Delay for replacement of equipment in Laois playground branded ‘unacceptable’
Frustrations at the delay in acquiring equipment to replace damaged and missing parts in a Laois playground were expressed at a meeting recently.
The issue...
Calls to remove newly erected Laois pedestrian crossing ‘before someone is seriously hurt’
There have been calls to remove a recently installed pedestrian crossing from a Laois town 'before someone is seriously hurt'.
The offending pedestrian crossing is...
Call for ‘green machine’ to be deployed in Laois town that is ‘destroyed with...
July and August are very busy times for farmers as corn has to be cut and straw from the fields has to be baled...
‘The Greens have this country destroyed but, in a few years, they will be...
The Green Party have come in for considerable criticism in the chamber of Laois County Council this year.
A discussion on the new laws surrounding...
Council should have their own tractor and hedgecutter, area meeting hears
Laois County Council should invest in their own tractor and hedgecutter, rather than relying on contractors.
That was the view put forward by Cllr Ollie...
AIB decision to implement cashless branches deemed an ‘out and out disgrace’
The decision of AIB to move a number of their branches to cashless was branded an "out and out disgrace" at a municipal district...
Laois County Council agree to construct 54 new modular homes in Laois town
The green light has been given to a project which will see 54 modular homes constructed in Portlaoise.
The approval for the build at Hepburn...
Laois County Council elect new chairperson as Thomasina Connell takes over from Conor Bergin
Laois County Council has elected a new chairperson to lead the council for the next 12 months.
At today’s AGM, Fine Gael’s Thomasina Connell took...
Call for safety works near Laois school to be carried out before students return...
A Laois County Councillor has called for safety works at a Portlaoise primary school to be carried out before children return in September.
Sinn Fein...
Disappointment as still no site found for promised Women’s Refuge in Laois
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...
Growing frustration over derelict properties as register ‘not accurate’
A number of Laois county councillors expressed their frustration over derelict properties in the county - with the Derelict Sites Register labelled "not accurate,...
Roundabout sought at landmark Laois junction Simmons Mill
Calls have been made for a roundabout to be installed at the busy landmark Laois junction Simmons Mill.
The junction is at the intersection of...
Update provided on ‘Tyrrell’s Land’ with no development expected before 2025
No sod is expected to be turned on a major Laois County Council development until 2025 at the earliest.
So a meeting of the Portlaoise...
Laois’s newest Councillor elected chairman of Portlaoise Municipal District
Laois's newest county Councillor has been elected as chairman of the Portlaoise Municipal District.
Ballyroan native Barry Walsh was only co-opted as a Councillor in...
Bracken elected chairman of Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick district while hat-draw required for vice-chair
Fianna Fail Councillor Paddy Bracken has been elected as the new chairman of the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District.
There are 19 Councillors in Laois County Council...
‘Support local media – support what’s good’ says Laois councillor
It's not often that the media come in for praise at a public meeting.
More often than not they're being blamed for something.
But at a...
Laois County Council should ‘fast track … modular accommodation to address the housing crisis’
With the influx of Ukranian refugees and the unprecedented increases in housing waiting lists, emergency and direct provision accommodation, Laois County Council should identify...
Council Briefs: CCTV request, Cycle to Work unfairness and Portlaoise footpaths
Council should take over electricity cost of community CCTV
There's not a month goes by where the various issues with CCTV don't raise their head...
Calls for motorway lights to be re-instated – and electric school buses to become...
A Laois county councillor has called for lighting to be re-instated on the M7/M8 motorway at the entrance and exit lanes where they are...
Laois Day Care Centres set to re-open though frustration over delay to Abbeyleix facility
Three Day Care Centres currently not in use are expected to re-open in the coming weeks - though there is considerable frustration at the...
‘I’ve better things to be doing than listening to this bullshit’
A Laois County Councillor walked out of a meeting in County Hall this afternoon when he told his fellow elected members “they should be...
Further land sold by Laois County Council at Togher as two companies seek to...
Laois County Council have sold a further 3.78 hectares at the Junction 17 National Enterprise Park at Togher in Portlaoise with two businesses paying...
Sulky racing still endangering horses in Laois as bye-law review delayed
Three different State departments and Laois County Council are tied up in a review of the bye-laws on the Control of Horses.
This, a meeting...
Full council retrofit budget needed to upgrade Portlaoise estate
It would take the council's full annual budget for retrofitting just to retrofit the 30+ houses in St Brigid's Place, with this Portlaoise estate...
Calls for ‘severe’ Balllinakill speed ramp to be reviewed
A speed ramp near a Ballinakill school is certainly slowing down traffic, but the ramp is so severe that the bottom of cars are...
Warm welcome for Woodenbridge restoration work though councillors not pleased over snub
There was widespread delight at a recent meeting of the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District with the news that the famous Woodenbridge between Ballacolla and Durrow...
‘Snail’s process’ of Irish Water delaying housing estates for years
The "snail's process" of Irish Water is holding up for years the taking in charge by Laois County Council of local housing estates.
So it...
Fence needed to protect Portlaoise pitch from pedestrians and cyclists
The grass pitch at Portlaoise Leisure Centre used by soccer teams from four counties may need to be protected with a boundary fence to...
Time for Laois Ryder Cup sign to be binned
Golf's Ryder Cup took place in Ireland in 2006, in the K Club, at the height of the Celtic Tiger Boom.
It returns to these...
Burnt-out houses in Portlaoise should be restored for people with disabilities
The renovation of two burnt-out houses in Portlaoise that were recently destroyed in a fire is a perfect opportunity for Laois County Council to...
