Tag: John Joe Fennelly

Mr James Dowling, Senior Executive Engineer at Laois County Council has revealed that the Department of Transport is preparing legislation for changes to speed...

Two local County Councillors have joined forces to call for a Master Plan to be prepared in Abbeyleix Fine Gael Cllr Barry Walsh and Fianna...

A Laois County Councillor has sought to prioritise the state of the county's roads as local politics begins a busy 2024. Cllr John Joe Fennelly...

A local County Councillor has called on Laois County council to put a plan in place to re-pave and landscape the Square in Ballinakill. Cllr John...

Traffic calming measures are needed in Abbeyleix, according to local councillor John Joe Fennelly. Cllr Fennelly was making the call at this week's Portlaoise Municipal...

New road safety works have been announced at Scoil Mhuire on the Ballyroan Road in Abbeyleix, under the Safe Routes to School Programme. These road...

A Laois Councillorm has called on the County Council to give a timescale on works for the Ballypickas Group Water Scheme Extension to take...

A Laois county Councillor has called for changes in the process involved to enable those with a disability or an illness to vote in...

They mightn't make them like that any more - but a concrete post and rail fence at the boundary of Spink community sports ground...

If ever there's a need for good quality footpaths, it's at primary schools in urban areas. And at last week's Portlaoise Municipal District meeting in...

A Laois County Councillor has called for public lights to be installed outside Headen's public house in Spink. Cllr John Joe Fennelly said that the...

A meeting in Laois has heard how a farmer found a load of adult nappies dumped in one of his fields recently. The farmer, based...

July and August are very busy times for farmers as corn has to be cut and straw from the fields has to be baled...

Calls have been made for Higher Goods Vehicles to stop travelling through Laois towns after a survey revealed 30,000 are doing so each year. A...

A meeting is set to be held to discuss a solution to the heavy traffic volume levels that are being experienced in a Laois...

Two Laois County Councillors have called for a playground to be constructed in two Laois villages. Raheen and Ballyroan were the subject of motions put...

Planning permission to build a brand new playground in Borris-In-Ossory has been approved. The matter came before members of Laois County Council this afternoon and,...

A call has been made for an old Laois school, which is now derelict, to be handed back to the community so they can...

The ongoing issue of wild deer on the main road between Abbeyleix and Durrow was raised once again at this week's Portlaoise Municipal District...

Dog fouling has been described as 'absolutely disgusting and a huge problem' at this morning's meeting of the Portlaoise Municipal District. Fianna Fail Councillor Catherine...

Laois County Council is to pilot two temporary salt/grit drop off points in rural areas of the Portlaoise Municipal District in a bid to...

Laois County Councillors have called on the Minister for Housing, Darragh O'Brien, to abolish Strategic Housing Developments (SHD) immediately. Normally applications for planning permission first...

Laois County Councillor John Joe Fennelly has called on Transport Infrastructure Ireland to erect a fence on the Abbeyleix/Durrow road following a number of...

A brand new playground is on its way to a Laois village - after a plan to construct it was given the green light...

A pedestrian crossing, a path and a decreased speed limit should be put in place at the Portlaoise GAA grounds at Rathleague outside the...

Only one electric car charging point in Abbeyleix isn't nearly enough and a request should be made to the ESB to instal additional points...

This piece by John Whelan originally featured on LaoisToday on April 15 2019 ahead of last year's Local Elections. While the country was still basking...

The Portlaoise Municipal District AGM took place in Laois County Council on Monday morning and while there was a general feel-good atmosphere as the...

There were 31 boxes in the Portlaoise Municipal District - with 22 of them in Portlaoise and the remaining nine spread across a wide...

Brought to you in association with People First Credit Union Willie Aird has managed an astounding feat by topping the poll in the Portlaoise Municipal...