Tag: John King
‘Asbestos sheets, furniture and building supplies’ found dumped in Laois bogs...
200 bags full of rubbish which had been dumped in three Laois bogs has been recovered by school children, Tidy Towns group and Coillte...
Planning permission approved for new playground in Laois village
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,...
Rathdowney playground and school safety concerns highlighted once more
A busy secondary school and a widely-used playground located side by side in Rathdowney will obviously lead to safety concerns when they're both on...
Minister says ‘no threat’ to Laois social welfare service that caters...
The Minister for Social Protection has confirmed that there is 'no threat' to a social welfare service in Rathdowney.
Concerns for the future of Rathdowney...
Calls for Laois bridge to be repaired as works also required...
Laois County Council has been called upon to repair a bridge in Errill and also fix a hole in a wall near Ballacolla in...
Calls for a number of Laois roads to be resurfaced –...
Laois County Councillors in the Borris-In-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District have called for a number of smaller roads to be resurfaced.
Speaking at Thursday's meeting of the...
Laois Councillors calls for members of fire services and cystic fibrosis...
Two Laois Councillors have called for members of the fire service and those who suffer with cystic fibrosis to receive the Covid-19 vaccine as...
‘Genius’, ‘gentleman’, ‘legend’ – tributes pour in for Laois teacher following...
Tributes have poured in following the retirement of a Laois teacher who spent 35 years educating pupils in the county.
Denis Hassett, from Errill, retired...
Calls for safety works at Laois junction before ‘someone has their...
A Laois County Councillor has called for safety works to be carried out before 'someone has their nose taken off' their car.
Fine Gael Cllr...
Need for broadband in rural Laois ‘greater than ever’ as Covid...
"People that have contacted me are depressed. Some say they have never been as lonely as they are now - never felt as isolated.
"Some...
Calls for ‘two horrible derelict properties’ in Laois town to be...
Laois County Councillor John King has called for immediate action to be taken on 'two horrible derelict properties' which he says are a serious...
Calls to address the ‘worst bend in Laois’ before serious accident...
Calls for Laois County Council to address safety concerns at the 'worst bend in Laois' have been made.
Fine Gael Cllr Conor Bergin raised the...
‘Teenagers hit very hard’ as details emerge of ‘shed parties’
Local Gardai are aware of a number of parties taking place in houses, sheds, fields and yards as the Coronavirus restrictions mean that pubs...
Mixed views among Fine Gael’s elected representatives in Laois on Government...
There are varied views among Fine Gael elected representatives in this area about the proposed Programme for Government that would see a coalition formed...
Backing for Laois beef farmers crucial for rural areas, argue Laois...
Beef up beef prices for Laois farmers as rural communities are hugely reliant on farm family incomes for survival.
That was the clear and direct...
New candidates Bergin and Clooney in the mix in Borris-Mountmellick as...
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Two new first-time candidates have put the cat among the pigeons in the Borris-Mountmellick Municipal...
Ground hurling, the GAA vote and the Rosenallis factor all in...
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One of the puzzling anomalies of Laois-Offaly politics is how villages like Ballacolla and Bracknagh...