Tag: Pippa Hackett

A local TD has announced that she has hired a Ukrainian refugee as her new parliamentary assistant. Green Party Minister for Laois-Offaly, Pippa Hackett, has...

Laois’s raised bogs are set to benefit from an award of €15,000 under the Community Peatlands Engagement Scheme. The award will be made to the...

More than €190,000 has been secured for five Laois projects under the Community Monuments Fund. Ballylynan church and graveyard has received the highest alocation with...

€351,880 has been allocated to Laois County Council under the Local Improvement Scheme for upgrade works on rural roads and laneways. The funding under this...

A new law aimed at giving Laois County Council the power to use CCTV to help prosecute those who dump illegally is on the...

€125,490 has been allocated for four historic properties in Laois under the Historic Structures Fund. The Abbeyleix Old Church will receive €50,000 and this will...

Fur Farming is set to be banned in Ireland following the passing of The Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021. The...

Laois Domestic Abuse Service has been approved for €42,500 in government funding. This funding will assist Laois Domestic Abuse Service to increase their ability to...

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...

A visit to the small rural area of Killeshin by Minister Pippa Hackett has been used to highlight what can be achieved by agricultural...

Four Laois schools have been granted funding of €230,000 under the 2022 Summer Works Scheme. Camross National School, Barnashrone National School, St Fergal’s College Rathdowney...

Laois has been allocated €3 million for improvements to cycling and walking infrastructure across the county. Nationally, the National Transport Authority (NTA) has allocated funds...

Calls have been made for Higher Goods Vehicles to stop travelling through Laois towns after a survey revealed 30,000 are doing so each year. A...

The Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme for 2022 is now open and groups are being urged to make applications. The Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme is administered...

A review of abortion services in Ireland is being welcomed by Minister Pippa Hackett - but she wants to see the lack of services...

A Laois man has been named the overall winner of the Teagasc Forest Photo Competition for 2021. The ‘Celebrating Our Forests and Wood Use’ competition...

The Climate Action Plan 'includes low-cost, high-benefit measures that will bring down emissions, create new jobs and protect communities across the constituency'. So says Laois...

Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine, Pippa Hackett, has called on livestock farmers to consider trying out new...

Minister Pippa Hackett has appointed KPMG to conduct a major review of the Horticulture Industry. The report will assess the current state of the horticulture...

Minister Pippa Hackett has launched Laois’s first NeighbourWood site in Abbeyleix. The project, in Balladine, sees the transformation of a formerly unmanaged site into a...

Three Laois branches of Bank of Ireland are among the 88 that are set to close for the final time today. Mountrath, Durrow and Rathdowney...

Treo Nua in Knockmay, Portlaoise, has been granted €22,917 in COVID Stability funding. The funding is being provided by the Government and administered through Pobal. Covid...

The Laois Farm Forestry Group (LFFG), which represents the private forest owners and growers in the county met with Senator Pippa Hackett, the Minister...

A Pass Wide and Slow Ride from Portarlington to the Curragh took place last weekend. The event, organised by the Three Counties Hacking Club, was...

Five Laois projects have been selected to receive a total of €22,290 as part of the Community Integration Funding. Through this Fund, a total of...

Laois County Council have been allocated €161,794 under Fáilte Ireland’s Outdoor Dining Enhancement Scheme. Hynd’s Square in Portlaoise has been allocated €129,446 while Durrow will...

Irish Water has saved over 7.5 million litres of water across Laois since commencing the Leakage Reduction Programme in 2018. Irish Water has worked closely...

Local Senator Pippa Hackett says the time window available for the world to act on climate change is closing rapidly. The Green Party woman was...

Laois County Council has been allocated additional funding this year for upgrade works to rural roads and laneways. The total allocation of funding under the...

We in the Midlands are full of bright ideas for projects, enterprise, and events. It’s what will help us through the transition we’re making...