Tag: Laois County Council

The Covid-19 pandemic has meant that we have all had to adapt the way we live our lives - and one Laois County Councillor...

The western area of Laois - known in the county council circles as the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District - should be a pilot project for...

Laois County Council has advertised the position of Retained Firefighters in the following locations: Abbeyleix, Durrow, Portarlington and Rathdowney. Have you ever considered joining the...

Donal Brennan, Director of Services at Laois County Council, has urged the public not to use unlicensed waste collectors. Mr Brennan was speaking at this...

Mountmellick councillor Paddy Bracken has hit out strongly at Laois County Council over their decision not to install a suitable loading bay for businesses...

It's not unusual for a local council meeting to develop into a row over roads - but at this week's Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick District meeting the...

A new councillor will be officially co-opted to Laois County Council later this month after Fine Gael today completed the process of electing a...

€598,170 will be spent on improving roads in the Camross, Coolrain and Killanure area in 2021 by Laois County Council - boosting its status...

Residents in a Portlaoise housing estate say they have been left 'angry' and 'frustrated' following a meeting with Laois County Council officials over the...

Laois County Council has been called upon to erect CCTV cameras in a playground after 'mindless morons' caused €4,000 in damage. Sinn Fein Councillor Aidan...

Laois County Councillor Aisling Moran has continued with her efforts to have sulky racing stamped out in Laois. At last week's Graiguecullen-Portlarlington Municipal meeting, Cllr...

Laois County Council aims to cut Portlaoise's carbon emissions by 72% by the end of the decade in a new plan. This target is set...

A Laois County Councillor has called on the Minister for Agriculture to establish an Independent Meat Regulator with statutory powers. Fianna Fail Cllr Padraig Fleming...

A fourth business is set to start operating from the Togher National Business Park in Portlaoise. The issue of the disposal of 3.04 hectares at...

Urgent safety measures are being requested after a Laois County Council meeting heard how cars are being forced to reverse up to 1km if...

In normal times the Fine Gael delegates from around the county would have gathered in a hotel function room or a community hall. There would...

This piece was originally published on LaoisToday on March 21, 2017. Supermacs owner Pat McDonagh is to purchase 110 acres at Togher in Portlaoise from...

Fine Gael members in the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District will convene on Monday evening for a virtual convention to hear from the candidates in the...

The internal battle in Fine Gael for the Laois County Council seat vacated by Tom Mulhall has been reduced to two candidates following the...

Ah the memories - this video is certainly set to bring them back. Stretching back all the way from 2004 to 2019 in Rosenallis, Mountmellick,...

Laois County Council has announced that artist Ella de Búrca is the Laois recipient of the PLATFORM 31 Scheme. PLATFORM 31 is a nationwide artist...

The ongoing issue of wild deer on the main road between Abbeyleix and Durrow was raised once again at this week's Portlaoise Municipal District...

Laois County Council need to prioritise a plan to improve their current housing stock, according to Portlaoise's Sinn Féin councillor Caroline Dwane-Stanley. She was speaking...

An immediate solution is needed to solve a serious sewage problem in the Hermitage estate in Portlaoise, a recent meeting of Laois County Councillors...

One of the most popular amenities in Laois over the past year has been Togher Woods outside Portlaoise which has experience a huge surge...

Laois County Council should develop a museum/heritage centre in Portlaoise "to recognise the tremendous history of our town and county" according to Cllr Noel...

Almost €26 million in funding was announced today as part of the Government's Revitalising the Midlands Programme - with Portlaoise very much leading the...

Laois County Council is launching a new initiative ‘Check-In’ across the county as part of the ‘Keep Well’ Community Resilience Campaign.  The ‘Check-In’ initiative...

Three major County Council led projects planned for Portlaoise and Portlaoise, that had been delayed due to Covid-19, are set to get underway this...

A Laois County Councillor has called for wildflowers to be planted along major roads in Laois. Fine Gael Cllrs Aisling Moran says that these would...