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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...

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...

Luck of the draw as Ben Brennan elected to chair Municipal...

Independent councillor Ben Brennan will chair the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District of Laois County Council for the next 12 months after he was elected to...

‘Somebody will be killed’ – Councillor fumes at being ‘fobbed off’...

A Laois County Councillor fears that 'somebody will be killed' if safety measures that he has been calling for for a long time are...

‘Some old people are afraid to go to mass’ – Caravans...

Old people in a Laois housing estate are afraid to go to mass - a meeting in Laois County Council heard recently. The issue surrounds...

Plea made for ‘tractor and spreader’ to tackle icy Laois roads...

Laois County Council has been called upon to purchase a tractor and spreader to salt the roads which are currently not covered under the...

‘No consultation planned’ with local communities where refugees are housed in...

There are no plans to hold consultation meetings with local communities if and when refugees are moved into a particular area in Laois. The issue...

‘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...

Laois County Council could be ‘hit with bill for €40,000’ if...

Laois County Council could be hit with a bill for €40,000 if works to address a hedge that is falling down are not carried...

‘I’ll stand on the road and count the cars myself’ warns...

A Laois Councillor has made a desperate plea for road safety measures to be carried out on the R430 in Killeshin. Independent Councillor Ben Brennan...

‘The Greens have this country destroyed but, in a few years,...

The Green Party have come in for considerable criticism in the chamber of Laois County Council this year. A discussion on the new laws surrounding...

Local council chairman’s role decided by draw as Fine Gael candidate...

The AGM of the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District took place in the Laois County Council chamber this afternoon where the only real item of note...

‘We don’t need a Ballymun in Portlaoise’ – Laois Councillors limit...

Laois County Councillors met in full in the Council Chamber to formally sign off on the Laois County Development Plan which will cover the...

Action requested on ‘death trap’ HSE building in Laois village before...

A Laois County Councillor has demanded that action be taken to carry out remedial works on a HSE owned building before 'someone is seriously...

“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...

Momentum grows behind campaign for playground in Emo

Momentum is growing behind a campaign to develop a playground in Emo in the parish sports grounds where the GAA club, soccer club and...

‘Death trap of a road’ leading to Laois secondary school to...

A road that leads up to a Laois secondary school is to be assessed to examine possible safety measures after it was described as...

Anger over slow progress of installing electric car charging points in...

A Laois County Councillor has expressed his frustration over the lack of electric car charging points in the area of the county that he...

‘Build our own houses for our own people’ – Councillor objects...

Independent Councillor Ben Brennan has called on Laois County Council to do more to ensure that Laois people on the housing waiting list are...

Laois soccer club and special needs school to benefit from lease...

A Laois soccer club and a special needs school are to benefit from the leasing of lands owned by Laois County Council to them. For...

Calls for a fence to be erected at Laois playground to...

A number of Laois County Councillors have called on the Council to erect a fence at the back of a popular Laois playground in...

Guards on street, speeding on rural roads and a need to...

Gardai have been more visible on the streets over the past couple of months, something that was welcomed at the recent meeting of the...

Tempers flare as proposal for a pedestrian crossing in Stradbally gets...

Whether it was the boredom of the past couple of months that was getting to them or the frustrations of lockdown, a right row...

New chairpersons elected to Municipal Districts – as Sinn Féin councillor...

Cllr Thomasina Connell and Cllr Aisling Moran have been elected the new chairpersons of their respective Municipal Districts, following the AGMs in Laois County...

Independent Councillor Brennan commends family effort following third successive election

Since Ben Brennan dislodged sitting Fianna Fail Councillor Dick Miller in 2009, he has successfully defended his seat twice. The Crettyard Independent polled 586 first...

Box by box – how your area voted in the 2019...

Brought to you in association with People First Credit Union Being strong on your home patch was very much apparent in Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District, where...

ELECTED: Ben Brennan and Aisling Moran take final Graiguecullen-Portarlington seats

Brought to you in association with People First Credit Union Independent Ben Brennan and Fine Gael's Aisling Moran have taken the final two seats in...

Fleming set to top the poll, Barry shows strongly – but...

Brought to you in association with People First Credit Union Padraig Fleming looks set to top the poll for Fianna Fáil and take the first...

PROFILED: The full list of candidates running for Local Election in...

Brought to you in association with People First Credit Union The people of Laois and Ireland will be asked to vote in the Local Elections this Friday. There...