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Laois Councillor renews appeal to abolish annual registration fee for nurses...

"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 vacant houses refurbished in Laois while County Council find permanent...

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,...

‘Is it a cycle lane or an obstacle course?’ – Well,...

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 Varadkar and Laois County Councillors pay tribute to Tom Mulhall...

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

Laois County Councillor calls for those over 66 to be allowed...

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

Thinking Big: A municipal sports facility for Laois won’t be cheap...

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...

Warm tributes as Tom Mulhall calls time on political career

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 resigns his seat citing health reasons

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 to erect temporary salt/grit areas to help rural...

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...

Calls for indoor sports centre to built on lands Laois County...

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...

‘Is this a cycle lane or an obstacle course?’ Image from...

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 more people come in, the more it becomes a known...

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

LaoisToday Podcast: John Mulholland on Covid, council challenges, economic development and...

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...

Public bodies should attend municipal meetings, argues local councillor

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 to spend €1 million on upgrade of halting...

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...

Have your say: Shape the development of a Masterplan for lands...

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,...

Laois County Councillor calls on government to abolish annual fee for...

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

Laois County Council confirm €130 million capital spending programme

Laois County Councillors have rubberstamped a plan to invest more than €130 million in capital projects from 2021 to 2023. The plan, unveiled by Laois...

Calls for safety works to be carried out at ‘second most...

A Laois County Councillor has called for safety works to be carried out on what he described as the 'second most dangerous bend' in...

Laois County Council Cathaoirleach encourages everyone to ‘shop local’ and ‘stay...

With shops and businesses around the County having reopened their doors following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions from Level 5 to Level 3, Laois...

Eir branded ‘most disastrous company in Ireland’ as appeals to repair...

The mobile telecommunications company Eir has been branded the 'most disastrous company in Ireland' and an 'absolute disgrace' by two Laois County Councillors. The company's...

Safety of cyclists a big issue at Portlaoise’s secondary schools

One of the features of lockdown life this year has been an increase in people out cycling and walking. But secondary school students cycling to...

‘Build our own houses for our own people’ – Councillor objects...

Independent Councillor Ben Brennan has called on Laois County Council to do more to ensure that Laois people on the housing waiting list are...

Community groups in Laois encouraged to apply for additional Government funding

A further €47,000 fund is being made available to community and voluntary groups in Laois to help them deal with Covid-19. The funding, which is...

Calls for update on ‘non existent’ Laois HSE Community Intervention Team

The Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council has called on the HSE to provide an update on what she says is the 'non-existent' HSE Community...

Calls for Health Minister to increase bed capacity for those with...

Laois County Council are to call on the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly to increase bed capacity for those suffering with dementia. Cllr Willie Aird...

Laois County Council calls for exhumation of ‘Irish National Invincibles’ from...

Laois County Council has become the eleventh electoral authority to call on the Office of Public Works to exhume the bodies of five men...

Free Saturday parking in Laois’s main towns – and new public...

More than three years after being closed, the refurbished public toilets in the heart of Portlaoise are set to open this week. The toilets have...

Laois County Councillors call for ‘Strategic Housing Developments’ to be abolished

Laois County Councillors have called on the Minister for Housing, Darragh O'Brien, to abolish Strategic Housing Developments (SHD) immediately. Normally applications for planning permission first...

Fence needs be erected following ‘serious incidents’ involving deer on busy...

Laois County Councillor John Joe Fennelly has called on Transport Infrastructure Ireland to erect a fence on the Abbeyleix/Durrow road following a number of...