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If ‘those lads in Dublin’ heard first-hand about lack of rural broadband, they would...
Portlaoise councillors recently revealed that broadband services were the one topic they were ‘getting it in the neck’ from by residents on doorsteps.
Since then,...
Election Diary: Moving the Court House from main street, taking to the streets and...
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Take the Court House off Main Street - Dunne
Portlaoise municipal district election candidate Dominic Dunne...
Election Diary: Council-run bin collection, posters and flood relief works
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Re-establishing council-run bin collections
Independent local election candidate Brian Furlong has called for the re-establishment of...
Extra funding sought for five areas in Laois
A letter requesting funding under the Clár Programme for five areas in Laois has been sent to the Department of Rural and Community Development.
Ballyroan,...
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...
Councillors reminisce the Blue Bridge at county council meeting
Is there any wealthy Laois billionaires who want to donate to the resurrection of the Blue Bridge in Portlaoise, akin to the donations being...
Election Diary: Fianna Fáil urged to pull the plug, video stars and hospital concerns
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Full house in Rathdowney as Fianna Fáil urged to 'pull the plug'
Brendan Phelan - an independent...
Tributes paid following sad passing of well-known Laois woman
The death has taken place of Mrs Mary Daly from Portlaoise. She was 92 years of age.
Mrs Daly is the mother of Fianna Fail...
Official barrier to safety railings at pedestrian crossings
Local authority officials are opposed to the erection of any further safety railings at pedestrian crossing junctions councillors have been told.
While it used to...
The confirmed list of candidates in this year’s Local Elections
The people of Laois and Ireland will be asked to vote in the Local Elections this year.
There’s just over three months to go to...
Primary Care Centre could help solve GP crisis
Is there a doctor in the house? The answer is No!
And now Portlaoise councillors are of the view that the shortage of GPs is...
Site urgently needed for Laois’s newest school
It’s a fantastic school with great teachers and a brilliant principal but now the new secondary school in Portlaoise, Choláiste Dhun Masc, is a...
Funeral details announced for well-known Parish Priest
Shock and sadness spread through Abbeyleix and Ballyroan on Wednesday evening as news broke that Parish Priest Fr John Cummins had passed away.
Originally from...
Tributes paid to ‘much-loved, gentle and endearing’ Abbeyleix parish priest
There is widespread shock and sadness as Abbeyleix and Ballyroan Parish Priest Fr John Cummins was killed in a tragic accident yesterday evening.
The Parish...
Peadar Tóibín’s new party Aontú aims to have a contender in Local Elections in...
TD Peadar Tóibín's new party, named Aontú, hopes to have a contender in the upcoming Local Elections in the Portlaoise Municipal District.
The former Sinn...
Young Inspirations, a glimmer of hope for Mountrath Mart and Laois representatives dominating the...
We have plenty of Top Stories this week and they're mostly good news!
Its been a good week for Laois sport and players in particular...
Pupils praised over their political knowledge and activism by local councillors
Sixth class pupils from the Rock NS were praised for their political activism in yesterday's meeting of the Portlaoise municipal district.
Pupils from Mr Fennelly's...
School at accident blackspot hopes for more road safety measures
Another serious crash outside of a rural Laois school has people calling for more road safety measures on the busy road.
The Rock NS saw...
Laois school added to Road Salting Programme for 2018-19
Cllr Catherine Fitzgerald is "delighted and hopes it is always salted" on news that the the road from the roundabout to The Heath school...
National Gift Store of the Year honoured in Laois County Council chamber
A Portlaoise store, which was given the honourable recognition of 'National Gift Store of the Year', was celebrated in the Laois County Council chamber...
Councillor requests review of lighting in Ballyroan village
Cllr Mary Sweeney has asked at the latest Portlaoise Municipal District Meeting that Laois County Council undertake a review of current lighting in Ballyroan...
Councillor asks for continued support for new development committee in Ballinakill
Cllr John Joe Fennelly asked at the latest Portlaoise Municipal Meeting that the council continue to support the new development committee in Ballinakill with...
Councillors clash in arguments for and against election posters
Last week the news came that the sight of election posters in Portlaoise is set to become a thing of the past.
This may not...
Election postering “should be consigned to history” says Councillor
The sight of election posters in Portlaoise is set to become a thing of the past.
Councillors have agreed to avoid the use of postering...
Fine Gael General Election candidate announces where she’ll run in 2019 Locals
In the 2016 General Election, Fine Gael candidate Thomasina Connell polled over 4,000 first preference votes - an impressive haul for a young rookie...
Lyster Lane to be made safer during night time
A call to make Lyster Lane safer after daylight hours has been issued during the latest Portlaoise municipal district meeting.
Councillor Catherine Fitzgerald raised the...
Road repairs in Ballyroan and safety measures in Cullenagh
A number of issues surrounding road repairs and safety issues in the Portlaoise municipal district area came up at this month's meeting.
Councillor Mary Sweeney...
‘Fáilte Ireland has forgotten about Laois’
The Tourist Office in Laois has been the subject of much discussion at recent Portlaoise Municipal District meetings.
As the issue was raised in today's...
Treatment of those in Kolbe Special School, ‘just not right in this day and...
Councillors have unanimously voted to contact the Minister for Education in regards to a new building project for Kolbe Special School.
Kolbe has been the...
State of Raheen cemetery comes to the fore once again
The issue of Raheen cemetery has been raised under three different motions at both full council and Portlaoise Municipal District meetings this week.
Previously described...
