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...
Labour Party convention selects two candidates for local elections in Laois
Last night's Labour Party selection convention saw two candidates selected for local elections in Laois.
Current councillor Noel Tuohy was selected to contest the Portlaoise...
Over half of Laois people with lung disorder go undiagnosed
According to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Support Ireland over half of the people in Laois with COPD are undiagnosed.
COPD Support Ireland reported that '4,658...
No funds for ‘deadly deadly’ dangerous junction
It will be next year at the earliest before the Council can hope to have funding to address works at a dangerous junction on...
Local councillor argues more funding needed for roads and footpaths, not LED lights
A Laois county councillor has argued that more funding needs to be put into upgrading roads and footpaths, not installing LED lights.
In the council's...
More than one in seven Laois people have a disability
A total of 11,393 people with one or more disabilities and 3,581 carers live in Laois.
These figures were presented by Independent senator John Dolan,...
Killenard Bridge Club hold 28th Annual Dinner in Portarlington
The Killenard Bridge Club recently held their 28th annual dinner.
The dinner was held in Portarlington Golf Club and was extremely well attended.
Bridge is a...
Laois-Offaly Fine Gael TD to seek nomination for European Elections
Laois-Offaly Fine Gael TD Marcella Corcoran Kennedy is seeking the party’s nomination to become an MEP in the Ireland South constituency.
The European Elections take...
Collapsed pipe floods outdoor swimming pool in Ballinakill
The flooding of an outdoor swimming pool in Ballinakill due to a collapsed water pipe running from Gill's Pond will be a 'big job'...
27 new houses set to come to Laois village
This is certainly good news for the village of Ballybrittas.
Hybla Transport Ltd have submitted planning permission for a housing development in the area.
They plan...
Laois venue nominated for prestigious Hot Press live music Venue of the Year award
A Portlaoise bar and venue has been nominated for the prestigious honour of the Hot Press live music Venue of the Year award.
Kavanagh's Bar...
Laois business says its won’t exist in 12 months if insurance hikes remain in...
A Laois business owner has said that they don't see their play centre existing next year after her business insurance costs doubled for 2019,...
Confusion reigns as meeting tries to get to the bottom of sewage problem
There is a sewage effluent problem in Ballyroan and local councillor Mary Sweeney is trying to get to the bottom of it, before it...
In Pictures: Portlaoise Educate Together NS hold Valentine’s Cake Sale
Sweet treats, heart shaped cupcakes and many creative bakes filled the school hall at Portlaoise Educate Together N.S. on Valentines Day.
This fundraising event never...
Laois business speaks out on VAT increases on food supplements
A Portlaoise business has expressed their concerns over the proposed 23 percent increase in Value Added Tax (VAT) on all food supplements.
The Fruit N...
Portlaoise hospital spent €10.8 million on agency staff in 2018 – the second highest...
According to figures released to Sinn Féin, Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise was the second highest spender on agency staff in the country.
According to a statement...
Gardai contacted following spate of criminal activity in Laois community
Gardai are investigating following two separate incidents in Ballyfin in recent days.
Just last night, Ballyfin Community Alert is reporting that there was an attempted...
Barrow Blueway a big ambition for Lea Castle project
An ancient Norman and Gaelic chieftain stronghold on the banks of the River Barrow will one day be the centre-piece of a Barrow Blueway...
Laois businessman pioneers the next big thing with innovative ‘Butterfly Cup’
Entrepreneurs, inventors and investors are always on the lookout for the next big thing.
With climate change and the plague of plastic swamping the planet,...
A ‘loo-dicrous’ situation over lack of public toilets in county Town
Whatever about being short-taken, Portlaoise councillors certainly feel they are being short changed and given the run-around over their efforts to have the public...
In Pictures: The Greatest Show perform at St Colman’s NS in Stradbally
They stole hearts at the Portlaoise College Lip Sync and they were at it again in St Colman's NS in Stradbally.
Members of 'The Greatest...
New footpaths in Stradbally cost ‘less than €100,000’
Any of you who live or have travelled through Stradbally recently will have noticed Laois County Council out in full force laying down some...
Towns and villages ‘have been abandoned by Bus Éireann’ says local councillor
A Laois county councillor has said that Mountrath and Castletown have been 'abandoned' by Bus Éireann.
Cllr James Kelly made the statement at the latest...
UPDATED: UK media report winning Euromillions ticket sold in the Midlands
Someone, or a group of people, are waking up this morning in Ireland a lot richer than they were this time yesterday.
The EuroMillions jackpot...
Forty ancient Laois sites found by amateur archaeologist
An amateur archaeologist says that he has discovered over 40 ancient sites in Laois.
Midlands 103 have reported that amateur archaeologist Simon Dowling identified the sites...
Two males arrested following a number of burglaries in Portlaoise
Two men were arrested following a number of burglaries in Portlaoise in the early hours of the morning on Saturday, February 16.
The two males,...
In Pictures: Graiguecullen 5K/10K race a huge success
What an event this was.
The streets around Graiguecullen were thronged with athletes on Sunday as the annual Graiguecullen Race took place.
This year organisers added...
Feasibility study being carried out on ‘Field of Dreams’ for Laois Down Syndrome
The 'Field of Dreams' for Laois Down Syndrome has come a step closer as Laois County Council is now carrying out a study to see...
Owner of Quinn’s Tea Rooms says it will remain closed for ‘the forseeable future’...
There was shock among the community in Abbeyleix as an overnight fire occurred in Quinn's Tea Rooms in the early hours of Monday morning.
Laois...
Well-known Laois man opts to run as Independent in Local Elections
One of the county’s most popular and best known community activists has thrown his hat in to the ring for the local elections.
It’s no...
