Laois Councillors vote to amend Rural Housing and Regeneration section on draft Development Plan
Laois County Councillors successfully deleted a section of into the County Development Plan which they say would have made it harder to successfully obtain...
Laois Councillors reject ‘Ballymun style’ developments and place cap on the number of storeys...
High rise residential developments will not be coming to Laois any time soon after Laois County Councillors rejected any suggestion of them at a...
‘Some people have no scruples’ says Laois councillor over horrific incident with dead pet
Laois County Council meetings hear of various injustices and outrages - and there was another example at the most recent meeting held this week.
Cllr...
New campaign aimed at further reducing gum litter in Laois launched
A new campaign aimed at further reducing gum litter in Laois has been launched.
Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council, Councillor Conor Bergin, has officially launched...
Contract signed to retrofit 62 local authority homes in Laois
Laois County Council has signed the contracts for retrofitting of 62 local authority-owned houses in the county.
The retrofitting of homes in Mountain View, Portlaoise,...
High praise for council water staff going over and above for a community in...
County Councils and officials are an easy target for criticism but one particular section and a staff member came in for high praise at...
Tributes paid to departing council official as calls made for female replacement
Laois County Council have a new appointment to make for one of their key management positions following the departure of Joe Delaney, who was...
Laois councillor hits out as maintenance payments excluded from social housing applications
Laois County Councillor Caroline Dwane-Stanley has hit out at a recent change that to exclude maintenance payments made by social housing applicants.
Anyone applying for...
Additional €284k allocated for upgrade works on rural roads and laneways in Laois
Laois County Council has been allocated additional funding this year for upgrade works to rural roads and laneways.
The total allocation of funding under the...
NPHET guidance sought by Laois County Council on Electric Picnic decision
NPHET should provide an urgent recommendation to Laois County Council on whether Electric Picnic should be given a license to proceed in Stradbally at...
Local Property Tax Rate to remain unchanged in Laois as Councillors vote against proposed...
Laois County Councillors have voted down a proposed 3% increase in the Local Property Tax Rate.
At a special meeting of Laois County Council today...
Calls again for Mountmellick by-pass that has been ‘on the agenda for 30 years’
Laois County Councillors have called again for Mountmellick to be by-passed in order to alleviate the traffic going through the town on a daily...
Portlaoise councillors well impressed with Cabra development that County Hotel will be similar to
A number of Portlaoise-based county councillors recently made a trip to Cabra in Dublin to look at a housing complex that is similar to...
Laois councillors back motion for memorial to Laois people who lost their lives to...
It's not often that the local elected representatives agree across the board - but a motion from Portlaoise-based councillor Noel Tuohy for a memorial...
Ongoing frustration over water restrictions in Portlaoise
The ongoing current issue of water restrictions in the Mountmellick Road area of Portlaoise was addressed at today's meeting of Laois County Council.
Due to...
‘God forbid a child ran out onto the road’ – Laois Councillors call for...
Two Laois County Councillors have called for a boundary wall to be put up on the perimeter of a housing estate.
Independent Councillor James Kelly...
’30 years is a long time to wait for a footpath’ – Laois Councillor...
'30 years is a long time to wait for a footpath' - so says Laois County Councillor John King.
The Fine Gael politician is so...
Laois school set to get new signpost ‘before the kids go back to class’
A Laois school is to get a brand new signpost before the children return to the classroom in September.
This comes after Fianna Fail Councillor...
‘Seeing children standing in the rain is sad’ – Councillor calls for bus shelter...
A Laois County Councillor has requested that a bus shelter be erected at Sean Doire in Durrow.
At a recent meeting of the Borris-In-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal...
‘Thank God nobody was killed’ – Calls for safety works following serious accident on...
There have been calls for safety works to be carried out on a section of the N80.
On Friday June 18, two vehicles were involved...
‘We have to take a stand’ – Laois Councillors call for action on dangerously...
Two Councillors have called on Laois County Council to cut down dangerous trees that are on private land - and to bill the owners...
An Bord Pleanala decision on flooding works in Laois town due this month
A decision on a proposed flood relief plan for a Laois town is due by the end of this month.
Back in February, Laois County...
Calls for wheelchair swings to be installed in playgrounds across Laois
A call has been made to install wheelchair swings in playgrounds across Laois.
Independent Councillor James Kelly raised the matter at this morning's meeting of...
Cathaoirleach determined Laois must get its ‘fair share’ of extra money for rural roads
Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council, Councillor Conor Bergin, has welcomed the announcement by Minister for Rural Development Heather Humphreys of an additional €10.5 million...
Calls for land in Laois town that is earmarked housing to be turned into...
A parcel of land that is currently zoned for housing should be turned into a car park - a Laois County Councillor has said.
Speaking...
Calls for ‘mandatory bins’ to be placed at the homes of tenants of Laois...
A call has been made to make it mandatory that every tenant of Laois County Council should have a waste bin.
Fine Gael Councillor Aisling...
Laois County Council sign up as partners in All-Ireland Pollinator Plan
Laois County Council has become the latest Council to sign up as a partner in the All Ireland Pollinator Plan.
The Plan is a cross-sector...
Laois County Council to investigate the ‘live-streaming’ of public meetings
Laois County Council are to investigate the costs associated with live streaming all public meetings.
The matter came before Monday's monthly meeting of the Council...
Laois County Council elects youngest ever chair as Conor Bergin takes over for the...
Laois County Council has elected its youngest ever chairperson as Conor Bergin took the role this afternoon.
The 27-year-old Borris-In-Ossory native becomes the youngest since...
‘Disgusting’ incidents of dog fouling on graves in Laois cemetery highlighted
The plight of dogs fouling on graves in a Laois cemetery has been highlighted by a County Councillor.
Fine Gael's John King called the act...
