More cemetery spaces needed in Laois
There is serious pressure in cemetery spaces in Laois as more people are being buried in the county due to a fall in the...
Public bodies should attend municipal meetings, argues local councillor
A Laois county councillor has said that public bodies like the National Transport Authority (NTA) and the Office of Public Works (OPW) should be...
Calls for urgent action of road safety in Laois village
The local authority have been urged to intervene to tackle a series of road safety issues in a Laois village.
On foot of a recent...
Laois Councillor calls for halt on new library project as estimated costs reach €6.5...
A Laois County Councillor has called for the ongoing building of a new library in Portlaoise to be halted.
Fine Gael Councillor Aisling Moran made...
Local County Councillor calls for a re-evaluation of tourism policies in Laois
Local Labour County Councillor, Marie Tuohy, has called on Laois County Council to re-evaluate tourism policies in the county.
Cllr Tuohy commended the ongoing effort...
‘We’re going to smother our villages again and our small towns’ – calls for...
A local County Councillor has urged for a reduction in toll charges for heavy goods vehicles using the Toll Plaza at Fatharnagh, Mountrath, Portlaoise...
In Pictures: County Council called on to clean up popular walking route in Laois...
Laois County Council has been called upon to clean up a popular walking route in a Laois town.
Fine Gael Councillor Conor Bergin asked the...
‘Parent behaviour’ often causes parking problems at schools, says Laois council official
Parents' behaviour during drop off and pick up times is part of the problem at school car parks, according to a senior engineer at...
Councillor Aisling Moran makes it a clean sweep at her first municipal district meeting
Recently elected local councillor Aisling Moran saw a hattrick of her motions passed at her first ever Graiguecullen-Portarlington municipal district meeting as a sitting...
NPA refuse to contribute to cost of road works for the Ploughing
A meeting of Laois County Council has heard that the local authority had to plough almost €200k of its own funds into road works...
Civic Reception confirmed for well-known Laois man who was crowned National Heritage Hero
A Laois man who was named the National Heritage Hero in 2022 is set to receive a Civic Reception.
This is the highest honour that...
Irish Rail out of line with Ballybrophy parking, say local councillors
Irish Rail have come in for a dressing down for their failure to honour commitments made to provide ample safe parking at Ballybrophy train...
Minister for Justice and Equality contacted about putting continuous white line on Laois road
The office of the Minister for Justice and Equality Charlie Flanagan was contacted about reinstating the white lines and signs at Bondra Lane on...
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...
Long overlooked Mountmellick Road in Portlaoise on course to get its roundabouts at last
Given the number of roundabouts dotted around Portlaoise town, you'd think that there would be little appetite for any more.
But the Mountmellick Road area...
Calls for safety works to be carried near Laois school ‘before there is a...
Something needs to be done to improve road safety at Scoil Bhride in Portlaoise before there's a fatality.
So said Cllr Caroline Dwane Stanley at...
One half of a footpath to be open next month following long standing battle...
In October 2017, Fine Gael Councillor Willie Aird warned Iarnrod Eireann, formally CIE, that ‘our day will come’ - and it appears that half...
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...
2022 Remembered: Laois County Council agree to construct 54 new modular homes in Laois...
Back in June, Laois County Council gave the go-ahead for new modular homes in Portlaoise.
The green light has been given to a project which...
Laois Councillor calls for more Columbarium Walls as number of cremations increase
A local councillor has called on Laois County Council to provide a Columbarium Wall in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Mountmellick, as well as other cemeteries...
‘This is very serious, it’s the fate of small children’ councillor voices concern about...
"I am anxious, it's just not a safe place for children," said cllr Mary Sweeney when referring to Blandsfort Cross, Ballyroan, at the latest...
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...
Planning sought for new doctor’s surgery in centre of Portlaoise
Planning permission has been sought for the development of a doctor's surgery at the old Miller's Hardware off Bull Lane in the centre of...
Laois Councillor says €100,000 allocation for Rathdowney will address ‘vacancy and dereliction’ in the...
A Laois County Councillor says that the recent allocation of €100,000 for Rathdowney will address 'vacancy and dereliction' in the town.
Fine Gael Councillor John...