Tag: Ben Brennan
Major Independent boost for Aisling Moran’s General Election campaign
In a significant development which will have a defining impact on the forthcoming general election in Laois, the Aisling Moran campaign has received a...
Killeshin and Arles described as ‘unsafe’ due to grievous road safety...
Two Laois villages have been described as "unsafe" as road safety issues are causing grievous concerns for local residents.
People living in the villages of...
Could Laois have second Independent candidate in upcoming General Election?
Portarlington business-owner, Elaine Mullally last week announced her intention to run as an Independent candidate in the upcoming General Election.
Speculation continues to bubble, however, that...
Laois County Councillors accused of ‘election stunt’ with June 7 almost...
There was a huge dispute between councillors of Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District, with the Fianna Fáil councillors accused of "an election stunt" by their political...
Graiguecullen road named after legendary local priest Fr John Fingleton
Almost seven years after he passed away, a significant road on the Laois-Carlow border has been named after the legendary priest Fr John Fingleton,...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Ben Brennan (Independent) – Graiguecullen-Portarlington
Having first been elected in 2009 in the old Luggacurren area, Ben Brennan is now contesting his fourth Local Election. The independent councillor from...
Raw sewage coming through manholes and onto residential properties in Laois
Raw sewage is coming up through manholes and onto residential properties according to a local County Councillor.
Independent Cllr Ben Brennan made the claim at the...
ESB dubbed ‘exceptionally slow board’ as Laois Councillors say company is...
The ESB (Electricity Supply Board) have come under fire this week, with Laois County Councillors saying the company is "answerable to no one".
Independent Cllr...
Councillors and community fear Eirgrid/ESB see Coolnabacky Substation as ‘a massive...
The Coolnabacky Substation continues to be a lightning rod for controversy, drawing the ire of local residents and politicians time and time again.
Locals have...
A recent Risk Assessment into Coolnabacky Substation ‘did not go far...
The discontent of the local community with the coming Coolnabacky Substation in Ratheniska continued this week, with questions being raised over the legitimacy of...
Government are “treating local communities with disrespect and disdain” with current...
Laois County Council will write to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration & Youth of Ireland, to request that an agreed strategy is...
Luck of the draw as Ben Brennan elected to chair Municipal...
Independent councillor Ben Brennan will chair the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District of Laois County Council for the next 12 months after he was elected to...
‘Somebody will be killed’ – Councillor fumes at being ‘fobbed off’...
A Laois County Councillor fears that 'somebody will be killed' if safety measures that he has been calling for for a long time are...
‘Some old people are afraid to go to mass’ – Caravans...
Old people in a Laois housing estate are afraid to go to mass - a meeting in Laois County Council heard recently.
The issue surrounds...
Plea made for ‘tractor and spreader’ to tackle icy Laois roads...
Laois County Council has been called upon to purchase a tractor and spreader to salt the roads which are currently not covered under the...
‘No consultation planned’ with local communities where refugees are housed in...
There are no plans to hold consultation meetings with local communities if and when refugees are moved into a particular area in Laois.
The issue...
‘What do I do? Go out and stand on my own?’...
Frustration over road repairs - and the the salting programme in icy weather - was a major topic of conversation at this week's meeting...
Laois County Council could be ‘hit with bill for €40,000’ if...
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...
‘I’ll stand on the road and count the cars myself’ warns...
A Laois Councillor has made a desperate plea for road safety measures to be carried out on the R430 in Killeshin.
Independent Councillor Ben Brennan...
‘The Greens have this country destroyed but, in a few years,...
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...
Local council chairman’s role decided by draw as Fine Gael candidate...
The AGM of the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District took place in the Laois County Council chamber this afternoon where the only real item of note...
‘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...
Action requested on ‘death trap’ HSE building in Laois village before...
A Laois County Councillor has demanded that action be taken to carry out remedial works on a HSE owned building before 'someone is seriously...
“When there is an accident out there, someone will come out...
A Laois County Councillor has expressed his anger over the Council's continual refuse to put salt on a busy school road.
Independent Councillor Ben Brennan...
Momentum grows behind campaign for playground in Emo
Momentum is growing behind a campaign to develop a playground in Emo in the parish sports grounds where the GAA club, soccer club and...
‘Death trap of a road’ leading to Laois secondary school to...
A road that leads up to a Laois secondary school is to be assessed to examine possible safety measures after it was described as...
Anger over slow progress of installing electric car charging points in...
A Laois County Councillor has expressed his frustration over the lack of electric car charging points in the area of the county that he...
‘Build our own houses for our own people’ – Councillor objects...
Independent Councillor Ben Brennan has called on Laois County Council to do more to ensure that Laois people on the housing waiting list are...
Laois soccer club and special needs school to benefit from lease...
A Laois soccer club and a special needs school are to benefit from the leasing of lands owned by Laois County Council to them.
For...
Calls for a fence to be erected at Laois playground to...
A number of Laois County Councillors have called on the Council to erect a fence at the back of a popular Laois playground in...