Update provided on ‘Tyrrell’s Land’ with no development expected before 2025
No sod is expected to be turned on a major Laois County Council development until 2025 at the earliest.
So a meeting of the Portlaoise...
Laois’s newest Councillor elected chairman of Portlaoise Municipal District
Laois's newest county Councillor has been elected as chairman of the Portlaoise Municipal District.
Ballyroan native Barry Walsh was only co-opted as a Councillor in...
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...
‘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...
Laois County Council should ‘fast track … modular accommodation to address the housing crisis’
With the influx of Ukranian refugees and the unprecedented increases in housing waiting lists, emergency and direct provision accommodation, Laois County Council should identify...
Council Briefs: CCTV request, Cycle to Work unfairness and Portlaoise footpaths
Council should take over electricity cost of community CCTV
There's not a month goes by where the various issues with CCTV don't raise their head...
Calls for motorway lights to be re-instated – and electric school buses to become...
A Laois county councillor has called for lighting to be re-instated on the M7/M8 motorway at the entrance and exit lanes where they are...
Laois Day Care Centres set to re-open though frustration over delay to Abbeyleix facility
Three Day Care Centres currently not in use are expected to re-open in the coming weeks - though there is considerable frustration at the...
‘I’ve better things to be doing than listening to this bullshit’
A Laois County Councillor walked out of a meeting in County Hall this afternoon when he told his fellow elected members “they should be...
Further land sold by Laois County Council at Togher as two companies seek to...
Laois County Council have sold a further 3.78 hectares at the Junction 17 National Enterprise Park at Togher in Portlaoise with two businesses paying...
Sulky racing still endangering horses in Laois as bye-law review delayed
Three different State departments and Laois County Council are tied up in a review of the bye-laws on the Control of Horses.
This, a meeting...
Full council retrofit budget needed to upgrade Portlaoise estate
It would take the council's full annual budget for retrofitting just to retrofit the 30+ houses in St Brigid's Place, with this Portlaoise estate...
Calls for ‘severe’ Balllinakill speed ramp to be reviewed
A speed ramp near a Ballinakill school is certainly slowing down traffic, but the ramp is so severe that the bottom of cars are...
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...
‘Snail’s process’ of Irish Water delaying housing estates for years
The "snail's process" of Irish Water is holding up for years the taking in charge by Laois County Council of local housing estates.
So it...
Fence needed to protect Portlaoise pitch from pedestrians and cyclists
The grass pitch at Portlaoise Leisure Centre used by soccer teams from four counties may need to be protected with a boundary fence to...
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...
Burnt-out houses in Portlaoise should be restored for people with disabilities
The renovation of two burnt-out houses in Portlaoise that were recently destroyed in a fire is a perfect opportunity for Laois County Council to...
Creative Ireland Laois Programme extended to 2027
The extension of the national Creative Ireland Programme was announced by Minister Catherine Martin earlier this year - and is something that has been...
Importance of local genealogy and historical records in Laois graveyards highlighted
The importance of establishing further historical records in some of Laois's older graveyards was highlighted recently at a meeting in Laois County Council.
Cllr Conor...
Calls for Electric Car charging points to be installed in Mountmellick
Calls have been made for the installation of electric car charging points in the centre of Mountmellick town.
At the recent Municipal District meeting for...
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...
Anger as calls dismissed for public sewer in Mountmellick
A suggested public sewerage extension in Mountmellick has not been agreed to by Irish Water, leading to disappointment and anger being expressed at a...
Laois Councillors accuse government of ‘massaging figures’ following statement on social housing
Two Laois County Councillors have disputed figures released by the Department of Housing in relation to the county.
Yesterday, the Department said that Laois had...
ESB called out as Councillors fume over delays to underground cabling in Laois town
Officials at the ESB have been called to meet with Laois County Councillors over delays to underground the overhead electricity cables on Main Street...
Laois County Council called upon to take rural road in charge
Laois County Council has been called upon to take a rural road in Stradbally in charge.
The road in question is known as the 'Rathmore...
Laois Councillor calls for vacant bank buildings to be used as emergency accommodation for...
A Laois County Councillor has called for vacant bank branches to be turned into emergency accommodation for Ukrainian refugees.
Cllr Padraig Fleming made the call...
‘Bordering on criminal’ not to demolish houses to make way for road in Laois
"Two fine big houses" that are nevertheless "an eyesore" on the Stradbally Road in Portlaoise should be demolished to make way for a new...
Action called to deal with former business left idle in Laois town for a...
Action has been called for to deal with a former business that has been left idle in the middle of a Laois town for...
Outrage over disgusting dumping in one of the most scenic parts of Laois
There was outrage and anger expressed at a meeting in Laois County Council over dumping in one of our main tourist spots.
Independent Councillor James...
