Tag: Aisling Moran
International business students from SETU Carlow identify major tourist potential of...
A group of international student's from one of the region's leading universities have given a presentation to Laois County Council this week, offering ideas,...
Uisce Éireann under fire as Councillor describes company as ‘a bit...
Uisce Éireann have come under fire from Laois County Councillors at April's Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District meeting this week.
Independent Cllr Aisling Moran began by calling...
Continued frustration at length of time it’s taking for light repairs...
A number of Laois County Councillors again expressed their extreme frustration at the length of time it is taking for light repairs to be...
Laois Walk For Peace to be held in Portlaoise this Saturday...
A Walk For Peace has been organised this weekend in solidarity with the people of Palestine.
The protest will take place in Portlaoise on Saturday...
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...
Laois County Council to develop tourism hub at former pre-school in...
Laois County Council have announced they are to develop a tourism hub at the former Ha'Penny Babies School at Chapel Street in Portlaoise.
The location...
‘I was out in Heywood in Ballinakill, and to be honest,...
The Laois Climate Action Plan 2024 - 2029, which was drafted last year, was formally adopted by Laois County Council earlier this week at the...
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 Councillors call for Israeli and Russian products to be...
A call has come from Laois County Council for the Government to put in place measures that would require businesses selling products from Israel...
Call reiterated for a pedestrian crossing at new Stradbally housing estate
A call for a pedestrian crossing at a new housing estate in Stradbally has been made once again.
Independent Councill Aisling Moran brought forward the...
Uncomfortable standoff in Laois Country Council regarding ongoing Palestinian crisis
There was an uncomfortable moment in Laois County Council Chambers this week, when the ongoing Palestinian crisis was brought up unexpectedly.
An attack by Hamas...
Laois County Councillors call for further improvements to Deep Retrofitting programme
Because we have so many old homes in Ireland, housing is one of our greatest energy efficiency challenges.
A Government-implemented grant programme was launched to...
Laois County Council to engage with Transport Infrastructure Ireland to straighten...
Laois County Council have said they will engage with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) with a view to straightening the busy N80 road at Ballickmoyler...
Transport For Ireland bus route in Portlaoise described as ‘chaos’ as...
The Transport For Ireland bus routes in Laois have been described as "chaos" by a local Councillor.
Independent Cllr, Ollie Clooney was speaking at the...
Councillors clash over Ukranian refugee site in Stradbally as video emerges...
There was a considerable disagreement at this month's meeting of Laois County Council, with Councillors clashing over the refugee situation in Stradbally.
Cllr Aisling Moran...
In Pictures: Laois Councillor hits out at facilities for Ukrainian refugees...
A Laois County Councillor has hit out at the facilities that the Ukrainian refugees who are living in Stradbally are using.
Independent Councillor Aisling Moran,...
‘Shame on every single one of yee’ – Laois Councillor fumes...
A proposal to live stream meetings to the public from Laois County Council has been rejected.
The idea was first mooted by former Fine Gael...
‘Public money should not be used’ – Laois Councillor fumes over...
A Laois County Councillor says that public money should not be used to pay for the erection of a monument which commemorates the World...
‘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...
Commitment given by Roadstone to provide passing bays on roads near...
Roadstone Quarry have given a commitment to provide passing bays on the roads in the immediate vicinity of the Ballyadams quarry.
The commitment came following...
Funding secured to provide footpath for Laois school but anger over...
Funding has been found to create a footpath outside a Laois secondary school - but there is considerable anger over the allocation from a...
Confidence expressed that solution to MIDOC issue can be found imminently
There is confidence that a permanent solution to the issue surrounding the MIDOC situation in Laois can be found soon.
That was the opinion expressed...
‘We need to look after people who are getting up for...
There were fiery exchanges in the adjourned Laois County Council meeting on Monday following a discussion over housing stock and income thresholds in the...
‘Next thing, you’ll want to remove the Angelus’ – Councillors disagree...
Laois County Councillors clashed in the chamber on Monday over a suggestion that the prayer should be discontinued.
Before the start of every monthly meeting,...
‘What do I do? Go out and stand on my own?’...
Frustration over road repairs - and the the salting programme in icy weather - was a major topic of conversation at this week's meeting...
Two speed tables to be installed in Laois village after traffic...
Two speed tables are to be installed in a Laois village after a traffic survey revealed motorists were approaching it way above the speed...
‘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...
Another blazing row as local politicians discuss live streaming of council...
A motion to Laois County Council today called once again for council meetings to be live streamed so they could be accessed by the...
Sadness at death of Loretta Moran, well-known in political and business...
The death has occurred of Loretta Moran, from Ballinagar, Ballylinan, wife of former long-serving Laois Fine Gael county councillor John Moran and mother of...