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High praise for recently retired General Manager of Portlaoise Hospital – ‘A gentleman to...
There has been high praise for the recently retired General Manager of Portlaoise Hospital.
Last week, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly confirmed to the Portlaoise...
Reminder regarding free parking in Portlaoise after people pay unnecessarily
People are being reminded that there is two hours of free parking every Saturday in Portlaoise up until Christmas.
The measure was voted through in...
Free Saturday parking agreed in Portlaoise throughout month of December
There will be free parking available in Portlaoise town centre on the four Saturdays in December in the leadup to Christmas.
It was announced at...
Vacant residential properties set to be targeted in Portlaoise to tackle housing shortage
Vacant residential properties are set to be targeted in Portlaoise in a bid to tackle the shortage of houses in the county.
That was the...
Council Briefs: CCTV request, Cycle to Work unfairness and Portlaoise footpaths
Council should take over electricity cost of community CCTV
There's not a month goes by where the various issues with CCTV don't raise their head...
Free public Wifi now available in Portlaoise town following rollout of new EU scheme
Free public Wifi is now available in parts of Portlaoise Town centre following the launch of a new European initiative which promotes free connectivity...
Full council retrofit budget needed to upgrade Portlaoise estate
It would take the council's full annual budget for retrofitting just to retrofit the 30+ houses in St Brigid's Place, with this Portlaoise estate...
Calls for community centre to be retained in Portlaoise housing estate
While it is always welcome to see more properties being returned to the council's social housing stock to tackle the waiting list, a vacant...
Fence needed to protect Portlaoise pitch from pedestrians and cyclists
The grass pitch at Portlaoise Leisure Centre used by soccer teams from four counties may need to be protected with a boundary fence to...
Burnt-out houses in Portlaoise should be restored for people with disabilities
The renovation of two burnt-out houses in Portlaoise that were recently destroyed in a fire is a perfect opportunity for Laois County Council to...
Elderly people ‘risking life and limb’ on Portlaoise footpaths due to flooding
Elderly people are 'risking life and limb' crossing the road at Kilminchy due to flooding that makes the footpath impassable.
At the recent meeting of...
‘All kinds of activities’ putting residents in fear at derelict cottage in Portlaoise
The owner of a derelict cottage near Centrepoint, where people are "carrying out all kinds of activities" that are putting elderly residents in fear,...
‘Nowhere to safely cross’ Portlaoise road as traffic has trebled
There's nowhere on Fr Browne Avenue in Portlaoise to cross safely, according to Cllr Willie Aird, due to three times the amount of traffic...
Abbeyleix daycare in limbo but some progress on Portlaoise and Mountmellick
Local TD Brian Stanley has said that badly-needed progress has been made on Portlaoise and Mountmellick Day Care Centres - but that the situation...
Time ticking as landmark Portlaoise clock remains stopped
A stopped clock might be right twice a day but a landmark clock in Portlaoise town centre will have to wait another while yet...
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...
Special meeting called as issues with toilets, thefts, footpaths and trees persist at Portlaoise...
A special meeting between Portlaoise County Councillors, Council officials and members of the Portlaoise Cemetery committee is to be organised to tackle a range...
Considerable improvement of footpaths and cycle lanes planned for Portlaoise
Laois County Council is planning to considerably improve footpaths and cycle lanes in Portlaoise town next year, as well as develop a cycle network...
‘Dreadful’ response from council on Portlaoise pool reopening as leisure centre remains shut
Portlaoise councillors have slammed as "disappointing" and "dreadful" the response from Laois County Council on reopening the county town's leisure centre, with some lamenting...
€1.5 millon approved for Civil Defence in Portlaoise but no suitable building found
Funding of €1.5 million has been approved by Laois County Council for a new Civil Defence facility in Portlaoise.
However, a suitable property has not...
Portlaoise County Councillor slams Supermac’s boss for ‘slagging off workers’
Frontline workers and retail staff deserve recognition for all their hard work instead of being insulted by a multimillionaire whose fortune was made by...
Council urged to take the lead on historic Portlaoise graveyard
Laois County Council should oversee maintenance on the historic Ridge graveyard in Portlaoise and not leave it to volunteers.
Cllr Thomasina Connell proposed at the...
Free parking in Portlaoise on Saturdays ahead of Christmas rush
People shopping in the centre of Portlaoise will be able to avail of free parking on the three Saturdays in December in the lead...
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...
Renewed calls for Columbarium Wall and crematorium as Councillors estimate Portlaoise Cemetery could run...
There have been renewed calls for the construction of a Columbarium Wall and crematorium in Portlaoise.
This comes after Cllr Catherine Fitzgerald put down a...
Angry exchanges as no date given for reopening of Portlaoise Leisure Centre
The issue of when Portlaoise Leisure Centre will re-open was raised at a Municipal District meeting in Laois County Council today with councillors expressing...
In Pictures: Great joy as ‘The Portlaoise Flyer’ returns home
The Portlaoise Flyer, the plane built by Frank and Louis Aldritt in the early part of the 20th century, has returned home to Portlaoise.
The...
Laois Councillor calls for additional bins to be put up in Portlaoise town centre
Laois County Councillor Thomasina Connell has called for additional litter bins to be put up in Portlaoise town centre.
The Fine Gael Councillor made the...
Calls for busy Portlaoise rural road to be resurfaced for dramatic increase in traffic
Two Laois County Councillors have called for repairs to be carried out on a narrow Laois road that has become very busy.
The road in...
Portlaoise Leisure Centre grass and astroturf pitches set to reopen following breakthrough
The grass and astroturf pitches in Portlaoise Leisure Centre are set to reopen following a breakthrough.
At a recent meeting of the Portlaoise Municipal District,...
