Tag: Laois County Council

A brand new fire station building is on its way to Laois after Councillors gave the proposal the green light at a recent meeting. The...

Laois County Councillors were collectively outraged over a government decision which made it illegal for farmers to burn bushes on their land. The issue arose...

Laois County Council are set to have their newest member after he was officially selected to fill a vacant seat. Ballyroan native Barry Walsh will...

Two billionaire brothers have purchased a mansion that was in the ownership of Laois County Council. The sale of Millbrook House, on the former De...

Laois County Council is to write to Minister for Justice Helen McEntee to call on her to introduce a minimum prison sentence for anyone...

Ballyroan native Barry Walsh looks set to be co-opted to the Laois County Council seat left vacant following the retirement of long-serving councillor Mary...

The Abbeyleix Climate Action Project has been awarded the prestigious Supporting Sustainable Communities award in the Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards. The project...

Laois County Councillors voted to bin a national policy from their County Development Plan that they say would 'close down rural Ireland'. A drat plan...

After almost two years closed to the general public, the Portlaoise Leisure Centre will re-open on Monday, February 28. Now operating under the name 'Laois...

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...

Laois County Council have been allocated €175,161 for Creative Ireland local authority projects. This partnership between the Government Departments and Local Authorities is being enabled...

Fine Gael members in the Portlaoise Municipal District will decide at an online convention early next month who will fill the Laois County Council...

Nine new sites will be for sale so people can build their own homes in Castletown village - according to Laois TD Sean Fleming. Laois...

Laois County Council has approved a planning application to construct 58 new homes near Portarlington Train Station. Werdna Limited are behind the development which is...

Sympathies have been paid to a Laois TD and County Councillor following the passing of their beloved sister. Ann Fleming, sister of TD Sean and...

Should Laois County Council show some leniency towards people who mistakenly dump boxes at bottle banks in the county, or should it be the...

A Laois County Councillor has called for the ongoing building of a new library in Portlaoise to be halted. Fine Gael Councillor Aisling Moran made...

A Laois County Councillor says that the recent allocation of €100,000 for Rathdowney will address 'vacancy and dereliction' in the town. Fine Gael Councillor John...

Laois County Council Chief Executive John Mulholland left the chamber yesterday when the ongoing situation regarding the Ratheniska substation was raised. Fianna Fail Councillor Padraig...

Portlaoise councillors have slammed as "disappointing" and "dreadful" the response from Laois County Council on reopening the county town's leisure centre, with some lamenting...

A debate on whether or not Laois County Council should live stream their meetings ended in a ferocious row in the chamber today. The matter...

Funding of €1.5 million has been approved by Laois County Council for a new Civil Defence facility in Portlaoise. However, a suitable property has not...

The historic Maltings building in Mountmellick was labelled as an 'eyesore' and in a 'total state of dereliction' at a recent Laois County Council...

Something needs to be done to improve road safety at Scoil Bhride in Portlaoise before there's a fatality. So said Cllr Caroline Dwane Stanley at...

Frontline workers and retail staff deserve recognition for all their hard work instead of being insulted by a multimillionaire whose fortune was made by...

A Laois County Councillor has demanded that action be taken to carry out remedial works on a HSE owned building before 'someone is seriously...

Heartfelt tributes were paid at Laois County Hall today, as Mary Sweeney retired from her role as a county councillor with the Portlaoise Municipal...

Laois County Council has decided to operate free parking in three Laois towns for the next two Saturday's. In a bid to help support local...

Laois County Council has been given the go ahead to recruit six new staff into the housing section of the Council to assist them...

A major €560,000 investment by Laois County Council in St Peter and Paul's Cemetery in Portlaoise has been confirmed. As part of the Council's capital...