Tag: Laois County Council

Councillor John King has called on Laois County Council to make several repairs and alterations to roads throughout Rathdowney. Cllr King was speaking at the...

Councillor Seamus McDonald has called on Laois County Council to erect signage for the old Castlebrack graveyard which is off the N80 between Mountmellick...

Councillor Paddy Bracken has called for upgrades to a popular Mountmellick walkway as well as an update on the progress of the Mountmellick Transport...

Laois County Council intend to remove 65 metres of trees in St Brigid's Place in Portlaoise this autumn. The trees are at the boundary adjacent...

At this week's Borris-in-Ossory Mountmellick Municipal District meeting, Councillor Ollie Clooney has called on Laois County Council to make several upgrades to the roads...

Laois County Council say they are investigating options to develop a route from Portlaoise to the Rock of Dunamaise that could be safely used...

A busy Portlaoise street is in bad need of a wider footpath, according to a local councillor at the most recent meeting of Portlaoise...

They mightn't make them like that any more - but a concrete post and rail fence at the boundary of Spink community sports ground...

Councillor Conor Bergin has called on Laois County Council to address road safety concerns at several locations in Camross and Borris-in-Ossory. The Fine Gael Cllr...

Action should be taken against bus operators who leave vehicles idling in Portlaoise to address the pollution being caused. That was a motion put forward...

A legendary figure on the local basketball scene could receive the highest possible council honour, following a motion at a meeting in Laois County...

Considerable frustration was expressed at a meeting in Laois County Council at the delay in making new social houses available. The May meeting of the...

A suggestion to Laois County Council to ask auctioneers to stop putting up 'For Sale' signs at the entrance to housing estates went in...

The National Transport Authority (NTA) and Laois County Council have announced details of Bike Week 2023, which runs from today until Sunday May 21. Among...

Almost all of the current Councillors who are elected to Laois County Council intend to run for election again next year. LaoisToday contact all 19...

Laois County Council has announced the launch of a community consultation that seeks to inform the County Laois Local Development Strategy (LDS) 2023-2027, the...

The entrance and exit routes to a Portlaoise housing estate was described as "very confusing" at a recent meeting in Laois County Council. Rinuccini, a...

A Laois County Councillor fears that 'somebody will be killed' if safety measures that he has been calling for for a long time are...

Laois County Council has been asked to introduce measures to stop 'risky' overtaking on the approach to Ballybrittas. Fine Gael Councillor PJ Kelly outlined the...

A garage company has completed the purchase of a greenfield site worth €170,000 from Laois County Council. Oliver Stanley Motors Ltd, currently a Texaco filling...

Calls have been made for rapid build modular homes in Rathdowney to be built across Laois to tackle the housing waiting list. This came after...

The issue of public lights not working has long been a hot topic at local council meetings - and it was up for discussion...

If ever there's a need for good quality footpaths, it's at primary schools in urban areas. And at last week's Portlaoise Municipal District meeting in...

Given the number of roundabouts dotted around Portlaoise town, you'd think that there would be little appetite for any more. But the Mountmellick Road area...

A number of Laois county councillors have called on Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly to increase funding for the National Ambulance Service following a...

A Laois County Councillor is seeking more fairness and clarity for users of the County Council's long-stay car parks. Fine Gael Councillor, Thomasina Connell, called...

Fine Gael has formally ratified Vivienne Phelan as a new Local Area Representative for the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District. Vivienne, a veterinary surgeon by profession, is...

A Laois county councillor has called on the Department to Education to visit Portlaoise to discuss "the serious shortage of school places" in primary...

Fires, illegal dumping, anti-social behaviour and rats running wild are among some of the issues that have been reported regarding a derelict site in...

Emo Court is one of Laois's most visited beauty spots - but drivers are making dangerous U-turns on the approach roads to it because of...