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Frustration expressed over withdrawal of day care services from Abbeyleix
There is extreme frustration with the current situation where day care services are no longer being offered in Abbeyleix hospital.
The issue was raised at...
‘As a council we need to do more to make public spaces safe’
A Laois County Councillor has called for a review of public spaces in Portlaoise "with a view of making these safer for families, children...
Refuge centre for victims of domestic violence in Laois a step closer following Tusla...
Portlaoise Refuge has been listed as a priority in the publication of the Tusla review of accommodation services for victims of domestic, sexual and...
New Laois County Councillor appointed following selection at online convention
Laois County Council are set to have their newest member after he was officially selected to fill a vacant seat.
Ballyroan native Barry Walsh will...
Leading candidate emerges to fill Laois County Council seat left vacant by Mary Sweeney’s...
Ballyroan native Barry Walsh looks set to be co-opted to the Laois County Council seat left vacant following the retirement of long-serving councillor Mary...
‘It’s a vicious circle’ – Families left without homes as Laois housing development hit...
The ongoing delays surrounding the delivery of 32 new houses in Clonrooske Abbey in Portlaoise has been described as a 'vicious circle'.
Fianna Fail Councillor...
Fine Gael lay out the process for filling council seat left vacant by Mary...
Fine Gael members in the Portlaoise Municipal District will decide at an online convention early next month who will fill the Laois County Council...
Survey underway as ‘dangerous’ pedestrian crossings left in the dark
Laois County Council plans to carry out a lighting survey of all pedestrian crossings in Portlaoise.
This comes following concerns that some are dangerous due...
Strict approach to ‘dumping’ at bottle banks taken by Laois County Council
Should Laois County Council show some leniency towards people who mistakenly dump boxes at bottle banks in the county, or should it be the...
The week that was: Our most read stories of the past seven days
1 - Gardai appeal for information following series of burglaries in Laois
Gardai are appealing for information following a series of burglaries which took place...
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...
End of an era as Ballyroan’s Mary Sweeney retires from elected office
Heartfelt tributes were paid at Laois County Hall today, as Mary Sweeney retired from her role as a county councillor with the Portlaoise Municipal...
Almost 190 Laois homes to be retrofitted by the middle of next year
Almost 190 Laois homes in seven housing estates are to be retrofitted by the middle of 2022.
Laois County Council was approved funding for two...
Calls for bollards to be erected near Laois secondary schools to prevent parking on...
A Laois County Councillor has called for bollards to be erected on cycling lanes near two Laois secondary schools to prevent cars from parking...
The week that was: Our most read stories of the past seven days
1 - WATCH: Four young Laois travellers behind documentary making waves in London
Four young Laois travellers are behind a documentary which is making a...
Mary Sweeney: ‘Anyone who knows me knows how proud I feel to have been...
Fine Gael County Councillor Mary Sweeney has expressed her gratitude to the people of Laois and Laois County Council as she announced her retirement...
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...
Calls for cameras to be installed in Laois cemetery to stamp out ‘thefts’ and...
A call has been made for security cameras to be installed at a Laois cemetery.
Fianna Fail Councillor Catherine Fitzgerald put down the motion in...
Laois County Council create ‘bigger and better’ disability parking spaces to replace ones occupied...
Laois County Council says that it has created three 'bigger and better' disability parking spaces in Portlaoise.
There was upset on social media recently as...
Bizarre situation as Ben Brennan breaks up Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael arrangement to take Graiguecullen-Portarlington...
There was a bizarre situation in Laois County Council this afternoon as independent councillor Ben Brennan was elected as vice-chairman of the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal...
Laois Councillor ‘amazed’ at Electric Picnic decision to apply for later date for 2021...
A Laois Councillor says he is 'amazed' that the organisers of Electric Picnic intend to go ahead with the festival this year.
Fianna Fail Councillor...
Electric Picnic organisers release statement following confirmation of new festival date
The organisers of Electric Picnic have released a statement following the news that this year's festival is set to go ahead at a later...
€748,000 Just Transition Funding for conservation of medieval churches and pollinators in Laois and...
A major new project linking conservation of medieval heritage and biodiversity has been launched by Laois and Offaly County Councils.
The three year project has...
Elderly people ‘left standing in all weathers’ waiting for buses in busy part of...
A call has been made for bus shelters to be constructed in a busy part of a Laois town.
A recent meeting of the Portlaoise...
Plans advancing to construct refuge centre for victims of domestic violence in Laois
Plans are advancing to construct a refuge centre to cater for victims of domestic violence in Laois.
A meeting of the Portlaoise Municipal District yesterday...
‘Young mothers don’t feel safe walking at night’ – New LED lights continue to...
'Young mothers don't feel safe walking at night' - So says Sinn Fein Councillor Caroline Dwane Stanley.
She made the comment at a recent meeting...
Calls for old Laois ‘eyesore’ school to be used for ‘good of community’
A call has been made for an old Laois school, which is now derelict, to be handed back to the community so they can...
Weekend Read: Centrepoint Shopping Centre – owners, asbestos and anti-social problems
"In all of my years as a County Councillor, I have never received as many calls about one single issue as a I have...
Plea for action over anti-social behaviour at derelict house as neighbours unable to sleep
A plea has been made for action to be taken over a vacant property in Portlaoise which is routinely the scene of anti-social behaviour.
The...
Meeting called following harrowing details of thefts and cars driving over graves in Laois...
A meeting between Laois County Councillors, Council officials and members of the St Peter & Paul’s cemetery committee in Portlaoise has been called after...
