Tag: Laois County Council
Peace prevails as €78m Laois Budget is approved
They met at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month and Laois County Councillors set aside any political differences or...
DUP jibe taken as a slur at Laois meeting
The Chinese have a saying that there is nothing under the sun that is not political.
And so it is. Even the make-up of Strategic...
Check this out mate, a Laois chess tournament
So check this out! What a great idea.
A junior chess tournament for all primary school children in Laois.
The event is the brainchild of the...
Election posters ‘an important part of the democratic process and creating...
Politicians in favour of the continued use of election posters during future campaigns have set out their reasons for doing so in no uncertain...
No posters, no thanks, we’ll pass here in Laois
Yet another attempt to have election posters prohibited in Laois has gone down in flames.
Cllr Noel Tuohy is the poster boy for the ‘No...
Laois TD Flanagan welcomes opening of new Southern Circular Road
There was excitement in Portlaoise this morning on the new Southern Circular Road where Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Charlie Flanagan TD,...
Portlaoise Southern Circular Road Extension officially opened this morning
After months and months of delays, traffic congestion and frustration – the brand new Portlaoise Southern Circular Road officially opened this morning.
The project was...
Winter gritting costs Laois €500k but for some it’s just salt...
Winter is coming.
The clocks are gone back; the evenings are bet and there’s a frosty bite in the mid-term mornings.
But Laois County Council are...
‘Disgrace’ and ‘minefield’ of ‘bullying’ vulture funds needs to be tackled
The role that vulture funds are playing in repossessions, homelessness, buying up housing stock and tax avoidance needs to be investigated.
That’s the view of...
Laois Heritage hosting conference to celebrate all the county has to...
The Heritage Office of Laois County Council is holding a conference on the theme " Laois Heritage Matters", on Saturday November 23 at the...
Effort to block apartments in Portlaoise development fails
Despite extensive objections from numerous residents in the area, Laois County Council have sanctioned plans for a new social housing development on the Abbeyleix...
Cost of street lights and ramps continue to soar
Building inflation is back with a bang it seems and apparently no one wants to do a small job again.
As County Councillors wrestle with...
Dozens of boom time Laois estates left in limbo
Ghost estates that blighted many Laois towns after the banking and property crash of a decade ago may be banished, but the problems still...
‘Flooding fears’ over blocked drains in Laois town
A call for drain cleaning on all minor storm drains in and around Mountmellick was made at the recent Municipal District meeting of the...
Portlaoise ring road opening pushed back again as November 1 now...
The new ring road around Portlaoise - which will link the Timahoe Road to the Abbeyleix Road - has been hit with further delays...
Flower power boost for pollinators on Laois roads
Good news for residents, motorists … and butterflies and bees this week.
Laois County council has agreed to embrace a proposal to plant more wild...
8 year boil notice has Laois residents boiling mad
A boil notice for a day is a nuisance; for a week, well that’s a bother; for a year, you’d say ‘you’ve got to...
Claims of threats for highlighting anti-social behaviour
The vexed issue of anti-social behaviour in housing estates and unruly threatening behaviour from those responsible continues to preoccupy the authorities.
Albeit with some reluctance...
Laois Climate Change report warmly received, but …
There has been a warm welcome at the County Council for the adoption of the Laois Climate Change Adaptation Strategy.
However, there were shades of...
NPA refuse to contribute to cost of road works for the...
A meeting of Laois County Council has heard that the local authority had to plough almost €200k of its own funds into road works...
House repairs are carried out by the book but rules may...
The difficulty in getting small jobs and minor house repairs carried out for local authority tenants in Laois Council houses is the latest bugbear...
Electric Picnic told get its house in order for 2020
The organisers of the Electric Picnic have been sent an unambiguous message to clean up their act and to address safety concerns before next...
200,000 medical card cuts ‘the meanest of all’
“We all second that,” affirmed the Chairman, Cllr Willie Aird this week as he led unanimous support for his Council colleague Noel Tuohy’s call...
Homeless Laois children forced to commute to school from Offaly
Homeless Laois children are being forced to commute to school from County Offaly as there is no emergency accommodation to house them closer to...
Horror stories emerging from Laois housing estates
The horrendous incidents from some Laois housing estates revealed this week are so shocking as to seem improbable, implausible, and impossible even.
Unfortunately, they are...
Residents left in limbo as bridge in Portlaoise is abruptly closed
There were cross words and crossed wires as it was revealed that an old bridge across the River Triogue in Portlaoise has been abruptly...
New Director arrives in Laois as Michael Rainey departs
There was good news and bad news to greet Portlaoise councillors at their municipal meeting this week.
They were all smiles and delighted to be...
No progress in sight for Portarlington relief road
The Portarlington relief road is a roadway that’s going nowhere fast it seems.
There is no sign of any progress whatsoever for the long awaited...
Slow progress at last on Laois speed limits
While some councillors felt that the review of Laois speed limits had dragged on to the point where they would soon be passing themselves...
Sinn Féin scrap over make-up of Council committees
There was a right good verbal spat at the Council over the make-up of the local authority Special Policy Committees (SPCs) for the next...