Tag: Portlaoise Municipal District

A suggestion to Laois County Council to ask auctioneers to stop putting up 'For Sale' signs at the entrance to housing estates went in...

The entrance and exit routes to a Portlaoise housing estate was described as "very confusing" at a recent meeting in Laois County Council. Rinuccini, a...

The issue of public lights not working has long been a hot topic at local council meetings - and it was up for discussion...

Given the number of roundabouts dotted around Portlaoise town, you'd think that there would be little appetite for any more. But the Mountmellick Road area...

A number of Laois county councillors have called on Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly to increase funding for the National Ambulance Service following a...

A Laois County Councillor is seeking more fairness and clarity for users of the County Council's long-stay car parks. Fine Gael Councillor, Thomasina Connell, called...

A Laois county councillor has called on the Department to Education to visit Portlaoise to discuss "the serious shortage of school places" in primary...

A Laois County Councillor says that the funding for the construction of a new Kolbe Special School could be restored in April. Speaking at a...

Naeem Iqbal, the Pakistani native who contested the last Local Elections in the Portlaoise area as an independent candidate, has joined Fianna Fáil and...

Laois County Council is set to get a new councillor following the decision of the Labour party locally to select a replacement for Noel...

There is deep sadness in Portlaoise this week following the passing of a Laois man who has been described as 'an absolute gentleman'. Tony Greene,...

The Labour Party are hoping to have a replacement for Portlaoise councillor Noel Tuohy in situ for the February meeting of Laois County Council. Cllr...

Portlaoise-based Laois County Councillor Noel Tuohy has announced that he stepping down from his position due to medical reasons. Cllr Tuohy, who was elected to...

In the midst of a housing crisis, the image of vacant homes in the centre of Portlaoise is something that has angered local councillors...

There will be free parking available in Portlaoise town centre on the four Saturdays in December in the leadup to Christmas. It was announced at...

A Laois County Councillor has called for safety works at a Portlaoise primary school to be carried out before children return in September. Sinn Fein...

No sod is expected to be turned on a major Laois County Council development until 2025 at the earliest. So a meeting of the Portlaoise...

Three different State departments and Laois County Council are tied up in a review of the bye-laws on the Control of Horses. This, a meeting...

It would take the council's full annual budget for retrofitting just to retrofit the 30+ houses in St Brigid's Place, with this Portlaoise estate...

A speed ramp near a Ballinakill school is certainly slowing down traffic, but the ramp is so severe that the bottom of cars are...

The "snail's process" of Irish Water is holding up for years the taking in charge by Laois County Council of local housing estates. So it...

The grass pitch at Portlaoise Leisure Centre used by soccer teams from four counties may need to be protected with a boundary fence to...

The renovation of two burnt-out houses in Portlaoise that were recently destroyed in a fire is a perfect opportunity for Laois County Council to...

Elderly people are 'risking life and limb' crossing the road at Kilminchy due to flooding that makes the footpath impassable. At the recent meeting of...

The owner of a derelict cottage near Centrepoint, where people are "carrying out all kinds of activities" that are putting elderly residents in fear,...

There is extreme frustration with the current situation where day care services are no longer being offered in Abbeyleix hospital. The issue was raised at...

A stopped clock might be right twice a day but a landmark clock in Portlaoise town centre will have to wait another while yet...

A new bus service for the town of Portlaoise could be operational by the end of 2023, a Municipal District meeting in Laois County...

A Laois County Councillor has called for a review of public spaces in Portlaoise "with a view of making these safer for families, children...

The Laois-Offaly branch of the Green Party has selected Rosie Palmer as the new Local Electoral Area Representative for Portlaoise. Rosie is a Laois-native living...