Tag: Laois County Council

A Laois county councillor has called for lighting to be re-instated on the M7/M8 motorway at the entrance and exit lanes where they are...

Community groups and organisations in Laois are invited to apply for a new round of funding for the upgrade and refurbishment of community centres,...

A Laois County Councillor walked out of a meeting in County Hall this afternoon when he told his fellow elected members “they should be...

Laois County Council have sold a further 3.78 hectares at the Junction 17 National Enterprise Park at Togher in Portlaoise with two businesses paying...

A speed ramp near a Ballinakill school is certainly slowing down traffic, but the ramp is so severe that the bottom of cars are...

There was widespread delight at a recent meeting of the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District with the news that the famous Woodenbridge between Ballacolla and Durrow...

The "snail's process" of Irish Water is holding up for years the taking in charge by Laois County Council of local housing estates. So it...

Golf's Ryder Cup took place in Ireland in 2006, in the K Club, at the height of the Celtic Tiger Boom. It returns to these...

The renovation of two burnt-out houses in Portlaoise that were recently destroyed in a fire is a perfect opportunity for Laois County Council to...

Laois County Council and Laois African Support Group have announced that May 28 will be Africa Day 2022. Africa Day is an initiative of the...

The Paralympic success of Portlaoise's Gary O'Reilly was an incredible moment in 2021 and he was formally honoured by Laois County Council on Thursday...

The importance of establishing further historical records in some of Laois's older graveyards was highlighted recently at a meeting in Laois County Council. Cllr Conor...

The road at Cullohill Mountain is in bad need of a resurface according to local councillor for the area Ollie Clooney. Cllr Clooney had a...

A suggested public sewerage extension in Mountmellick has not been agreed to by Irish Water, leading to disappointment and anger being expressed at a...

Laois County Council and Cellnex have recently delivered new infrastructure to Vicarstown that will transform connectivity for consumers and businesses in the area. The new...

A Laois County Councillor has called for vacant bank branches to be turned into emergency accommodation for Ukrainian refugees. Cllr Padraig Fleming made the call...

€1,389,375 of funding has been approved for Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability in Laois. The total €1,389,375 funding is...

"Two fine big houses" that are nevertheless "an eyesore" on the Stradbally Road in Portlaoise should be demolished to make way for a new...

The owner of a derelict cottage near Centrepoint, where people are "carrying out all kinds of activities" that are putting elderly residents in fear,...

A little over two years since the Covid-19 pandemic arrived in Ireland and change our lives, a dignified and low profile ceremony was held...

Laois County Council may be unable to address flooding in Ballyroan as the stretches of river in question are believed to be the responsibility...

There's nowhere on Fr Browne Avenue in Portlaoise to cross safely, according to Cllr Willie Aird, due to three times the amount of traffic...

Laois County Council needs to learn from the mistakes of the past and build a new link between the Stradbally Road and the Dublin...

Laois County Council and Laois Chamber officially launched the Vacant Commercial Property Incentive Scheme this week in Portlaoise. This scheme offers business owners who are...

The ongoing issue of CCTV schemes and the role of Data Controllers was addressed at this week's meeting of the local Joint Policing Commission...

A Laois County Councillor has called for changes to be made in how the State Coroner's Services operates in the county. Independent Councillor James Kelly...

On Monday, members of Laois County Council voted to put through the sale of 3.42 hectares at Portlaoise Enterprise Park to Kirby Group Engineering...

A Laois County Councillor has asked that a memorial or reflective area by constructed in Laois for those who lost loved ones in the...

Laois County Council is to light up in the national colours of Ukraine this evening in support of the country following the Russian invasion. A...

New jobs are on the way to Laois after County Councillors agreed to sell a portion of land at Portlaoise Enterpise Park to a...