Tag: Laois County Council

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...

A Laois TD and County Councillors have called on the HSE to restore adult diabetic services in Portlaoise Hospital. At Monday's meeting of Laois County...

Laois County Council's inability to spend the majority of a record allocation of grant money from the government has been labelled 'an absolute and...

The pace at which a huge plan to upgrade a significant portion of Portlaoise is being carried out at has come in for fierce...

A Laois County Councillor has expressed his anger over the Council's continual refuse to put salt on a busy school road. Independent Councillor Ben Brennan...

Laois County Council should oversee maintenance on the historic Ridge graveyard in Portlaoise and not leave it to volunteers. Cllr Thomasina Connell proposed at the...

The Love Laois 2022 Calendar - which has been jointly produced by Laois County Council, Laois Chamber and Laois Tourism - was officially launched...

Laois County Library has commenced its third Historian-in-Residence programme with the appointment of Terry Dunne to the role.  The aim of the residency is to...

People shopping in the centre of Portlaoise will be able to avail of free parking on the three Saturdays in December in the lead...

Four Laois County Councillors have called on the Council to force works at a proposed substation plant in Ratheniska to be halted over alleged...

Laois Heritage Office and Laois County Library Service have commenced work on the Ronnie Mathews Archive Collection. The collection, acquired earlier this year by Laois...

Laois County Council intends to deliver 612 new homes over 2022 and 2023. This detail was unveiled by Chief Executive John Mulholland at Monday's Council...

Laois County Councillors voted to confirm an expenditure budget of almost €89 million at a meeting of Laois County Council yesterday. The revenue for this...

Laois County Councillors voted to approve the Laois's biggest ever budget at a meeting this morning. €88,337,000 will be spent in a range of different...

Almost 190 Laois homes in seven housing estates are to be retrofitted by the middle of 2022. Laois County Council was approved funding for two...

An Bord Pleanala has given the green light for flood relief works to be carried out at Shannon Street in Mountrath. €46,565 in funding was...

A Laois County Councillor has called for bollards to be erected on cycling lanes near two Laois secondary schools to prevent cars from parking...

The inaugural Laois Short Film Bursary of €10,000 has been awarded to Swandive Productions for their short film Superhuman. The film explores universal themes, with...

Laois County Council have agreed to sell four pieces of land to members of the public. At a recent meeting of Laois County Council, Councillors...