Tag: Padraig Fleming

Laois County Councillors have rejected a proposal to reduce the minimum distance that a wind turbine must be away from a home. The issue of...

Laois County Councillors successfully deleted a section of into the County Development Plan which they say would have made it harder to successfully obtain...

The sudden death of Ray Dunne from The Swan in July came as a huge shock to all who knew him back in July...

There's rarely a meeting in Laois County Council goes by without frustration being expressed over various speed limits around the county. And so it was...

Laois County Councillors agreed to sell land valued at €30,000 at Monday's monthly meeting. The matter of 0.108 hectares of land at Castletown, Laois in...

Two separate housing estates in Graiguecullen were discussed at this week's meeting of the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District held virtually by Laois County Council. Issues with...

The opening of a mass vaccination centre in Laois this week gives hope that events such as the Electric Picnic and the World Ploughing...

Carlow County Council say they have no land remaining for the construction of houses in the Graiguecullen area as 75 people remain on the...

A controlled pedestrian crossing is set to be constructed on a busy road near a Laois primary school. At a recent meeting of the Graiguecullen/Portarlington...

A Laois County Councillor has called on the Minister for Agriculture to establish an Independent Meat Regulator with statutory powers. Fianna Fail Cllr Padraig Fleming...

Laois County Councillors have called for stricter penalties to be imposed on those who take part in sulky races. The issue came up at today's...

Three life-long neighbours in a Laois village have been celebrating recently as they have each reached the great milestone of turning 90. Johnny Kealy, Peggy...

Flooding affecting 12 houses and safety issues relating to a ditch in Ballylinan have been raised at a recent meeting of the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal...

Laois County Council has become the eleventh electoral authority to call on the Office of Public Works to exhume the bodies of five men...

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...

Laois County Council have said that they are taking the final steps in the process of taking the Gracefield Manor estate in Ballylinan in...

Local residents in The Swan and anyone who has ever travelled through the Laois village will know that it's a prime location for speeding...

A dispute between dentists and the Department of Health has left children in Laois caught in the middle. Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council, Catherine Fitzgerald,...

A number of Laois County Councillors have called on the Council to erect a fence at the back of a popular Laois playground in...

Gardai have been more visible on the streets over the past couple of months, something that was welcomed at the recent meeting of the...

The state of the county's roads and the never-ending issues of potholes was raised at the recent Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District meeting in Laois County...

Beef up beef prices for Laois farmers as rural communities are hugely reliant on farm family incomes for survival. That was the clear and direct...

Brought to you in association with People First Credit Union Being strong on your home patch was very much apparent in Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District, where...

Brought to you in association with People First Credit Union Padraig Fleming (Fianna Fáil), Aidan Mullins (Sinn Féin) and Tom Mulhall (Fine Gael) are the...

Brought to you in association with People First Credit Union Padraig Fleming looks set to top the poll for Fianna Fáil and take the first...

Brought to you in association with People First Credit Union The people of Laois and Ireland will be asked to vote in the Local Elections this Friday. There...

Brought to you in association with People First Credit Union In keeping with the lower number of candidates this year putting themselves forward for election,...

Brought to you in association with People First Credit Union When Bertie Ahern won his hat-trick of general elections and was installed for his third...

The death has occurred of Mrs Margaret (Peg) Fleming - mother of Laois Fianna Fail TD Sean - in her 96th year. Mrs Fleming (nee...