‘Never seen anything like it’ – Concern as no tenders received to carry out...
Concerns have been raised after it was revealed that no tenders were received to carry out works in St Peter and Paul's Cemetery in...
Calls for ‘two stage’ approach to restore ‘eyesore, absolutely dreadful’ burnt out council houses...
A Laois County Councillor has called for a two-stage process to be enacted in relation to two houses that were burnt out in a...
Grants and opportunities from Laois County Council available with local creativity
Laois County Council has announced details of grants and opportunities to support the development and presentation of creative and artistic projects in the county...
Income threshold changes set to make more Laois people eligible for Council social housing
Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council, Thomasina Connell, has highlighted the recent increase in the income threshold for Social Housing with Laois County Council.
This has...
2022 Remembered: Laois County Council agree to construct 54 new modular homes in Laois...
Back in June, Laois County Council gave the go-ahead for new modular homes in Portlaoise.
The green light has been given to a project which...
2022 Remembered: Further land sold by Laois County Council at Togher as two companies...
May saw Allwood Architecture Ltd and Zeitgeist Spirits Ltd aquire land at Junction 17, Togher.
Laois County Council have sold a further 3.78 hectares at...
2022 Remembered: Leading candidate emerges to fill Laois County Council seat left vacant by...
2022 began with Fine Gael's Barry Walsh emerging as the de facto replacement candidate for Mary Sweeney’s Laois County Council seat.
Ballyroan native Barry Walsh...
Unpredictable power outages in Killenard area continues to cause frustration
Residents in Killenard have been left continuously frustrated over unpredictable power outages in the area.
The issue was a raised at a recent meeting in...
Call for Portlaoise to be zoned as commuter town to Dublin to reduce fares...
A Laois County Councillor has called for Portlaoise to be zoned as a commuter town to Dublin which would in turn reduce fares for...
‘What do I do? Go out and stand on my own?’ fumes local councillor...
Frustration over road repairs - and the the salting programme in icy weather - was a major topic of conversation at this week's meeting...
High praise for recently retired General Manager of Portlaoise Hospital – ‘A gentleman to...
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 service in Laois...
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...
Reminder regarding free parking in Portlaoise after people pay unnecessarily
People are being reminded that there is two hours of free parking every Saturday in Portlaoise up until Christmas.
The measure was voted through in...
In Pictures: Age Friendly Laois launch new ICE card which could help save lives
Age Friendly Laois recently launched a new initiative called the ICE card which they hope will save lives.
The ICE (In Case of Emergency) card...
Laois woman elected as National Events Director with Fianna Fáil Women’s Network
A Laois woman has been elected as National Events Director at the Fianna Fáil Women’s Network Conference which was held in Mullingar on Saturday...
Portlaoise Library set to host talk from renowned Laois historian
Portlaoise Library is set to host a talk from historian Teddy Fennelly on the role of the press from 1913-1923 on Wednesday evening at...
Renewed calls for Minister to act as Community Welfare Officers still not reinstated in...
The Minister for Social Protection has been called upon to act in the community welfare sector in Laois.
Councillor Conor Bergin brought forward a motion...
New appeal launched for Laois properties to house Ukrainian people
Laois County Council is appealing to those who have unoccupied properties to offer them as temporary homes for those fleeing war in Ukraine.
The call...
Laois County Council set to honour legendary local athlete Martin McDonald
Legendary Laois athlete Martin McDonald is set to be honoured by Laois County Council for his recent success in the world masters mountain running...
Laois County Council urged to CPO vacant properties that have ‘never been lived in’
In the midst of a housing crisis, the image of vacant homes in the centre of Portlaoise is something that has angered local councillors...
Two speed tables to be installed in Laois village after traffic survey reveals worrying...
Two speed tables are to be installed in a Laois village after a traffic survey revealed motorists were approaching it way above the speed...
‘People are going to be killed at those junctions if action isn’t taken’
A Laois County Councillor has pleaded with Transport Infrastructure Ireland to follow up on their promises to carry out safety works at junctions across...
Laois County Council could be ‘hit with bill for €40,000’ if ‘falling hedge’ is...
Laois County Council could be hit with a bill for €40,000 if works to address a hedge that is falling down are not carried...
New local campaign to reduce single-use coffee cups in Laois launched
Laois Council Council and 2GoCup are launching a major new environmental campaign to dramatically reduce single-use coffee cups in Laois.
During a three-month pilot project...
Laois County Council urged to increase serviced sites offerings, particularly in Portlaoise area
Laois County Council should greatly increase the number of serviced sites offered for sale.
That was the view expressed by a number of councillors at...
Price fixed as new Columbarium Wall in Laois cemetery becomes operational
The price for securing a slot in the new Columbarium Wall that has been erected in a Laois cemetery has been confirmed.
The matter came...
Laois County Council unveil €260 million Capital Spending Programme from 2023 to 2025
Laois County Council have unveiled details of a €260 million Indicative Capital Spending Programme to cover from 2023 to 2025.
The 2023 to 2025 Indicative...
Spending climbs again as Laois County Councillors approve biggest ever budget for 2023
Laois County Councillors voted to approve the Laois’s biggest ever budget at a meeting this morning.
€95,809,000 will be spent in a range of different...
Draft zoned land map of Laois for Residential Zoned Land Tax published
The Draft Residential Zoned Land Tax Map of Laois has been published as part of the implementation of the Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT).
The...
Anger as councillor demands breakdown of costings on key Portlaoise projects
Frustration at the length of time it's taking to provide a full breakdown of the costs involved in key Laois County Council projects in...
