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Grants of up to €4,000 available to Laois businesses for outdoor dining equipment
Grants funding totalling 75% of a maximum of €4,000 is available for a new Laois County Council and Failte Ireland scheme aimed at making...
Funding secured for major improvement works on ‘dangerous’ roundabout on busy Laois road
Major improvement works are set to be carried out in the coming months on a 'dangerous' roundabout on a busy Laois road.
The roundabout in...
‘There will be a fatality and it will be said to us, ‘what did...
The ongoing issue of wild deer on the main road between Abbeyleix and Durrow was raised once again at this week's Portlaoise Municipal District...
Council urged to improve maintenance of housing stock
Laois County Council need to prioritise a plan to improve their current housing stock, according to Portlaoise's Sinn Féin councillor Caroline Dwane-Stanley.
She was speaking...
Update sought on Council plan on facilitation of public spaces for retail and hospitality...
Laois County Councillor Mary Sweeney has sought an update from Laois County Council on how they plan for the facilitation of public spaces for...
In Pictures: ‘Three-pronged approach’ required to tackle ‘dumping crisis’ on Council land in residential...
Old couches, fridges, blankets, mattress, drugs paraphernalia and general rubbish are strewn across a field owned by Laois County Council in the middle of...
Car parking spaces to be re-marked outside Laois cemetery
Laois County Council are to re-mark the car parking spaces opposite St Peter and Paul's Cemetery in Portlaoise.
That comes following a request by Labour...
‘Absolutely disgusting’ – outrage as dog fouling leads to wheelchair user receiving nasty surprise
Dog fouling has been described as 'absolutely disgusting and a huge problem' at this morning's meeting of the Portlaoise Municipal District.
Fianna Fail Councillor Catherine...
The Week that Was: Our most read stories of the past seven days
1 - Laois pub faces closure after licence renewal application rejected
A Laois pub faces closure after its application for a licence renewal was rejected...
Laois County Council to erect temporary salt/grit areas to help rural areas with slippery...
Laois County Council is to pilot two temporary salt/grit drop off points in rural areas of the Portlaoise Municipal District in a bid to...
Calls for action to solve ‘ongoing anti-social behaviour’ problems at former Laois shopping centre
A Laois County Councillor has called for action to be taken to solve what he says are 'ongoing anti-social behaviour' problems at the site...
Calls for indoor sports centre to built on lands Laois County Council purchased in...
Laois County Councillors in the Portlaoise Municipal District have called for a indoor sports facility to be built in the town.
In 2019, Laois County...
Outrage as tarmacadam ‘allowed’ to flow into sewage system causing blockages for Laois people
A full investigation has been called for into how works, being carried out on behalf of Irish Water, resulted in tarmacadam getting into a...
Concerns raised over decision to cancel important Bus Eireann service in Laois
Concerns have been raised over Bus Eireann's decision to cancel a key route that connects Laois from Limerick to Dublin Airport.
The Expressway Route X12...
2020 Remembered: ‘Intimidated and afraid’ – Late night parties in Laois park leave residents...
In September, resident's expressed their concerns over the anti social behaviour taking place in the People's Park in Portlaoise.
Late night parties with loud music,...
Laois Councillor ‘scalded’ and running around like ‘Wee Willie Winkie’ over lights
A Laois County Councillor has said he is being 'scalded' on the phone on a daily basis over the installation of new LED lights...
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...
Brian Moss: Bad lights, Zach has our back and poetry for the soul
Come towards the light
A newer greener way of living is certainly a movement that has gained momentum over the past few years and rightfully...
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...
Left in the dark – Councillors rage over new LED lights in Laois estates
"It's like you went into your kitchen and took the light out of the ceiling and replaced it with a lamp - that's how...
Additional car charging facilities sought for Abbeyleix
Only one electric car charging point in Abbeyleix isn't nearly enough and a request should be made to the ESB to instal additional points...
Suggestion that a ‘private car park’ could help solve problems at Glenbarrow in Slieve...
The idea that a private car park could be opened to alleviate some of the major issues with the lack of car parking facilities...
Safety measures needed as new Laois secondary school continues to grow
A pedestrian crossing is badly needed at Towerhill in Portlaoise for Dunamase College where there are now over 300 students and over 30 staff...
‘Intimidated and afraid’ – Late night parties in Laois park leave residents fearful
Late night parties with loud music, drinking and drug-use all taking place in the People's Park in Portlaoise have left nearby residents 'intimidated and...
Laois Councillor writes open letter to Taoiseach urging for change to lockdown
Laois County Councillor Thomasina Connell has written an open letter to Taoiseach Micheal Martin - urging him to replace the lockdown measures that have...
Ballyroan call for council support for new walking track in village
Plans are in place for a new walking track linking the village of Ballyroan to the local GAA club with Cllr Mary Sweeney urging...
Laois County Council urged to up their social media game
Laois County Council's use of social media "needs attention", according to Fine Gael councillor Thomasina Connell, the new chairperson of Portlaoise Municipal District.
She brought...
Profile: Steeped in Fianna Fáil, long-serving Laois TD appointed a Minister of State
Long-serving Laois Fianna Fáil TD Sean Fleming has been appointed a Minister for State at the Department of Finance.
Deputy Fleming’s elevation to the Junior...
‘We need to stand up to online bullying’ says Laois politician
Portlaoise-based solicitor Thomasina Connell says that people "need to stand up to online bullying" and that the "constant abuse of elected reps" will turn...
Turf war as councillors clash over bog access
A number of Laois County Councillors have spoken out about the current situation where people are unable to access Bord na Móna bogs to...
