Tag: Michael Rainey
Bashful official left blushing as he is eulogised before his departure
For a man that shuns the limelight, one of the county’s most respected and highly regarded public officials must have had to pinch himself...
HAP hazard being used to doctor housing waiting lists
A proviso of the system whereby those requiring homes are removed from the housing waiting lists once they accept a Housing Assistance Payment (HAP)...
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...
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...
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...
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...