Tag: Sean Fleming

Funding of €282,360 to develop and promote participation initiatives in sport and physical activity in Laois has been granted. This funding is to promote physical...

13 Laois road locations have been selected for €463,500 investment in improvement works. A mix of local and regional roads across the county have been...

Laois businesses have received a boost with the news that the current commercial rates waiver has been extended for an additional three months to...

€30,000 in funding under the Local Authorities Play and Recreation Grant to support outdoor play as part of the Summer of Play initiative has...

Six Laois schools are to receive extra special education classes for the new academic year. Sean Fleming, Minister of State at the Department of Finance,...

A date has been set for when the final decision on if Electric Picnic 2021 will go ahead or not. According to Minister for State...

Ratheniska National School is to have improvement works carried out following government approval. Sean Fleming, Minister of State at the Department of Finance, says the...

50 Laois families are expected to be in new homes by the end of this year following a €745,000 investment from the government. According to...

The announcement of a new enhanced Summer Programme for students with special educational needs and those facing disadvantage has been heralded as 'good news'...

The government has granted €100,000 for two heritage and conservation projects in Laois. Lea Church of Ireland, Killenard, and Presentation Convent, Church Avenue, Portlaoise have...

Today has been heralded as a 'great day' for Kolbe Special School as there has finally been progress on their hopes for a new...

There has been a 44% increase in funding for home support services right across the Midlands, including Laois. There has been an extra allocation of...

Improvement works for the heating system in a Laois primary school will commence shortly following the approval of funding. Fianna Fail TD Sean Fleming confirmed...

There have been major reductions in the amount of water being wasted through leaks in Laois in recent times. Over 6 million litres of water,...

Minister for Education Norma Foley will meet with officials from Scoil Mhuire in Abbeyleix to discuss the many structural problems that exist with the...

There has been a warm welcome from local politicians following the announcement of funding of €270,000 for the Slieve Bloom Outdoor Recreation Infrastucture scheme. "This...

Two new classrooms are on the way to The Heath National School following an announcement of additional funding today. Sean Fleming, Minister of State in...

Working from home could become a permanent option for thousands of Laois commuters after the Covid-19 pandemic ends. This is according to Fianna Fail TD...

Improvement works on a Laois train station are to begin in the second half of 2021. So says Fianna Fail TD Sean Fleming who was...

The government has announced new funding of €9 million for a project to make Portlaoise Ireland’s first designated 'Low Carbon Town'. Fianna Fail Minister for...

The Dunamaise Arts Centre in Portlaoise has received funding €125,000 from the Arts Council. This was announced today as the Arts Council granted funding to...

Laois has been allocated €1,263,744 in housing adaptation grants for older people and people with a disability. The work covers carrying out adaptations to houses,...

Two Laois groups are to receive more than €14,000 in money through the Funding for Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme. The Abbeyleix Bog Project has been...

€72,582 has been allocated to six swimming pools in Laois in an effort to support their ongoing maintenance and running costs while they are...

€250,000 has been allocated to Laois from a new new Outdoor Public Space Scheme. Minister for State at the Department of Finance, Sean Fleming, says...

A Laois hotel has been confirmed as one of the locations for a community Covid-19 centre. Minister for State at the Department of Finance, Sean...

€447,801 of funding has been granted by the government to the Laois Offaly Education and Training Board for community education. This was part of a...

37 Laois projects have benefitted from €58,298 in Community Enhancement Programme funding from 2020. This funding will assist various tidy towns, parents associations, child care...

Two Laois credit unions are among seven nationally who have been chosen to take part in a brand new government scheme. People First Credit Union...

There is very good news for a Laois school this afternoon as funding for three new classrooms has been approved. Raheen National School (Tobar an...