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Making the case for reopening the astro pitches at Portlaoise Leisure Centre next month
From June 7, leisure centres around Ireland will be permitted to reopen their doors for the first time in 2021.
However, this will not be...
Unkempt grass, damaged perimeter fence and no reopening date – frustrations expressed over Portlaoise...
Frustrations about the ongoing closure of Portlaoise Leisure Centre were expressed at today's meeting of the Portlaoise Municipal District.
On June 7, Portarlington Leisure Centre...
Calls for a ‘retractable canopy’ to be erected on Main Street in Portlaoise
The Covid-19 pandemic has meant that we have all had to adapt the way we live our lives - and one Laois County Councillor...
‘Solution needed now’ to unpleasant issue in Portlaoise housing estate
An immediate solution is needed to solve a serious sewage problem in the Hermitage estate in Portlaoise, a recent meeting of Laois County Councillors...
Calls made for improved parking and roads at hugely popular Togher Woods in Portlaoise
One of the most popular amenities in Laois over the past year has been Togher Woods outside Portlaoise which has experience a huge surge...
Laois councillor suggests a museum and heritage centre to be developed in Portlaoise town...
Laois County Council should develop a museum/heritage centre in Portlaoise "to recognise the tremendous history of our town and county" according to Cllr Noel...
Laois County Council announce start dates for infrastructure works in Portlaoise and Portarlington
Three major County Council led projects planned for Portlaoise and Portlaoise, that had been delayed due to Covid-19, are set to get underway this...
Thinking Big: A municipal sports facility for Laois won’t be cheap – or quick...
So much of sport is about imagining and dreaming about the big occasions.
Whether it's making a certain team, winning a certain competition or qualifying...
Safety of cyclists a big issue at Portlaoise’s secondary schools
One of the features of lockdown life this year has been an increase in people out cycling and walking.
But secondary school students cycling to...
Resolution in sight for decade long dispute over rail crossing in Portlaoise – but...
Three years after declaring that his 'day will come' in relation to a Laois County Councillor's 14 year dispute with Iarnrod Eireann - his...
Issue of vacant site dragging on and falling trees causing problems in Portlaoise estates
Laois County Council should put in a compulsory purchase order on a vacant site at the front of the Maryborough Estate on the Mountrath...
Issue over speed limit preventing safety measures at Portlaoise GAA grounds
A pedestrian crossing, a path and a decreased speed limit should be put in place at the Portlaoise GAA grounds at Rathleague outside the...
Frustration over slow progress on new Portlaoise courthouse
The ongoing issue of the courthouse raised its head at the recent Portlaoise Municipal District meeting in Laois County Council as the elected representatives...
‘Park and Stride’ encouraged to tackle Portlaoise school traffic
Laois County Council should "establish a method to combat the current traffic problems each morning in Portlaoise" and "consider the 'Park and Stride' initiative...
Anti-social behaviour in Portlaoise park a ‘shame’ as local residents highlight noise and torment
Anti-social behaviour in the People's Park in Portlaoise at night time and weekends is causing huge disturbance to local residents as measures to combat...
Portlaoise Leisure Centre ‘has to be kept on the agenda’
The issue of Portlaoise Leisure Centre "has to be kept on the agenda or it will be forgotten about" said Cllr Noel Tuohy at...
Calls for more welcoming approach signs when entering Portlaoise
Laois County Council should put in place more attractive 'Welcome to Portlaoise' signs on the main roads into the town to "enhance the aesthetics...
Over 100 observations lodged with An Bord Pleanala over proposed 155 new Portlaoise homes
Over one hundred observations over the plan to build 155 new homes in Portlaoise have been lodged with An Bord Pleanala, the Foxburrow and...
Ongoing saga of pedestrianisation of Portlaoise’s Main Street raises its head again
Nothing is straight forward in these times and if anything is symbolic of the strange circumstances we're now in, it's the saga of the...
Calls for old railway track in Portlaoise to be turned into Greenway to link...
A new Greenway walking and cycling route could be developed linking Portlaoise to the new business park and Togher Woods.
The proposed route would use...
Portlaoise Courthouse is letting the town down, claims local councillor
Portlaoise Courthouse "is a poor reflection of our principal town in Laois" according to Cllr Thomasina Connell, who called on Laois County Council to...
Concerns expressed over new developments in Portlaoise – as well as anger over a...
It's not that often that you'll have local councillors in full agreement on a topic - but the seven elected representatives for the Portlaoise...
Proposals in place for a Portlaoise town bus service – with plans for two...
Preliminary designs are in place for a Portlaoise Town Bus Service for two bus routes which would run on a half-hourly basis.
A recent meeting...
Calls for lorries to be banned from using Mountmellick Road in Portlaoise
Large articulated lorries should not be allowed to use the Mountmellick Road and come through Portlaoise town centre - and instead should be forced...
Portlaoise councillors push for extended pedestrianisation of Main Street
It's not very often that all seven elected Laois County Councillors for the Portlaoise area (or any area for that matter) will agree on...
‘Portlaoise Leisure Centre will not be privatised’ hears Laois County Council meeting
Laois County Council have confirmed that Portlaoise Leisure Centre will not be privatised.
Chief Executive John Mulholland told this morning’s monthly meeting of elected members...
Appeal for bottle banks to be installed on Mountmellick Road side of Portlaoise town
With the pubs closed for the last couple of months, there has been an understandable increase in the number of people opting to have...
Calls for a new road to link Stradbally and Dublin Roads in Portlaoise
Portlaoise-based councillor Catherine Fitzgerald has called for Laois County Council to give serious consideration to connecting the Dublin Road and Stradbally Road in the...
Weekend Read: Finances, repairs, competition and Covid – a perfect storm that brought down...
It has been quite a week for Ben Smith, the manager at Portlaoise Leisure Centre.
Last Monday after lunch, he got an email, just like...
Three new County Councillors elected as chairs of Municipal Districts
Three new chairs of the three Municipal Districts in Laois have been elected in the last day.
Fianna Fail's Seamus McDonald and the Fine Gael...
