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‘Frustration’ as Laois housing estate, ‘completed 15 years’, still waiting for...

A Laois County Councillor expressed his frustration at the slow process behind 'Taking in Charge' of a Portarlington housing estate. Sinn Fein's Aidan Mullins asked,...

Councillors and community fear Eirgrid/ESB see Coolnabacky Substation as ‘a massive...

The Coolnabacky Substation continues to be a lightning rod for controversy, drawing the ire of local residents and politicians time and time again. Locals have...

A recent Risk Assessment into Coolnabacky Substation ‘did not go far...

The discontent of the local community with the coming Coolnabacky Substation in Ratheniska continued this week, with questions being raised over the legitimacy of...

‘Do they want the Guinness Storehouse or a zoo?’ – Councillors...

Laois County Councillors were deeply unhappy following a reply to a motion calling for the construction of a footpath to connect the Rathmore Road...

Government are “treating local communities with disrespect and disdain” with current...

Laois County Council will write to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration & Youth of Ireland, to request that an agreed strategy is...

Laois County Council purchase site on former Avon factory and plan...

Considerable business opportunities have been made in Portarlington following the purchase of a site in the town. Laois County Council have purchased six acres of...

Derelict Portarlington properties have been levied say council

Five derelict properties in Portarlington have been levied by Laois County Council, according to information given out at a meeting this week. A motion from...

Calls for signage to prevent e-scooters being used on paths

Laois County Council should erect signage re-enforcing the message that e-scooters are not allowed to be use on paths. That was the subject of a...

‘Portarlington is a dumping ground for asylum seekers, that’s what I’m...

A local County Councillor has hit out at the lack of affordable housing being build in Laois, homelessness in the county, and the growing...

“Local firefighters need realistic offer on the table” – Laois Councillor...

A Laois County Councillor and a Laois TD have thrown their support behind retained firefighters who are currently on strike. Sinn Fein's Aidan Mullins was...

‘This is a difficult topic discuss without being labelled far right...

Refugees and how Ireland is dealing with the numbers of people who are coming into the country seeking asylum is a topic that is...

Calls for signs to be erected in Laois parks to warn...

A call has been made for Laois County Council to erect signage in public parks to warn people about the dangers of tick bites. The...

‘Sanctions for spurious refusals need to be tougher’ as one in...

A Laois County Councillor has called for tougher penalties to be imposed upon those who refuse social housing for 'spurious reasons'. Sinn Fein Councill Aidan...

‘Ludicrous situation’ receives ‘load of waffle response’ as Irish Water called...

A Laois County Councillor has hit out at Irish Water, now known as Uisce Eireann, over a long standing issue at a Laois housing...

“Why can’t we do the same for people on the housing...

Calls have been made for rapid build modular homes in Rathdowney to be built across Laois to tackle the housing waiting list. This came after...

‘Shoddy workmanship’ blasted in Laois as calls made for ‘work to...

'It is like some lad came and just tipped over a wheelbarrow of tarmacadam and then left it there'. That was the view of Councillor...

‘If live streaming comes in, we’d be a laughing stock’ –...

A Laois County Councillor has pleaded with his colleagues to cut out the constant bickering and arguing that has blighted meetings recently. Over the last...

Concerns raised after asylum seekers ‘before courts in relation to stabbing...

Concerns have been raised after a number of asylum seekers who were involved in a serious incident in Killarney on New Year's Day have...

Main Street in Portarlington to be closed to traffic on Sunday...

Main Street in Portarlington is set to be closed to traffic on Sunday so the ESB can carry out essential works. So confirmed Sinn Fein...

‘People are going to be killed at those junctions if action...

A Laois County Councillor has pleaded with Transport Infrastructure Ireland to follow up on their promises to carry out safety works at junctions across...

Frustrations grows as ESB fail to return to Laois town to...

A Laois County Councillor has hit out at the ESB over their failure to complete cabling works - almost a year after they left...

Vacant former AIB building in Laois town finally put on derelict...

A vacant former AIB building in a Laois town has finally been put on the derelict sites register. The issue of the derelict AIB building...

Delay for replacement of equipment in Laois playground branded ‘unacceptable’

Frustrations at the delay in acquiring equipment to replace damaged and missing parts in a Laois playground were expressed at a meeting recently. The issue...

‘I’ve better things to be doing than listening to this bullshit’

A Laois County Councillor walked out of a meeting in County Hall this afternoon when he told his fellow elected members “they should be...

Laois Councillors accuse government of ‘massaging figures’ following statement on social...

Two Laois County Councillors have disputed figures released by the Department of Housing in relation to the county. Yesterday, the Department said that Laois had...

ESB called out as Councillors fume over delays to underground cabling...

Officials at the ESB have been called to meet with Laois County Councillors over delays to underground the overhead electricity cables on Main Street...

Action finally on the way to deal with ‘disgusting eyesore’ in...

Action is finally set to be taken to tackle a 'disgusting eyesore' that has blighted the centre of a Laois town for many years. The...

New water mains confirmed for The Swan village and surrounding areas

Irish Water have confirmed that a new water mains is to be installed which will vastly improve the water supply in The Swan and...

Two ambulances and fire brigade called to site of ‘illegal drug...

A popular tourist spot on the Laois-Offaly border was the scene of an 'illegal drug and drink rave' over the weekend. Derryounce Lakes and Woodlands...

“When there is an accident out there, someone will come out...

A Laois County Councillor has expressed his anger over the Council's continual refuse to put salt on a busy school road. Independent Councillor Ben Brennan...