Tag: Willie Aird
Laois Councillor suggests Kolbe funding could be restored in April as...
A Laois County Councillor says that the funding for the construction of a new Kolbe Special School could be restored in April.
Speaking at a...
Only 47 people fined for dumping in Laois in 2022 ‘despite...
There was anger in the Laois County Council Chamber yesterday as it was revealed that only 47 people had been fined for dumping in...
High praise for recently retired General Manager of Portlaoise Hospital –...
There has been high praise for the recently retired General Manager of Portlaoise Hospital.
Last week, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly confirmed to the Portlaoise...
‘People’s lives are at risk’ – HSE under fire as ambulance...
The HSE came under fire at a meeting in Laois County Council today over the way it configures the National Ambulance Service.
The issue was...
Council urged to purchase houses that are up for sale as...
A Laois County Councillor has pleaded with the Council to buy up homes that are for sale in the county in a bid to...
Calls for safety works at Rock of Dunamase as new car...
There have been calls for safety works to be carried out around the Rock of Dunamase following a recent fatality.
On Friday October 7, an...
Local lane repair grant scheme receives additional funding but loophole may...
Laois County Council recently received funding of more than €500,000 to allow it carry out improvement works on rural lanes across the county.
There are...
Disappointment as still no site found for promised Women’s Refuge in...
Disappointment has been expressed as the search for a site for a Women's Refuge in Laois has been unsuccessful so far.
In February, it was...
‘Nowhere to safely cross’ Portlaoise road as traffic has trebled
There's nowhere on Fr Browne Avenue in Portlaoise to cross safely, according to Cllr Willie Aird, due to three times the amount of traffic...
Roads infrastructure upgrade needed before 1,000-pupil school is built in Laois
Laois County Council needs to learn from the mistakes of the past and build a new link between the Stradbally Road and the Dublin...
‘We don’t need a Ballymun in Portlaoise’ – Laois Councillors limit...
Laois County Councillors met in full in the Council Chamber to formally sign off on the Laois County Development Plan which will cover the...
Survey underway as ‘dangerous’ pedestrian crossings left in the dark
Laois County Council plans to carry out a lighting survey of all pedestrian crossings in Portlaoise.
This comes following concerns that some are dangerous due...
Importance of road infrastructure around new Portlaoise secondary school highlighted
In the coming years, Dunamase College will move into a new build secondary school on the Timahoe Road in Portlaoise, close to the old...
Renewed calls for Columbarium Wall and crematorium as Councillors estimate Portlaoise...
There have been renewed calls for the construction of a Columbarium Wall and crematorium in Portlaoise.
This comes after Cllr Catherine Fitzgerald put down a...
Calls for HGVs to be encouraged to use new road in...
A Laois County Councillor has called for HGVs to be encouraged to use a new road that will take them away from encountering school...
HSE official requested for meeting in Laois as ambulance services issues...
A HSE official is to be summoned to a meeting in Laois to discuss the ongoing issues surrounding the ambulance service in the county.
There...
Angry exchanges as no date given for reopening of Portlaoise Leisure...
The issue of when Portlaoise Leisure Centre will re-open was raised at a Municipal District meeting in Laois County Council today with councillors expressing...
Councillors call for concrete wall rather than wooden fence to separate...
Laois County Councillors have called for a concrete wall to be built to separate a cemetery from a new housing development.
The issue of boundaries...
Unkempt grass, damaged perimeter fence and no reopening date – frustrations...
Frustrations about the ongoing closure of Portlaoise Leisure Centre were expressed at today's meeting of the Portlaoise Municipal District.
On June 7, Portarlington Leisure Centre...
Weekend Read: Centrepoint Shopping Centre – owners, asbestos and anti-social problems
"In all of my years as a County Councillor, I have never received as many calls about one single issue as a I have...
Meeting called following harrowing details of thefts and cars driving over...
A meeting between Laois County Councillors, Council officials and members of the St Peter & Paul’s cemetery committee in Portlaoise has been called after...
County Council agree €562,000 sale of Togher land for expansion of...
A fourth business is set to start operating from the Togher National Business Park in Portlaoise.
The issue of the disposal of 3.04 hectares at...
Calls made for improved parking and roads at hugely popular Togher...
One of the most popular amenities in Laois over the past year has been Togher Woods outside Portlaoise which has experience a huge surge...
‘Absolutely disgusting’ – outrage as dog fouling leads to wheelchair user...
Dog fouling has been described as 'absolutely disgusting and a huge problem' at this morning's meeting of the Portlaoise Municipal District.
Fianna Fail Councillor Catherine...
Laois Councillors had no say in decision to grant planning permission...
Laois County Councillors have no function when it comes to the decision making process in relation to planning applications.
So says Laois County Council CEO...
Laois Councillors calls for members of fire services and cystic fibrosis...
Two Laois Councillors have called for members of the fire service and those who suffer with cystic fibrosis to receive the Covid-19 vaccine as...
Calls for action to solve ‘ongoing anti-social behaviour’ problems at former...
A Laois County Councillor has called for action to be taken to solve what he says are 'ongoing anti-social behaviour' problems at the site...
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...
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 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...