Tag: Conor Bergin

A Laois village is undergoing a serious regeneration at present with a series of exciting projects happening. Clough, located in South-West Laois, is experiencing a...

Laois County Council is to explore the possibility of purchasing a 'property marking machine' in a bid to help combat crime. The issue came before...

Laois County Council are to purchase 26 new houses in Borris-In-Ossory in a bid to alleviate local housing need in the village. The houses have...

Income tax changes announced in Budget 2023 that take effect from January 1 will put more money back in people from Laois’s pockets. So says...

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...

A suitable walking and cycling route should be identified and developed around the rural village of Clough, according to local councillor John King. Cllr King...

A Laois County Councillor has expressed his extreme frustration at the delay in families receiving the keys to their new homes in a development...

The national fuel allowance scheme for the 2022/23 season will help many households in County Laois with their winter heating costs, a Fine Gael...

Laois County Council recently received funding of more than €500,000 to allow it carry out improvement works on rural lanes across the county. There are...

The major ongoing improvement works at Ballybrophy Train Station are due to be fully completed by August. So says Fine Gael Councillor Conor Bergin who...

A new Government fund called Croí Cónaithe will support bringing vacant and underused buildings in Laois towns and villages back into residential use, a...

Community groups and organisations in Laois are invited to apply for a new round of funding for the upgrade and refurbishment of community centres,...

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...

The importance of establishing further historical records in some of Laois's older graveyards was highlighted recently at a meeting in Laois County Council. Cllr Conor...

On Monday, members of Laois County Council voted to put through the sale of 3.42 hectares at Portlaoise Enterprise Park to Kirby Group Engineering...

A request has been made to erect just one light in an area of Laois that has been described as 'the busiest junction in...

Residents in one part of Laois are being subjected to 'brown and undrinkable' water whenever they turn on their tap. So says Fine Gael Councillor...

The rolling out of CCTV schemes across the county have been described as 'vital' as the impact upon those who are the victims of...

There will be strong local representation abroad on St Patrick's Day as the government have confirmed who will be Ireland's representatives. Laois TD and Minister...

Laois County Council have confirmed that planning permission has been granted for 26 new houses in Borris-In-Ossory. Private developer M&M Holdings has been granted permission...

The derelict Borris-in-Ossory courthouse has been granted over €210,000 in government funding to help restore the derelict building and develop it into a remote...

An Bord Pleanala has given the green light for flood relief works to be carried out at Shannon Street in Mountrath. €46,565 in funding was...

The deadline for completion of works under the €7 million Streetscape Enhancement Initiative has been extended to the end of the year. Under the scheme,...

Residents along a rural Laois road are 'terrified' following a 'number of near misses involving HGVs', a meeting in Laois has heard. The matter was...

A new community garden is on the way to Camross following a government announcement today. €50,000 has been allocated to the village for the project...

New government grants will be available for Parent and Toddler Groups in Laois, according to Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council and Fine Gael Councillor,...

Laois County Councillor Paschal McEvoy has welcomed the Council's decision not to grant a licence for this year's Electric Picnic. In a statement released yesterday,...

A new campaign aimed at further reducing gum litter in Laois has been launched. Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council, Councillor Conor Bergin, has officially launched...

Laois County Councillors have called again for Mountmellick to be by-passed in order to alleviate the traffic going through the town on a daily...

A decision on a proposed flood relief plan for a Laois town is due by the end of this month. Back in February, Laois County...