Tag: Laois County Council

The situation surrounding special education spaces in Laois secondary schools has been laid bare at a meeting this week. The issue was brought forward by...

Laois County Council is to call on the Minister for Tourism to consider Abbeyleix as one of the host venues for Irish Famine Commemoration...

Trees growing so high that they obscure public lighting and the roots causing issues with nearby walls were two connected issues raised in Laois...

Laois County Council is to write to the Minister for Health after Ireland opted not to recognise 'long Covid' as an occupational illness. The matter...

Laois County Council has called on the Minister for Health to establish detoxification beds in Portlaoise Hospital. This call comes following a motion that was...

Laois County Councillors have been told that the laws of the land are preventing Councils from removing silt from rivers. The recent spell of heavy...

Mountmellick came together in force for the launch of the Town Centre First Plan, marking a memorable evening for the entire community in the...

The Mountmellick Road in Portlaoise has long been the focus of Council meetings in Laois and it has raised its head once again. Ever increasing...

There is sadness in Laois this week following the passing of a former Laois County Councillor who served as Cathaoirleach. The death of former Fianna...

The government has been called on to act to lower the cost for lorries and trucks who have to pay tolls to use motorways. The...

In a pioneering move, Portlaoise has become the first town in Ireland where all schools are working together on the Green-Schools Travel theme at...

Laois county councillors today approved an increased Laois County Council budget of over €132m, which is a 7.4% increase on last year. Almost 60% (58%)...

Laois County Council’s flagship Health and Wellbeing Event, the Live Well Expo, was honoured with the Active and Healthy Ageing Award at the annual...

Laois County Council are to write to the ESB requesting that they don't go ahead with routine scheduled power outages in area effected by...

There was a special occasion in Laois County Council last week after the most recent monthly meeting when Cllr Seamus McDonald was recognised for...

A Cathaoirleach’s reception was held in the Chamber of Laois County Council this week to celebrate and honour Muintir na Tíre for four decades...

Laois County Council chamber was packed on Tuesday afternoon but not for the routine business of the monthly meeting. Instead it was a special occasion...

Catherine Connolly may be safely elected as Ireland's 10th president but the whole nomination process raised its head once again in Laois County Council...

Laois County Council, in partnership with and with the approval of the OPW, have announced that the preliminary design of the Mountmellick Flood Relief Scheme...

Phase two of The Community Climate Action Programme fund opens for applications Monday, October 20, with an allocation of €465,000 for Laois. This fund aims...

A Laois County Councillor has called for public seating to be removed from a popular part of Portlaoise in a bid to curb a...

The chamber in Laois County Council has been the home for all recent public meetings for the past number of years. Whether it's a full...

In the past couple of years, bottle banks in Mountrath, the Pike-of-Rushall and Camross have all been removed. It means that between Roscrea and Portlaoise,...

There's no doubting it's a busy road - and a busy village/town - but there are no plans for a roundabout approaching Durrow from...

While most people will know where they're going, the importance of road signs as you enter a town or village is also a matter...

A Laois County Councillor has called for a conversation on the possibility of turning part of Portlaoise Prison into a tourist attraction. Independent Councillor Tommy...

A group of Laois County Councillors submitted two motions calling on the government to remover planning exemptions for IPAS centres. The current rules around International...

A war of words, as it so often does, broke out among Councillors in the Chamber of Laois County Council yesterday. What appeared to be...

Laois County Council has signed a three-year Pathfinder Funding Agreement with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). This agreement secures €26.22 million in investment...

Laois County Council has been shortlisted for this year’s Public Sector Digital Transformation Awards in three categories. The awards recognise and celebrate excellence and innovation...