Tag: Laois County Council

Three new chairmen and vice-chairpersons have been elected this morning as the three local areas of Laois County Council met for the first time...

Fine Gael's Willie Aird was filled with emotion as he received the chain of office in the County Council Chamber on Friday. Laois's longest serving...

Aside from the business of electing Willie Aird as chairman and John Joe Fennelly as vice-chair, Laois County Councillors also had to appoint members...

Fine Gael's Willie Aird has been elected as Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council at the AGM this afternoon. The Portlaoise native, who has spent 40...

The confidence and supply arrangement between Fianna Fail and Fine Gael at national level is set to be replicated at local level once again...

Laois County Council, together with Laois Partnership Company and Laois African Support Group, has a jam-packed programme of events to mark Africa Day from...

Clean up Laois Week is back and bigger than ever for its 16 year running.  Taking place from Monday 8 to Friday 12 April, it...

There is a "marked difference from a previous generation" in terms of social housing needs, according to Donal Brennan, Director of Services in Laois...

Laois/Offaly TD and Minster for Justice & Equality, Charlie Flanagan has urged Laois County Council and local communities to work together on proposals for...

The clampers have been put on a proposal to sell off a site at Clonminham Industrial Estate for the time being at least. The site...

A Laois TD has said that a meeting between the county's three elected Dáil representatives, Laois County Council and Martin Shanahan, CEO of the...

The Department for Housing, Planning and Local Government has announced a new investment programme for water services in rural areas.  The Multi-Annual Rural Water...

Irish Rail have come in for a dressing down for their failure to honour commitments made to provide ample safe parking at Ballybrophy train...

A campaign to get the Department of Justice to foot the bill and fund the County Coroner’s offices across the country has been initiated...

In a move that was well received at their monthly meeting, Laois councillors across the board welcomed the taking in charge of eight housing...

You can take the man out of Laois but you can’t take the Laois out of the man, and if Waterford bound Kieran Kehoe...

The success story of the Payroll Shared Services Centre at Laois County Council continues with 12 additional staff to be added immediately to cater...

Usually, ‘Welcome to Carlow’ or indeed ‘Welcome to Anywhere’ signs would be viewed as a positive, a gesture of friendship. But not if such...

In its heyday it was a hub of social activity on the Main Street but for years now it’s been one of the Town’s...

In a significant breakthrough for town centre regeneration in Portlaoise it has been confirmed that the Christian Brothers site at Tower Hill is set...

Community spirit is alive and well around the county - but perhaps nowhere more so than in Durrow, where a vibrant group have been...

Laois County Council are set to lose one of their top officials this month. Director of Services for transportation, emergency services, planning and economic development...

Laois County Council said a sad farewell to the late Cllr Jerry Lodge during the year, a long serving member for Fianna Fáil. Cllr Pauline...

Many Laois County councillors stated that they have told people to give up their jobs in order to be eligible for housing waiting lists. People...

A battery won't be left in Emo by the time this initiative finishes. Emo Tidy Towns, Emo National School, Laois County Council and  WEEE Ireland...

Calls have been made for a new community sports hall in Portlaoise in a Sport, Recreation and Play Strategy plan. The Laois County Council Strategic...

Last week the news came that the sight of election posters in Portlaoise is set to become a thing of the past. This may not...

Laois social enterprises are being encouraged to apply to the €1.6 million social enterprise development fund. Social Innovation Ireland (SIFI) launched the €1.6m Social Enterprise...

The sight of election posters in Portlaoise is set to become a thing of the past. Councillors have agreed to avoid the use of postering...

The people of Laois and Ireland will be asked to vote in the Local Elections next year. There's just over six months to go to...