Tag: Mary Sweeney

Laois County Council are set to have their newest member after he was officially selected to fill a vacant seat. Ballyroan native Barry Walsh will...

Ballyroan native Barry Walsh looks set to be co-opted to the Laois County Council seat left vacant following the retirement of long-serving councillor Mary...

Fine Gael members in the Portlaoise Municipal District will decide at an online convention early next month who will fill the Laois County Council...

Heartfelt tributes were paid at Laois County Hall today, as Mary Sweeney retired from her role as a county councillor with the Portlaoise Municipal...

There were warm tributes to Councillor Mary Sweeney at this morning's monthly meeting of Laois County Council. The Fine Gael Councillor announced her intention to...

Long-serving Laois County Councillor Mary Sweeney has announced her retirement from politics. Her decision to call time brings to an end a distinguished local political...

Fine Gael County Councillor Mary Sweeney has been elected as the chairperson of the Portlaoise Municipal District for the next 12 months. Laois County Council...

Two Laois County Councillors have called for a playground to be constructed in two Laois villages. Raheen and Ballyroan were the subject of motions put...

Ballyroan wastewater treatment plant has now been selected for upgrade as part of the Small Towns and Villages Growth Programme, Irish Water and Laois...

A call has been made for an old Laois school, which is now derelict, to be handed back to the community so they can...

A Laois County Councillor has called for heritage and tourism locations in Laois to turn green for St Patrick's Day. Fine Gael Councillor Mary Sweeney...

Laois County Councillor Mary Sweeney has sought an update from Laois County Council on how they plan for the facilitation of public spaces for...

Free parking in Portlaoise for the three Saturdays leading up to Christmas has been sought by local Councillors. Fine Gael Councillor Mary Sweeney had initially...

For the last 40 years, Ballyroan has been beautifully lit up with Christmas lights. However, due to Covid restrictions this year, fundraising efforts have been...

A brand new playground is on its way to a Laois village - after a plan to construct it was given the green light...

The ongoing issue of the courthouse raised its head at the recent Portlaoise Municipal District meeting in Laois County Council as the elected representatives...

Only one electric car charging point in Abbeyleix isn't nearly enough and a request should be made to the ESB to instal additional points...

Laois County Council should put in place more attractive 'Welcome to Portlaoise' signs on the main roads into the town to "enhance the aesthetics...

Plans are in place for a new walking track linking the village of Ballyroan to the local GAA club with Cllr Mary Sweeney urging...

Portlaoise Courthouse "is a poor reflection of our principal town in Laois" according to Cllr Thomasina Connell, who called on Laois County Council to...

There are varied views among Fine Gael elected representatives in this area about the proposed Programme for Government that would see a coalition formed...

The sad death has occurred of Timahoe native Jim McDonald, who passed away suddenly on Thursday morning. Late of Newtown, Ballyroan and Straffan in Kildare,...

Brought to you in association with Expert Laois In the latest instalment of our Electric Picnic and I series, we caught up with local county...

There were 31 boxes in the Portlaoise Municipal District - with 22 of them in Portlaoise and the remaining nine spread across a wide...

Brought to you in association with People First Credit Union Ballyroan's Mary Sweeney has taken the sixth seat in Portlaoise for the Laois County Council. She...

Brought to you in association with People First Credit Union Six of the seven seats in the Portlaoise Municipal District are set to be won...

There's many things that local councillors can be proud of - but for Ballyroan-based Fine Gael candidate Mary Sweeney, the delivery of a long-awaited...

Brought to you in association with People First Credit Union As part of our coverage coming up to the Local Elections on Friday May 24,...

There were scenes of great happiness in Ballyroan on a June afternoon in 2017 as the new primary school in the village was officially...

Ballyroan native Mary Sweeney was first elected to Laois County Council in 1999 - but as she gets set to contest a fifth election...