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‘Never give waste for disposal to unlicensed operator’

Donal Brennan, Director of Services at Laois County Council, has urged the public not to use unlicensed waste collectors. Mr Brennan was speaking at this...

War of words as councillors do battle over Camross roads

It's not unusual for a local council meeting to develop into a row over roads - but at this week's Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick District meeting the...

Laois Gardai being deployed to trains as ‘drug use’ and ‘drug...

Laois Gardai are being deployed onto trains in a bid to stamp out criminal activity that is happening on the network. At yesterday's meeting of...

‘People are afraid for their lives’ – restrictions on HGVs on...

'People are afraid for their lives' - so says Cllr Paddy Bracken in relation to HGVs and their use of a rural Laois road. The...

Measures requested as vehicles forced to ‘reverse up to 1km’ if...

Urgent safety measures are being requested after a Laois County Council meeting heard how cars are being forced to reverse up to 1km if...

Laois County Council commit to car park revamp in Laois town...

A new car parking regime is set to come into force in a Laois town later this year. Mountrath is to be subject to ‘time...

All Ireland-winning duo team up again to take charge of Laois...

A former All Ireland-winning management duo have teamed up to take charge of a Laois ladies football club. Pat O'Sullivan and James Kelly, who won...

Public bodies should attend municipal meetings, argues local councillor

A Laois county councillor has said that public bodies like the National Transport Authority (NTA) and the Office of Public Works (OPW) should be...

Calls for repair works in Mountrath as noise of passing lorries...

The noise of passing lorries hitting a 'bad patch in the road' is keeping people awake at night - a meeting of the Borris-In-Ossory/Mountmellick...

Outdoor Christmas Market to take place in Mountrath this weekend

The Mountrath Community Forum Christmas Market is going ahead next Sunday, December 13, from 12.30pm to 3.30pm at Bloom HQ in the Brigidine Convent...

New car parking regime to be trialled in Laois town

A new car parking regime is to be trialled in a Laois town. Mountrath is to be subject to 'time limited' parking, rather than paid-parking,...

Pedestrian crossing for Laois town and calls to resurface road near...

A brand new pedestrian crossing is on the way to a Laois town. Laois County Council, at the request of Independent Cllr James Kelly, will...

Calls to address the ‘worst bend in Laois’ before serious accident...

Calls for Laois County Council to address safety concerns at the 'worst bend in Laois' have been made. Fine Gael Cllr Conor Bergin raised the...

My Life in Politics: James Kelly on election memories, Tony Gregory...

James Kelly is an independent county councillor from Mountrath and was first elected to Laois County Council in 2014, before retaining his seat comfortably...

Councillors ‘should be given the power to tackle local problems’

Laois County Councillor James Kelly has said that local representatives should have more power to deal with problems in their area. The Mountrath-based councillor, speaking...

Derelict Laois property a danger to the public

It’s been another long running saga but the danger of a derelict Laois property inflicting serious injury on an unsuspecting member of the public...

Kelly reflects on massive success as he’s returned with huge vote...

Brought to you in association with People First Credit Union Independent candidate James Kelly from Mountrath has reflected on another successful campaign that has seen...

ELECTED: James Kelly gets the second seat in Borris-In-Ossory-Mountmellick

Brought to you in association with People First Credit Union Independent James Kelly has been elected in the Borris-Mountmellick area on the sixth count in...

ELECTED: Paddy Bracken first elected in Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick

Brought to you in association with People First Credit Union After four counts of no-one reaching the quota in the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick area, Paddy Bracken is...

New candidates Bergin and Clooney in the mix in Borris-Mountmellick as...

Brought to you in association with People First Credit Union Two new first-time candidates have put the cat among the pigeons in the Borris-Mountmellick Municipal...

Ground hurling, the GAA vote and the Rosenallis factor all in...

Brought to you in association with People First Credit Union One of the puzzling anomalies of Laois-Offaly politics is how villages like Ballacolla and Bracknagh...

Laois native Kelly appointed Wicklow Ladies manager

The Wicklow Ladies will have a very familiar face on the sidelines in 2019. James Kelly will be in charge of the side who lost...

Liverpool superfan takes over LaoisToday Snapchat live from Champions League final...

Two Laois men are among the massive band of travelling Liverpool supporters making their way to Ukraine for Saturday's Champions League final against Real...

Dangerous roads to be addressed in Durrow, Borris-in-Ossory and Rathdowney

Long-standing road issues in Durrow and Borris-in-Ossory were addressed at Thursday morning's Municipal District meeting in Laois County Hall. Motions from Cllr James Kelly called...

Relief as lighting issue at Mountrath CS to be resolved

Laois County Council have confirmed that the street lights at Mountrath Community School will be working within a couple of weeks. The May meeting of...

Laois team named for opening Allianz Football league game

The Laois team has been named for Saturday's Allianz Football League Division 3 opening round game for Louth. The game marks Peter Creedon's first league game...