Tag: Charlie Flanagan
Sixty-five Laois schools to receive minor works grant payment
A total of 65 Laois schools will receive a Minor Works Grant payment over the coming days for small scale works and improvements.
This is according...
Update on works on Mountmellick river susceptible to flooding
Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan has received the following update on flood relief works on the Owenass River in Mountmellick.
This comes following...
€304,255 for upgrade of local roads in Laois
Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan, has announced that €304,255 has been granted to County Laois for the upgrade of local roads.
Minister Flanagan...
Funding announced to repair regional and local roads in Laois
Laois/Offaly TD and Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan has announced an allocation of €956,000 in funding to assist the repair of regional...
WATCH: National competition launched in Laois secondary school
Today a national competition was launched with help from the students at Scoil Chriost Rí, Portlaoise.
Minister for Justice and Equality Charlie Flanagan visited...
Laois Minister does not want General Election next year
Fine Gael Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan does not want to have a General Election next year.
The Laois TD was speaking this afternoon in...
Minister Flanagan announces further funding for new library
Laois/Offaly TD and Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan, has announced an additional €1.35 million funding for a new library for Portlaoise.
The funding is...
‘We’ll meet you there’- Town Team launch brand new logo
The Portlaoise Town Team held the official launch of their new brand logo for the town on Friday September 21.
Over the past year, the...
Laois clubs called to register for €40 million sports capital grants
Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan has confirmed that €40 million is available to develop sports infrastructure around the country.
The Laois TD is...
Laois Minister calls plans to boycott and protest Trump visit ‘outdated’
Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan has hit out at plans to boycott and protest the visit of US President Donald Trump to Ireland.
Independent Alliance...
Flanagan encourages female entrepreneurs in Laois to apply for new start-up...
Female entrepreneurs are being invited to apply for a place on the Accelerating the Creation of Rural Nascent Start-ups (ACORNS) programme by Minister for...
€4.25 million allocated for the introduction of a Fodder Import Support...
Over €4 million has been allocated to a new Fodder Import Support measure, Laois/Offaly TD and Minister Justice & Trade has said.
This measure is...
Fine Gael pick their candidates in Laois-Offaly for the next General...
Charlie Flanagan, Marcella Corcoran-Kennedy and John Clendennen will represent Fine Gael at the next General Election following the party’s selection convention in Clonaslee this...
Men’s Sheds: Apply for funding now – Flanagan
Minister for Justice and Equality Charlie Flanagan has urged Men's sheds in Laois to apply for funding before the August 31 deadline.
The Laois/Offaly TD...
Four candidates in the mix ahead of Fine Gael selection convention
Four candidates will contest for a place on the Fine Gael General Election ticket in Laois-Offaly at the party's selection convention in Clonaslee this...
Fine Gael set convention date as General Election comes into focus
Fine Gael will hold their selection convention later this month as the party sets their sights on fighting the next General Election in the...
Laois Minister set to introduce proposal to electronically tag sex offenders
Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan is set to introduce plans to electronically tag sex offenders, it is being reported.
The Irish Examiner say that rapists...
Multi million euro urban regeneration plan secured for Portlaoise
Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan says the new Project Ireland 2040 plan is good news for Portlaoise.
The Laois TD says there will be a...
Laois TD set to head Down Under for St Patrick’s Day
One Laois TD is set to head to Australia as part of the annual St Patrick's Day celebrations.
The Irish Independent are reporting that Minister...
Minister Flanagan in favour of repealing the Eight Amendment
Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan has backed the campaign behind repealing the Eight Amendment.
The cabinet were briefed this morning on what’s needed to have...
Moving speech from Minister Flanagan as local Garda receive bravery medals...
His late father Oliver J Flanagan was the intended target of an IRA bomb in Garryhinch in 1976 that killed a young member of...
Flanagan tells Dr O’Reilly to ‘bin’ plan to downgrade Portlaoise Hospital
Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan has told Dr Susan O'Reilly to 'bin' her plan to downgrade the Midlands Regional Hospital in Portlaoise.
The Fine Gael...
Flanagan selected to contest General Election in Laois once again
Charlie Flanagan has been selected by the Laois Fine Gael party to contest an eighth General Election this evening in Abbeyleix.
The party held their...
Flanagan fires warning shot at gangs who target Laois
Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan has warned rural thieves in hiding that it will no longer be a safe bet to commit crime as...
Historical links brought to the fore as Portlaoise hotel looks forward...
The Midlands Park Hotel has a bright new future - as evident by a vibrant launch last Friday night - but there was a...
‘Fair Deal’ for farmers under proposed changes to nursing home scheme
Farm families and other sole traders could save thousands of euro in nursing home fees under a new proposal that would protect their assets.
This...
Boost in funding for Community Text Alert Groups
Laois TD and Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan, has outlined details for additional financial support to Community Text Alert Groups in 2017...
Over €260,000 for Local Improvement Schemes in Laois
€264,000 in funding has been secured for Local Improvement Schemes in Laois, according to Laois TD and Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan
The...
Extra time for Laois farmers to submit data for Farm Improvement...
Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan, has confirmed that the deadline for submission of data for Farm Improvement Plans in Knowledge Transfer Groups...
Minister Charlie Flanagan welcomes Minister Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran to Laois
Minister of State for the Office of Public Works (OPW) and Flood Relief Kevin Moran visited heritage sites around Laois today, including EMo Court...