Tag: Laois County Council

€592,189 has been allocated for funding for home improvements for older people and people with disabilities in Laois. So says Laois TD Sean Fleming who...

The responsibility of providing toilets at a playground falls on the local community - and not on Laois County Council. That was the response given...

Launch of Mountmellick Draft Town Centre First Plan; Community Information Evening – You’re Invited! Laois County Council, in partnership with the Mountmellick Town Team and...

Forty years is a significant milestone and it's what Seamus McDonald is celebrating this month as a member of Laois County Council. The Rosenallis man...

A GAA, athletics club, development association and secondary school have received funding under the latest round of the Community Recognition Fund. The fund was set...

The Laois Offally Educate Together Board (LOETB) have submitted a planning application with Laois County Council to build a new 1,000-pupil school in Portlaoise. The...

Laois County Council is to support the advancement of planned vegetable garden allotments in Portlaoise following calls from a local Councillor. Speaking at the monthly...

Laois County Council is being urged to work on improving road safety and road maintenance in the town of Abbeyleix with a series of...

The development of a 'retirement villages' and a suggestion that the council purchase their own property that can be used when people fall into...

Laois County Council are being urged to undertake a review of the parking situation at "a vital area for trade and business in Portlaoise." It...

Laois County Council and its Regeneration team hosted an inaugural funding roadshow held on Thursday at Bloom HQ, Mountrath. The event attracted a full house...

Laois County Council have begun to outline various areas for future improvement as Portlaoise town centre is set to benefit from a new €12...

There was anger and bewilderment in the Laois County Council chamber this week following an update on a previously approved footpath that now appears...

Considerations are underway which will see Laois County Council make substantial changes to Lyster Square, Portlaoise, as part of major investment in the town. Several...

A cross-party motion was tabled this week that would see Laois County Council take in charge another Portlaoise housing estate. Fine Gael Councillors Barry Walsh...

Laois County Council has been urged to intervene in an "escalating problem" between two schools and a housing estate in Portlaoise. The matter arose this...

Laois School of Music recently launched the Laois Cruinniú na nÓg festival, which will take place on Saturday, June 7. Cruinniú na nÓg is a...

There's hardly a meeting goes by in Laois County Council without some reference to TII (Transport Infrastructure Ireland). And so it was this week at...

History is all around you at the Donaghmore Workhouse Museum between Rathdowney and Borris-in-Ossory - and there are calls now for considerable investment to...

There are a range of funding supports out there to help businesses, individuals and communities - but sometimes finding the right information can be...

Laois GAA have submitted a planning application to Laois County Council to construct a new spectator stand at their facility in the Centre of...

The Minister for Housing has been requested to address Laois County Council on how to address the 'chronic housing shortage' in the county. This was...

Bike Week 2025 is rolling into Laois from Saturday, May 10, to Sunday, May 18, with over 50 fun-filled, free events taking place across...

Tourism Connect - a tourism industry and networking event led by Fáilte Ireland - was held recently at Midlands Park Hotel, Portlaoise. The event was...

A renovated gym in Portlaoise, growing membership and up 1,200 children per week attending swimming lessons were some of the positives that the management...

The sudden closure of the Ballard Lodge Nursing Home in Portlaoise in recent weeks came as a massive shock to residents and their families...

Laois County Council are to sell a nine-acre site in their Junction 17 enterprise park in Portlaoise to a pharmaceutical company for €1.4 million. BNL...

Laois County Council are to propose a Civic Reception for Laois ladies football legend Sue Ramsbottom. The issue was raised at today’s full meeting of...

The Planning Authorities at Laois County Council have received a number of recent applications for commercial developments across the county. East Laois Solar Farm Ltd...

The Planning Authorities at Laois County Council have received a number of recent applications for housing developments that would see more than 100 extra...