Tag: Laois County Council

Old couches, fridges, blankets, mattress, drugs paraphernalia and general rubbish are strewn across a field owned by Laois County Council in the middle of...

There has never been any love lost between Laois and Carlow when they meet on the playing pitches - and it seems the same...

For many particularly over the last year, Laois County Library Service has continued to be a lifeline for a diverse range of people and...

€12.6m has been allocated for the maintenance and renewal of the road network in Laois. This is a very substantial allocation and it will allow...

€250,000 has been allocated to Laois from a new new Outdoor Public Space Scheme. Minister for State at the Department of Finance, Sean Fleming, says...

A Laois County Councillor and TD have submitted a detailed masterplan for how they believe Laois County Council should use a sizeable portion of...

Laois County Council have approved a planning application to build ten new apartments and create additional retail/office space in Portlaoise. Nyquist Property Limited, a Kildare...

The Government Plan for Living with COVID-19: Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021 has highlighted the important role that individual and community resilience will play in...

Laois County Council is encouraging young and old to get a ‘Spring in your Step’ this February. You can make the most of a rainy...

A Laois TD is encouraging County Councils to make more use of the Repair and Leasing Scheme to supply more housing. Fine Gael's Charlie Flanagan...

Laois County Councillors have no function when it comes to the decision making process in relation to planning applications. So says Laois County Council CEO...

Three Laois housing estates have been 'taken in charge' by Laois County Council. Gracefield Manor in Ballylinan, Millbrook in Portlaoise and numbers 90 to 102...

Two Laois Councillors have called for members of the fire service and those who suffer with cystic fibrosis to receive the Covid-19 vaccine as...

"A round of applause is lovely, but this is a proper gesture that shows how much we all value the work that nurses have...

71 previously vacant houses were fully refurbished in Laois in 2020, latest figures show. €675,592 was spent in the county by the Department for Housing,...

The power of social media has been demonstrated yet again! Last week, while out for a cycle, Laois woman Louise Troy captured an image of...

Tanaiste Leo Varadkar and a host of Laois County Councillors have paid tribute to Tom Mulhall as his resignation was officially tendered at this...

A Laois County Councillor has called on the Deptartment of Social Protection to remove the age limit currently in place on the Pandemic Unemployment...

So much of sport is about imagining and dreaming about the big occasions. Whether it's making a certain team, winning a certain competition or qualifying...

There have been warm tributes paid to retiring Fine Gael councillor Tom Mulhall, who announced his decision on Friday to step down from political...

Laois County Councillor Tom Mulhall has tendered his resignation for health reasons. The Fine Gael politician, who comes from Emo, has stepped down from the...

Laois County Council is to pilot two temporary salt/grit drop off points in rural areas of the Portlaoise Municipal District in a bid to...

Laois County Councillors in the Portlaoise Municipal District have called for a indoor sports facility to be built in the town. In 2019, Laois County...

The picture, in all honesty, speaks for itself here. Laois woman Louise Troy captured an image of a cycle lane in Portlaoise - and it...

The Coronavirus pandemic has effected everything and slowed development in lots areas but anyone driving on the M7 motorway in Portlaoise will have noticed...

In our first LaoisToday podcast of 2021, we chat with John Mulholland, chief executive of Laois County Council. He chats about the challenges of managing...

A Laois county councillor has said that public bodies like the National Transport Authority (NTA) and the Office of Public Works (OPW) should be...

Laois County Council have agreed to spend €1 million on an upgrade of a halting site in Portlaoise. Oak Park halting site in Knockmay, beside...

Laois County Council invites you to take part in a Consultation/Survey to help shape the development of a Masterplan for Lands at Stradbally Road,...

A Laois County Councillor has called on the government to abolish the €100 annual registration fee that nurses and midwives must pay to the...