Special meeting called as issues with toilets, thefts, footpaths and trees persist at Portlaoise...
A special meeting between Portlaoise County Councillors, Council officials and members of the Portlaoise Cemetery committee is to be organised to tackle a range...
Considerable improvement of footpaths and cycle lanes planned for Portlaoise
Laois County Council is planning to considerably improve footpaths and cycle lanes in Portlaoise town next year, as well as develop a cycle network...
Survey underway as ‘dangerous’ pedestrian crossings left in the dark
Laois County Council plans to carry out a lighting survey of all pedestrian crossings in Portlaoise.
This comes following concerns that some are dangerous due...
Strict approach to ‘dumping’ at bottle banks taken by Laois County Council
Should Laois County Council show some leniency towards people who mistakenly dump boxes at bottle banks in the county, or should it be the...
Laois Councillor calls for halt on new library project as estimated costs reach €6.5...
A Laois County Councillor has called for the ongoing building of a new library in Portlaoise to be halted.
Fine Gael Councillor Aisling Moran made...
Call made for derelict former convent in Laois town to be turned into enterprise...
A call has been made to turn a derelict former convent in a Laois town into a vibrant digital enterprise hub.
The issue of the...
Laois Councillor says €100,000 allocation for Rathdowney will address ‘vacancy and dereliction’ in the...
A Laois County Councillor says that the recent allocation of €100,000 for Rathdowney will address 'vacancy and dereliction' in the town.
Fine Gael Councillor John...
Council CEO leaves the chamber as issue of Ratheniska substation raised again by Councillors
Laois County Council Chief Executive John Mulholland left the chamber yesterday when the ongoing situation regarding the Ratheniska substation was raised.
Fianna Fail Councillor Padraig...
‘Dreadful’ response from council on Portlaoise pool reopening as leisure centre remains shut
Portlaoise councillors have slammed as "disappointing" and "dreadful" the response from Laois County Council on reopening the county town's leisure centre, with some lamenting...
A walk-out, an adjournment and a withdrawal as live streaming row causes chaos in...
A debate on whether or not Laois County Council should live stream their meetings ended in a ferocious row in the chamber today.
The matter...
€1.5 millon approved for Civil Defence in Portlaoise but no suitable building found
Funding of €1.5 million has been approved by Laois County Council for a new Civil Defence facility in Portlaoise.
However, a suitable property has not...
Historic Mountmellick building labelled an ‘eyesore’ as no plans currently in place for its...
The historic Maltings building in Mountmellick was labelled as an 'eyesore' and in a 'total state of dereliction' at a recent Laois County Council...
Calls for safety works to be carried near Laois school ‘before there is a...
Something needs to be done to improve road safety at Scoil Bhride in Portlaoise before there's a fatality.
So said Cllr Caroline Dwane Stanley at...
Portlaoise County Councillor slams Supermac’s boss for ‘slagging off workers’
Frontline workers and retail staff deserve recognition for all their hard work instead of being insulted by a multimillionaire whose fortune was made by...
Action requested on ‘death trap’ HSE building in Laois village before ‘someone is seriously...
A Laois County Councillor has demanded that action be taken to carry out remedial works on a HSE owned building before 'someone is seriously...
Three Laois towns selected for free parking in support of local businesses ahead of...
Laois County Council has decided to operate free parking in three Laois towns for the next two Saturday's.
In a bid to help support local...
Laois County Council to hire six new staff in housing section to help meet...
Laois County Council has been given the go ahead to recruit six new staff into the housing section of the Council to assist them...
Major €560,000 investment outlined for Portlaoise Cemetery including Columbarium Wall
A major €560,000 investment by Laois County Council in St Peter and Paul's Cemetery in Portlaoise has been confirmed.
As part of the Council's capital...
Laois TD and Councillors call for restoration of adult diabetic services in Portlaoise Hospital
A Laois TD and County Councillors have called on the HSE to restore adult diabetic services in Portlaoise Hospital.
At Monday's meeting of Laois County...
‘An absolute and utter disgrace’ – Outrage as Laois County Council hand back €600,000...
Laois County Council's inability to spend the majority of a record allocation of grant money from the government has been labelled 'an absolute and...
Contractors told to ‘pull the finger out’ as ‘snail’s pace work’ leaves Portlaoise traders...
The pace at which a huge plan to upgrade a significant portion of Portlaoise is being carried out at has come in for fierce...
“When there is an accident out there, someone will come out but it will...
A Laois County Councillor has expressed his anger over the Council's continual refuse to put salt on a busy school road.
Independent Councillor Ben Brennan...
Council urged to take the lead on historic Portlaoise graveyard
Laois County Council should oversee maintenance on the historic Ridge graveyard in Portlaoise and not leave it to volunteers.
Cllr Thomasina Connell proposed at the...
Free parking in Portlaoise on Saturdays ahead of Christmas rush
People shopping in the centre of Portlaoise will be able to avail of free parking on the three Saturdays in December in the lead...
Importance of road infrastructure around new Portlaoise secondary school highlighted
In the coming years, Dunamase College will move into a new build secondary school on the Timahoe Road in Portlaoise, close to the old...
Laois County Council commits to delivering 612 new homes over the next two years
Laois County Council intends to deliver 612 new homes over 2022 and 2023.
This detail was unveiled by Chief Executive John Mulholland at Monday's Council...
Where the money is spent: How Laois County Council intends to spend €89 million...
Laois County Councillors voted to confirm an expenditure budget of almost €89 million at a meeting of Laois County Council yesterday.
The revenue for this...
Laois County Councillors approve biggest ever budget for 2022
Laois County Councillors voted to approve the Laois's biggest ever budget at a meeting this morning.
€88,337,000 will be spent in a range of different...
Almost 190 Laois homes to be retrofitted by the middle of next year
Almost 190 Laois homes in seven housing estates are to be retrofitted by the middle of 2022.
Laois County Council was approved funding for two...
Laois TD says 99% of Laois householders will see no change to property
99% of all Laois homeowners will see no change or an actual reduction in their Local Property Tax bill - according to a Laois...
