Tag: Laois Joint Policing Committee

Two Laois TDs have had their say on drug crime policy in the county. Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Sean Fleming,...

Boy racer meets are a Garda priority, the Laois Joint Policing Committee has heard at this week's meetings. Garda Superintendent Eamon Curley made the statement...

The latest meeting of the Laois Joint Policing Committee has received a positive report into crime and traffic statistics. Garda representatives Superintendent Eamon Curley, Inspector...

Laois PPN (Public Participation Network) representative, Bobby Delaney has raised concerns at the falling number of Gardaí in Mountmellick. The issue was raised with Garda...

Laois PPN (Public Participation Network) representatives, Tom Jones and Sara Geraldine Rasool have commended the Garda HEED program. HEED, which stands for Health, Education, Enforcement...

Laois PPN (Public Participation Network) representative, Bobby Delaney has warned the Laois Joint Policing Committee meeting of the rising problem of illegal money lenders...

People living in The Heath "are being terrorised," the Laois Joint Policing Committee meeting has heard. The issue was raised with Garda Superintendent Eamon Curley...

The top Garda official in Laois says that he is concerned about the level of drug use in the county - particularly cocaine. Chief Superintendent...

Gardai in Laois say they will clamp down on 'boy racers' who are causing 'serious disturbance' in certain parts of the county. The pledge was...

Laois has benefited from recent recruitment drives as additional members of an Garda Siochana have been stationed in the county recently. At today's meeting of...

Youths are leaving drug needles and beer cans in the hedges of Esker Hills, but residents of this Portlaoise estate are being threatened and...

A Laois TD has called on local elected and community representatives to signal their objection to the proposed extension of opening hours for pubs...

There were eight threats to kill or cause serious harm made in Laois during the period of July to September this year. Although according to...

'A ridiculous proposal - it is absolute lunacy' - this was how the proposal to extend the opening hours of pubs and nightclubs to...

Cocaine is everywhere in Laois. Possession of drugs offences in Laois so far this year are up by a quarter. That’s the stark warning from...

The good news is that thefts in Laois are down significantly in the first nine months of this year, registering a fall from 987...

Menacing phone calls can be traced by gardai, even if they are made from private phone numbers. The reassurance was given by Chief Superintendent John...

Superintendent Anthony Petit has said he doesn't believe we have a problem with hate crimes in Laois. Following news of two arrests made in connection...

There are caravans being used in the Portlaoise area for anti-social behavior, it has been claimed. They are not being lived in, but being used...

The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) is currently investigating two suspected criminals in Laois. A further 7 preliminary investigations are underway on people in the county...

Thefts in Laois jumped from 75 up to 132 in the last three months, when compared with the second quarter of 2017, latest garda...

"People are going out in their pyjamas to go and buy drugs" that was the claim of Laois TD Brian Stanley, at the Laois...

A young man was beaten into a pulp by two men and then kicked while on the ground for no reason, the Laois Joint...

Despite a drop of almost 20 percent in drink driving offences in Laois, Chief Superintendent John Scanlon says there is still a way to...

The level of cocaine use in Portlaoise and throughout the county was labelled as "mind-boggling" by Cllr Willie Aird at the County Laois Joint...

Sophisticated crime gangs are flying in from eastern Europe to rob premises in Laois and other counties, the highest-ranking garda in the division has...

The possession of drugs for sale or supply more than doubled in a three-month period in Laois - with the Electric Picnic cited as...

There will be 15 new Gardai working in Laois by the end of the year, the Laois Joint Police Committee meeting was told today. Chief...

Drugs being mixed by the Kinihan gang in Dublin are being used in Portlaoise, according to Deputy Brian Stanley. The Sinn Fein TD was speaking...

A woman was attacked in her own home in Portlaoise, with brazen burglars no longer concerned whether people are in a house or not,...