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Laois County Council sell four pieces of land worth €35,600 to members of the...

Laois County Council have agreed to sell four pieces of land to members of the public. At a recent meeting of Laois County Council, Councillors...
Clonrooske Abbey

Meeting demanded with Cluid as major housing project in Laois continues to experience delays

A meeting with the housing body Cluid has been demanded in a bid to find out why a major housing development in Laois has...

Anger as council forced to pay for removal of Eir pole in Portarlington

Council meetings by their nature can be tetchy affairs - and the issue of a pole in Portarlington was the latest cause of frustration...
Portlaoise Cemetery

Renewed calls for Columbarium Wall and crematorium as Councillors estimate Portlaoise Cemetery could run...

There have been renewed calls for the construction of a Columbarium Wall and crematorium in Portlaoise. This comes after Cllr Catherine Fitzgerald put down a...
Donaghmore

Call made to turn former Laois famine workhouse into IT training hub

A Laois County Councillor has called for the Donaghmore Workhouse to be turned into an IT training hub. Cllr John King put down the motion...
Community Welfare Office

Loss of Community Welfare Office in Laois town described as ‘a disgrace’

The loss of the Community Welfare Office in Mountmellick has been described as 'a disgrace' by a Laois County Councillor. Fianna Fail's Paddy Bracken brought...
Aidan Mullins

Funding to be sought to construct new footpath near popular walking spot in Laois...

Laois County Council is to seek funding to construct a footpath near a popular walking spot in a Laois town. Sinn Fein Councillor Aidan Mullins...
Court Square Stradbally

‘I’d prefer if you’d mind your own business’ – Laois Councillors clash as saga...

Laois Councillors Aisling Moran and Paschal McEvoy clashed once again over a housing development that is set to take place in Stradbally. At September's meeting...
HGVs

Calls for HGVs to be encouraged to use new road in Portlaoise to take...

A Laois County Councillor has called for HGVs to be encouraged to use a new road that will take them away from encountering school...
Laois County Council

Report finds Laois County Council ‘improved performance’ despite Covid-19 challenges

Laois County Council improved its performance across a range of indicators during 2020, despite Covid-19 challenges and while providing additional innovations and services during...
Laois County Council General

Laois County Council agree to sell eight pieces of land for more than €60,000

Laois County Councillors have voted to sell eight pieces of land totalling more than €60,000. The decisions were made at Monday's meeting of Laois County...
Ambulance

HSE official requested for meeting in Laois as ambulance services issues persist

A HSE official is to be summoned to a meeting in Laois to discuss the ongoing issues surrounding the ambulance service in the county. There...

Laois Councillor makes emotional plea for extra funding for mental health services following recent...

A Laois County Councillor made an emotional plea for extra funds to be made available in the upcoming Budget for mental health. Portlaoise-based Labour councillor...
Court Square Stradbally

26 new houses approved for Laois town following vote after fierce debate

26 new homes are on their way to Stradbally - but only after a fierce debate and a vote at this week's Laois County...
Portlaoise Leisure Centre

Portlaoise Leisure Centre set to reopen ‘within six weeks’

The long saga surrounding Portlaoise Leisure Centre appears to be almost at an end. Two weeks ago, Councillors in the Portlaoise area fumed after their...
Nicole Turner and Gary O'Reilly

Two Civic Receptions in honour of Paralympic heroes to be held in Laois

Laois County Council are set to hold two separate Civic Receptions in honour of two Paralympians. Portarlington’s Nicole Turner came from Japan with a silver...
Mary Sweeney

Warm tributes paid to Councillor Mary Sweeney following retirement announcement

There were warm tributes to Councillor Mary Sweeney at this morning's monthly meeting of Laois County Council. The Fine Gael Councillor announced her intention to...
Mary Sweeney

Long-serving Laois county councillor announces retirement after 22-year local political career

Long-serving Laois County Councillor Mary Sweeney has announced her retirement from politics. Her decision to call time brings to an end a distinguished local political...
Orchard Timahoe Cemetery

Frustration as issues surrounding Timahoe graveyard and a Stradbally housing estate persist

Frustrations over repair works at the graveyard in Timahoe and the process of taking a Stradbally housing estate in charge were raised at a...

Fears that ‘cars could crash into houses’ near busy bridge outside Laois village

Residents living near a busy bridge over the River Owenass are fearful that cars could crash into their homes. So says Fianna Fail Councillor Seamus...
HGVs

Residents ‘terrified’ following ‘number of near misses involving HGVs’ on rural Laois road

Residents along a rural Laois road are 'terrified' following a 'number of near misses involving HGVs', a meeting in Laois has heard. The matter was...
Mountmellick General

Laois Councillor brandishes lack of sewage system in parts of Mountmellick as ‘an absolute...

A Laois County Councillor has brandished the lack of a sewage system in parts of Mountmellick as 'an absolute disgrace'. Fianna Fail Councillor Paddy Bracken...
Laois County Council Housing

Laois TD blasts government housing plan and says ‘not one affordable home built in...

Laois TD Brian Stanley has blasted the government's housing plan and says it has not delivered one affordable home in our county in almost...
Gaelscoil Thromaire

Safety measures planned as brand new Laois primary school set to officially open in...

The students of a Laois primary school are set to move into their brand new building in the coming weeks. Gaelscoil Thromaire has existed in...
Laois County Council's Anti dog fouling campaign was launched this week

Bins needed for dog foul – or remove dispensers altogether argues Laois councillor

The ongoing issue of dog fouling on public paths in Portlaoise was raised once again at the most recent meeting of the local Municipal...
RTS Substation Group Ratheniska

Laois Councillor hits out at substation protest and throws support behind €500,000 community fund

A Laois County Councillor has hit out at a group who have been protesting over the proposed construction of a substation. The RTS Substation Action...
Sleaty Road Knockbeg

‘Death trap of a road’ leading to Laois secondary school to be assessed for...

A road that leads up to a Laois secondary school is to be assessed to examine possible safety measures after it was described as...
Portlaoise Leisure Centre

Angry exchanges as no date given for reopening of Portlaoise Leisure Centre

The issue of when Portlaoise Leisure Centre will re-open was raised at a Municipal District meeting in Laois County Council today with councillors expressing...
St Peter and Paul's Cemetery Portlaoise

Councillors call for concrete wall rather than wooden fence to separate cemetery from new...

Laois County Councillors have called for a concrete wall to be built to separate a cemetery from a new housing development. The issue of boundaries...
Laois is still a no wind zone after latest vote in the County Council

Laois Councillors reject proposed changes to proximity of wind turbines to homes

Laois County Councillors have rejected a proposal to reduce the minimum distance that a wind turbine must be away from a home. The issue of...
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