‘Cultural Accord’ signed between historical Australian site and Laois house
Laois County Councillors have approved the signing of a 'Cultural Accord' between an historic Australian site and a Laois house.
The Eureka Centre in Victoria,...
Laois soccer club and special needs school to benefit from lease of County Council...
A Laois soccer club and a special needs school are to benefit from the leasing of lands owned by Laois County Council to them.
For...
County Council sell land to air industry company who plan expansion in Laois
Laois County Council has approved the sale of 1.56 hectares of land to a company who are planning an expansion.
AuBren have purchased the site...
Ballylinan estate finally set to be taken in charge by Laois County Council
Laois County Council have said that they are taking the final steps in the process of taking the Gracefield Manor estate in Ballylinan in...
Calls to replace key Council worker as elderly ‘left vulnerable’ in Covid-19 pandemic
"I know of one elderly man living alone in a council house who could not sleep for two weeks because the battery in his...
Saturday free parking sought in Portlaoise for Christmas period
Free parking in Portlaoise for the three Saturdays leading up to Christmas has been sought by local Councillors.
Fine Gael Councillor Mary Sweeney had initially...
Renewed calls for courthouse to be moved as Covid restrictions lead to groups ‘spitting...
There have been renewed calls for the courthouse in Portlaoise to be moved off of Main Street as the Covid-19 restrictions on people in...
Resolution in sight for decade long dispute over rail crossing in Portlaoise – but...
Three years after declaring that his 'day will come' in relation to a Laois County Councillor's 14 year dispute with Iarnrod Eireann - his...
Laois County Council budget increases to almost €79 million despite Covid-19 pandemic
The Laois County Council budget for 2021 will be €78,883,000 - an increase of €500,001 from 2020.
The increase in spending was accepted by Councillors...
Warm welcome as speed ramps installed in The Swan
Local residents in The Swan and anyone who has ever travelled through the Laois village will know that it's a prime location for speeding...
Coronavirus: 5 more deaths and 416 new cases – 5 of them in Laois
There have been a further five deaths from Coronavirus, according to figures released by the Department of Health today, as well as 416 new...
Uber in Laois? Proposal to establish ‘lift-sharing’ service receives support
Anyone who has travelled to Europe or further afield is likely to have used an Uber to get from one destination to another.
Essentially, Uber...
‘Critical piece of leisure infrastructure’ calls for Portarlington skate park
There is a big need for a skate park in the town of Portarlington, according to local councillor Aidan Mullins.
Cllr Mullins made the suggestion...
Proposal made for barrier to be erected in busy Laois car park to combat...
A proposal to install a paid parking barrier in Lyster Square received a lukewarm response at yesterday's meeting of the Portlaoise Municipal District.
Cllr Thomasina...
Calls for safety works at Laois junction before ‘someone has their nose taken off’
A Laois County Councillor has called for safety works to be carried out before 'someone has their nose taken off' their car.
Fine Gael Cllr...
Left in the dark – Councillors rage over new LED lights in Laois estates
"It's like you went into your kitchen and took the light out of the ceiling and replaced it with a lamp - that's how...
Need for broadband in rural Laois ‘greater than ever’ as Covid leaves people ‘depressed...
"People that have contacted me are depressed. Some say they have never been as lonely as they are now - never felt as isolated.
"Some...
Calls for ‘two horrible derelict properties’ in Laois town to be dealt with
Laois County Councillor John King has called for immediate action to be taken on 'two horrible derelict properties' which he says are a serious...
Laois Councillors call for action to be taken on flooding issues at private houses
"Nobody should have to live like this - to live in fear of flooding. When it rains, it is like monsoon season in China."
These...
New car parking regime to be trialled in Laois town
A new car parking regime is to be trialled in a Laois town.
Mountrath is to be subject to 'time limited' parking, rather than paid-parking,...
Laois children losing out in medical card dispute between dentists and Department of Health
A dispute between dentists and the Department of Health has left children in Laois caught in the middle.
Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council, Catherine Fitzgerald,...
Home Care help in Laois – a funding or an operational issue?
Some Laois people are being forced to stay in hospital for weeks longer than necessary due to a home care system that is not...
Renewed calls for a crematorium and Columbarium Wall to be constructed in Laois
"I haven't decided what I would like to happen to me (when I die), but I think people should have the option of being...
Laois housing estate set to be taken in charge by County Council
The Graigavern Lodge housing estate in Ballybrittas has been taken in charge by Laois County Council - more than a decade after it was...
BREAKING: Laois County Council confirm date for possible re-opening of Portlaoise Leisure Centre
Laois County Council are hopeful that Portlaoise Leisure Centre will re-open in January 2021.
Director of Services Donal Brennan revealed the news at this morning’s...
Issue of vacant site dragging on and falling trees causing problems in Portlaoise estates
Laois County Council should put in a compulsory purchase order on a vacant site at the front of the Maryborough Estate on the Mountrath...
Calls for a fence to be erected at Laois playground to ‘curb anti-social behaviour’
A number of Laois County Councillors have called on the Council to erect a fence at the back of a popular Laois playground in...
Issue over speed limit preventing safety measures at Portlaoise GAA grounds
A pedestrian crossing, a path and a decreased speed limit should be put in place at the Portlaoise GAA grounds at Rathleague outside the...
Frustration over slow progress on new Portlaoise courthouse
The ongoing issue of the courthouse raised its head at the recent Portlaoise Municipal District meeting in Laois County Council as the elected representatives...
‘Park and Stride’ encouraged to tackle Portlaoise school traffic
Laois County Council should "establish a method to combat the current traffic problems each morning in Portlaoise" and "consider the 'Park and Stride' initiative...
