Tag: Laois County Council

A Laois County Councillor made an emotional plea for extra funds to be made available in the upcoming Budget for mental health. Portlaoise-based Labour councillor...

26 new homes are on their way to Stradbally - but only after a fierce debate and a vote at this week's Laois County...

The long saga surrounding Portlaoise Leisure Centre appears to be almost at an end. Two weeks ago, Councillors in the Portlaoise area fumed after their...

Laois County Council are set to hold two separate Civic Receptions in honour of two Paralympians. Portarlington’s Nicole Turner came from Japan with a silver...

There were warm tributes to Councillor Mary Sweeney at this morning's monthly meeting of Laois County Council. The Fine Gael Councillor announced her intention to...

Long-serving Laois County Councillor Mary Sweeney has announced her retirement from politics. Her decision to call time brings to an end a distinguished local political...

This year Laois will be represented in the 2021 IPB All Island Pride of Place Competition by Abbeyleix Tidy Towns. The competition focus is about...

Do you get stuck in morning traffic, including the school run? What are the options!? Cork, Limerick, Clontarf and Galway to name a few have...

The students of a Laois primary school are set to move into their brand new building in the coming weeks. Gaelscoil Thromaire has existed in...

The ongoing issue of dog fouling on public paths in Portlaoise was raised once again at the most recent meeting of the local Municipal...

Irish Water in partnership with Laois County Council is appealing to the public in Mountmellick town and surrounding areas to conserve water where possible...

The issue of when Portlaoise Leisure Centre will re-open was raised at a Municipal District meeting in Laois County Council today with councillors expressing...

In partnership with Laois County Council, LOETB are delighted to offer this NEW FREE online workshop on Sustainable Living with Aoife Munn; Lecturer, Environmentalist...

Laois County Councillors have rejected a proposal to reduce the minimum distance that a wind turbine must be away from a home. The issue of...

Laois County Councillors successfully deleted a section of into the County Development Plan which they say would have made it harder to successfully obtain...

High rise residential developments will not be coming to Laois any time soon after Laois County Councillors rejected any suggestion of them at a...

Laois County Council have released a statement following calls for them to reverse their decision to refuse a licence for the 2021 Electric Picnic...

Irish Water has saved over 7.5 million litres of water across Laois since commencing the Leakage Reduction Programme in 2018. Irish Water has worked closely...

Laois County Council has announced a series of outdoor performance opportunities for Laois based musicians, performers and artists. The Laois Local Live Performance Scheme aims...

Peter McVerry Trust, the national housing and homeless charity, has launched a new five-year strategic plan which will see the charity deliver 1,200 new...

Laois County Councillor John King says there are fears that the organisers of the festival may 'pull out' of hosting their event in Stradbally...

Back in May, Laois County Council executed a Compulsory Purchase Order on a derelict mansion in Abbeyleix. They have since put the Victorian mansion up...

Laois County Council meetings hear of various injustices and outrages - and there was another example at the most recent meeting held this week. Cllr...

Laois County Council has signed the contracts for retrofitting of 62 local authority-owned houses in the county. The retrofitting of homes in Mountain View, Portlaoise,...

Laois County Council have a new appointment to make for one of their key management positions following the departure of Joe Delaney, who was...

Laois County Councillor Caroline Dwane-Stanley has hit out at a recent change that to exclude maintenance payments made by social housing applicants. Anyone applying for...

Laois County Council has been allocated additional funding this year for upgrade works to rural roads and laneways. The total allocation of funding under the...

NPHET should provide an urgent recommendation to Laois County Council on whether Electric Picnic should be given a license to proceed in Stradbally at...

Laois County Councillors have voted down a proposed 3% increase in the Local Property Tax Rate. At a special meeting of Laois County Council today...

A number of Portlaoise-based county councillors recently made a trip to Cabra in Dublin to look at a housing complex that is similar to...