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...
Testy exchanges as Councillors clash over suggestion to dredge rivers rather than building quarries
"You are off your tree if you think this is practical".
Those are the words of Fianna Fail Councillor Paddy Bracken as he hit out...
New Cathaoirleach and leas-Cathaoirleach for Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick district have been chosen
The new Cathaoirleach (chairperson) and Leas Cathaoirleach (vice-chairperson) of the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick municipal district meeting have been chosen.
Councillor Paddy Bracken is the new Cathaoirleach while...
Laois County Council urged to increase serviced sites offerings, particularly in Portlaoise area
Laois County Council should greatly increase the number of serviced sites offered for sale.
That was the view expressed by a number of councillors at...
Fianna Fail TD welcomes new bus service in Laois
Fianna Fáil TD Seán Fleming has heralded the announcement of a new bus service in Laois as 'excellent news'.
The service is being provided by...
Cemetery wall could cost thousands if it falls
The cementary wall in Timahoe is in a "bad, bad way" and could end up causing, "thousands in damages" according to one Laois county...
Two local County Councillors join forces to call for Master Plan for Abbeyleix
Two local County Councillors have joined forces to call for a Master Plan to be prepared in Abbeyleix
Fine Gael Cllr Barry Walsh and Fianna...
Laois councillors rubber-stamp decision to sell land to Glanbia
The Laois County Council decision to sell five hectares of land to Glanbia for the development of a new cheese factory has been widely...
Council accused of putting ‘cart before the horse’ on flooding strategy
Laois County Council's plan to alleviate flooding around the county has been described as 'putting the cart before the horse' by one Councillor.
Independent Cllr...
Local school bus chaos highlighted in Dáil by Laois TD
Local TD Brian Stanley raised problems with school transport in the constituency with Minister Norma Foley in the Dáil last week.
The Sinn Fein TD...
Council buy old Portlaoise primary school to use as new home for local music...
The old Scoil Mhuire primary school building in Portlaoise has been purchased by Laois County Council from Portlaoise parish - and it will be...
Call for Portlaoise to be zoned as commuter town to Dublin to reduce fares...
A Laois County Councillor has called for Portlaoise to be zoned as a commuter town to Dublin which would in turn reduce fares for...
Laois Councillors fear ‘a mish-mash of different speed limits’ could follow Department of Transport’s...
Laois County Councillors have called for updates and clarification from the Department of Transport regarding their planned speed review process.
Fine Gael Cllr Barry Walsh...
Councillor calls for ‘killer dogs’ to be put down in wake of recent attacks
At the monthly Laois County Council meeting, several Councillors called for Laois dog owners to be more responsible and vigilant with their pets.
The issue...
Five days on average to fix public lighting in Portlaoise area
It has taken an average of 5.3 days to fix public lighting in the Portlaoise area from January to March 2019.
The figures for the...
Calls for busy Portlaoise rural road to be resurfaced for dramatic increase in traffic
Two Laois County Councillors have called for repairs to be carried out on a narrow Laois road that has become very busy.
The road in...
Laois is the safest place for a stray dog in Ireland, but costs have...
New figures show that Laois has one of only two county pounds in Ireland where no dog died in 2017.
New statistics for the Department...
‘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...
Laois County Councillors accused of ‘election stunt’ with June 7 almost upon us
There was a huge dispute between councillors of Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District, with the Fianna Fáil councillors accused of "an election stunt" by their political...
Extreme frustration as Portlaoise homes delayed further
Considerable frustration was expressed at a meeting in Laois County Council at the delay in making new social houses available.
The May meeting of the...
Government are “treating local communities with disrespect and disdain” with current immigration policies says...
Laois County Council will write to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration & Youth of Ireland, to request that an agreed strategy is...
Ramps and lack of funding raised at Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick municipal district meeting
Safety measures needed for 'rat run', says local councillor
Road safety measures are needed for what is now a 'rat run' in Mountrath, said cllr...
Cllr has ‘pain in his ass’ over waste land in Stradbally
Cllr Paschal McEvoy says that he has a 'pain in my ass' over Transport Infrastructure Ireland's refusal to turn a waste land in Stradbally...
Laois councillor calls for clarity and promotion around long-stay parking in Portlaoise
A Laois County Councillor is seeking more fairness and clarity for users of the County Council's long-stay car parks.
Fine Gael Councillor, Thomasina Connell, called...
‘Worst footpath in Laois,’ to be replaced
"It's the worst footpath in Laois", these were the words of local councillor Pascal McEvoy, in regards to the footpath at The Drive estate...
Remedial works wanted for, ‘rollercoaster of a road’ in Laois
The Mountrath to Abbeyleix road has been described as, "The worst road in the county' according to one Laois councillor.
Cllr James Kelly made the...
New parking facilities ‘would be a great asset’ to rural Laois cemetery
A rural Laois cemetery could be in line for a facelift, with talks underway to develop new parking facilities.
The issue was raised by Independent...
Councillor claims ‘Bob the Builder’ would have done a better job on Laois footpaths
Councillor Aidan Mullins made the claim that 'Bob the Builder would have done a better job', following the completion of works on footpaths in...
Call for safety works near Laois school to be carried out before students return...
A Laois County Councillor has called for safety works at a Portlaoise primary school to be carried out before children return in September.
Sinn Fein...
‘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...