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...
‘All kinds of activities’ putting residents in fear at derelict cottage in Portlaoise
The owner of a derelict cottage near Centrepoint, where people are "carrying out all kinds of activities" that are putting elderly residents in fear,...
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 Council to take posession of new 93-space car park
Laois County Council will take possession of a new 93-space car park on Railway Street, Portlaoise, due to come into use in August or...
Laois is running out of space … in cemeteries
It’s a grave situation. Laois is losing the plots.
Space is running out in some of the counties 27 local authority managed cemeteries.
Nowhere is the...
Dozens of boom time Laois estates left in limbo
Ghost estates that blighted many Laois towns after the banking and property crash of a decade ago may be banished, but the problems still...
Parking spaces and access issues need to be addressed in Laois town
Parking zones in Mountmellick need to be reassessed at, say members of Laois County Council.
The parking zones local councillors are referring to include the...
Calls for more welcoming approach signs when entering Portlaoise
Laois County Council should put in place more attractive 'Welcome to Portlaoise' signs on the main roads into the town to "enhance the aesthetics...
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...
Laois County Council sells greenfield site worth €170,000 to garage company
A garage company has completed the purchase of a greenfield site worth €170,000 from Laois County Council.
Oliver Stanley Motors Ltd, currently a Texaco filling...
Calls for ‘treacherous’ Raheen Cemetery footpaths to be upgraded
Laois County Council has been called upon to resurface all of the footpaths in Raheen Cemetery as they are now 'treacherous'.
The motion was put...
Footpaths in local cemetery make it ‘dangerous to carry a corpse’
It is dangerous to carry a corpse at the graveyard in Raheen, due to the state of the footpaths there, it has been claimed.
Cllr...
Sinn Fein and The Green Party launch Local Election candidates ahead of 2024 vote
Sinn Fein and The Green Party recently held events to launch their candidates that will contest the Local Elections in Laois in 2024.
As reported...
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...
Laois Councillor calls for road repairs all across the town of Rathdowney
Councillor John King has called on Laois County Council to make several repairs and alterations to roads throughout Rathdowney.
Cllr King was speaking at the...
New Laois fire station moves a step closer after planning permission approved
A brand new fire station building is on its way to Laois after Councillors gave the proposal the green light at a recent meeting.
The...
‘Ash Dieback in public urban areas is not a significant issue in County Laois’...
"Ash Dieback in public urban areas is not a significant issue in County Laois," local Councillors have been told.
Fine Gael Cllr Thomasina Connell had called...
‘Sheep dip’ in Laois poses ‘serious danger for children’ as safety works called for
A Laois County Councillor has called for safety works to be carried out on a 'sheep dip' to make it safe as it 'poses...
Winter gritting costs Laois €500k but for some it’s just salt in the wounds
Winter is coming.
The clocks are gone back; the evenings are bet and there’s a frosty bite in the mid-term mornings.
But Laois County Council are...
Fence needed to protect Portlaoise pitch from pedestrians and cyclists
The grass pitch at Portlaoise Leisure Centre used by soccer teams from four counties may need to be protected with a boundary fence to...
Concerns prevail over Electric Picnic 2020 crowds and controls
Tickets for the Electric Picnic 2020 are completely sold out but lingering doubts and concerns continue to prevail over the increased crowds and safety...
In Pictures: Age Friendly Laois launch new ICE card which could help save lives
Age Friendly Laois recently launched a new initiative called the ICE card which they hope will save lives.
The ICE (In Case of Emergency) card...
Sulky racing leading to problems on Laois roads with fears ‘someone could be killed’
Laois County Councillors have called for stricter penalties to be imposed on those who take part in sulky races.
The issue came up at today's...
Long-awaited repairs to Timahoe cemetery expected to be carried out late 2019 or early...
Work on the dangerous wall in Timahoe cemetery are expected to be carried out towards the end of 2019 or early 2020.
The works are...
Dangerous junction in Castletown to be reviewed
A treacherous junction in Castletown will be considered for new safety measures to implemented by Laois County Council.
The junction between Daingeanroe and main R445...
Oh dear, oh deer, costly collision for Laois politician leads to calls for a...
Laois County Council have agreed to install signage on the R423 at Ballyfin to alert motorists to the potential danger of deer on the...
‘Sanctions for spurious refusals need to be tougher’ as one in six people refuse...
A Laois County Councillor has called for tougher penalties to be imposed upon those who refuse social housing for 'spurious reasons'.
Sinn Fein Councill Aidan...
Portlaoise Enterprise Centre – supporting start-ups and growing businesses in Laois
Ms Patricia Frayne, a chartered accountant with vast experience working alongside SMEs and owner-managed businesses, is Centre Co-Cordinator at the Enterprise Centre.
Ms Frayne was...
Update provided on ‘Tyrrell’s Land’ with no development expected before 2025
No sod is expected to be turned on a major Laois County Council development until 2025 at the earliest.
So a meeting of the Portlaoise...
Official barrier to safety railings at pedestrian crossings
Local authority officials are opposed to the erection of any further safety railings at pedestrian crossing junctions councillors have been told.
While it used to...