace" at a municipal district...
Laois County Council agree to construct 54 new modular homes in Laois town
The green light has been given to a project which will see 54 modular homes constructed in Portlaoise.
The approval for the build at Hepburn...
Laois County Council elect new chairperson as Thomasina Connell takes over from Conor Bergin
Laois County Council has elected a new chairperson to lead the council for the next 12 months.
At today’s AGM, Fine Gael’s Thomasina Connell took...
Call for safety works near Laois school to be carried out before students return...
A Laois County Councillor has called for safety works at a Portlaoise primary school to be carried out before children return in September.
Sinn Fein...
Disappointment as still no site found for promised Women’s Refuge in Laois
Disappointment has been expressed as the search for a site for a Women's Refuge in Laois has been unsuccessful so far.
In February, it was...
Growing frustration over derelict properties as register ‘not accurate’
A number of Laois county councillors expressed their frustration over derelict properties in the county - with the Derelict Sites Register labelled "not accurate,...
Roundabout sought at landmark Laois junction Simmons Mill
Calls have been made for a roundabout to be installed at the busy landmark Laois junction Simmons Mill.
The junction is at the intersection of...
