Tag: Paschal McEvoy

There have been calls to remove a recently installed pedestrian crossing from a Laois town 'before someone is seriously hurt'. The offending pedestrian crossing is...

31 new social houses will be available at Church Avenue, Stradbally, by early in the New Year. So says Fianna Fail TD Sean Fleming and...

The AGM of the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District took place in the Laois County Council chamber this afternoon where the only real item of note...

Officials at the ESB have been called to meet with Laois County Councillors over delays to underground the overhead electricity cables on Main Street...

Laois County Council has been called upon to take a rural road in Stradbally in charge. The road in question is known as the 'Rathmore...

Laois County Councillors have called for urgent safety measures to be put in place after three accidents took place on the same stretch of...

A brand new fire station building is on its way to Laois after Councillors gave the proposal the green light at a recent meeting. The...

Funding has been approved by Minister for Education Norma Foley for a Laois primary school to construct a new mainstream classroom. This funding will allow...

A call has been made to turn a derelict former convent in a Laois town into a vibrant digital enterprise hub. The issue of the...

A debate on whether or not Laois County Council should live stream their meetings ended in a ferocious row in the chamber today. The matter...

St Vincent de Paul in Stradbally has issued an urgent appeal for support ahead of Christmas. Due to Covid-19, many of the fundraising events that...

Momentum is growing behind a campaign to develop a playground in Emo in the parish sports grounds where the GAA club, soccer club and...

Laois Councillors Aisling Moran and Paschal McEvoy clashed once again over a housing development that is set to take place in Stradbally. At September's meeting...

26 new homes are on their way to Stradbally - but only after a fierce debate and a vote at this week's Laois County...

Frustrations over repair works at the graveyard in Timahoe and the process of taking a Stradbally housing estate in charge were raised at a...

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

A Laois County Councillor has hit out at a group who have been protesting over the proposed construction of a substation. The RTS Substation Action...

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,...

On this week's LaoisToday Podcast, Stradbally-based county councillor Paschal McEvoy joined presenter Paul Downey and Steven Miller to discuss Electric Picnic and whether or...

Laois County Council should run a campaign alerting the public of the danger of Black Grass seeds that are found in many wildflower seeds...

A Laois Councillor says he is 'amazed' that the organisers of Electric Picnic intend to go ahead with the festival this year. Fianna Fail Councillor...

Stradbally based Laois County Councillor Paschal McEvoy says that he believes the Electric Picnic should not go ahead this year. The Fianna Fail Councillor believes...

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...

Parking at school time can be a headache for parents all over the country - but a solution could be at hand in Portarlington...

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

The case for additional car parking spaces has been made for an expanding Laois school. The plight of Rath NS was raised at a recent...

A new wheelchair car parking space is to be installed outside a health centre in a Laois town. Fianna Fail Councillor Paschal McEvoy called on...

A fourth business is set to start operating from the Togher National Business Park in Portlaoise. The issue of the disposal of 3.04 hectares at...

Laois County Council Chief Executive John Mulholland has unveiled details of 13 social housing schemes which will deliver 141 new homes by the end...

The campaign to have a life-saving defibrillator fully operational in a Laois village has moved a step closer. The civils works for the power supply...