Laois County Council under pressure to deliver funding for urgent road works
Laois County Council has been put under pressure to deliver on funding "that was approved some years ago" for major road works at Middlemount,...
Pleas heard to clean Laois river which has become ‘one big flood plain’
Independent Laois County Councillor Ollie Clooney has pleaded with the Council to clean the River Erkina.
The Durrow based Councillor says that the river, which...
BREAKING: Laois County Council CEO John Mulholland announces decision to retire
Laois County Council CEO John Mulholland has announced that he will retire from the role in June of this year.
Mr Mulholland will retire before...
Continued frustration at length of time it’s taking for light repairs across Laois
A number of Laois County Councillors again expressed their extreme frustration at the length of time it is taking for light repairs to be...
Fears that river in Clonaslee will become polluted with raw sewage
There is a strong chance that the river in Clonaslee will become polluted with human waste if action is not taken, a county Councillor...
Council’s Housing Department has more than 1,000 repairs outstanding
The Laois County Council's Housing Department has more than 1,000 repairs on homes waiting to be carried out, a meeting has heard.
Head of Housing...
Fatal accident black spot near Rathdowney set for safety works
The Rathdowney to Abbeyleix Road, which claimed three young people back in July 2015, is still an accident black spot and is major need...
Discussion continues around speed limit in Rathdowney despite council recommendation
Laois County Council have recommended that the speed limit on the Johnstown road in Rathdowney to not be extended, but that has not stopped...
Council tracking unlicensed waste collectors on Facebook
Unlicensed waste collectors who “advertise on Facebook” are being tracked by Laois County Council.
Engineer Orla Barrett said they are clamping down on the “man...
Safety concerns over traffic parking associated with local Mosque
Residents of an estate in Portlaoise have raised “serious issues” in relation to parking there, some of which is associated with the Muslim Centre...
Padraig Fleming reflects on busy year as Cathaoirleach
Three ambassadors were welcomed to Laois by Cllr Padraig Fleming in the past year in addition to him marching down 5th and 6th Avenue...
More toilet talk in local municipal district meeting
The toilet talk in Portlaoise municipal district meeting continued as the most recent meeting on Wednesday, October 17.
The saga re-open public toilets in Portlaoise wages...
Plans for almost 80 houses in Stradbally advancing
Plans to build a 72-house estate in Stradbally have moved a step closer.
Cllrs have voted unanimously for a material contravention of the county development...
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...
New wheelchair parking and stop sign for Stradbally
A new wheelchair parking bay and 'Stop' sign will be installed in Stradbally, as two motions requesting both were passed at the recently Graiguecullen-Portarlington...
Portlaoise ring road opening pushed back again as November 1 now set as completion...
The new ring road around Portlaoise - which will link the Timahoe Road to the Abbeyleix Road - has been hit with further delays...
Portlaoise parking row alleges heavy-handed ticketing
A row flared up at Laois County Council this week with accusations of heavy-handed ticketing and parking fines being levied in the town centre...
Unresponsive contractors ‘should not receive council work’
Contractors who carry out work for Laois County Council - but don't engage or respond to complainants after they have finished should not get...
Portlaoise Courthouse is letting the town down, claims local councillor
Portlaoise Courthouse "is a poor reflection of our principal town in Laois" according to Cllr Thomasina Connell, who called on Laois County Council to...
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...
Three Laois housing estates ‘taken in charge’ by County Council
Three Laois housing estates have been 'taken in charge' by Laois County Council.
Gracefield Manor in Ballylinan, Millbrook in Portlaoise and numbers 90 to 102...
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...
Big pay rise on the cards for County Councillors following government decision
County Councillors in Laois and across the country are set for a significant pay rise following a government decision this morning.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin and...
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...
‘Death trap of a road’ leading to Laois secondary school to be assessed for...
A road that leads up to a Laois secondary school is to be assessed to examine possible safety measures after it was described as...
Importance of road infrastructure around new Portlaoise secondary school highlighted
In the coming years, Dunamase College will move into a new build secondary school on the Timahoe Road in Portlaoise, close to the old...
Hope expressed that Portlaoise bus service could be in place by end of 2023
A new bus service for the town of Portlaoise could be operational by the end of 2023, a Municipal District meeting in Laois County...
Time for Laois Ryder Cup sign to be binned
Golf's Ryder Cup took place in Ireland in 2006, in the K Club, at the height of the Celtic Tiger Boom.
It returns to these...
Call made for safety works to be carried out on road near well known...
A call has been made for safety works to be carried out on a road near a well known Laois pub.
Fianna Fail Councillor Padraig...
New local campaign to reduce single-use coffee cups in Laois launched
Laois Council Council and 2GoCup are launching a major new environmental campaign to dramatically reduce single-use coffee cups in Laois.
During a three-month pilot project...