Tag: Portlaoise Municipal District
Update sought on Council plan on facilitation of public spaces for...
Laois County Councillor Mary Sweeney has sought an update from Laois County Council on how they plan for the facilitation of public spaces for...
In Pictures: ‘Three-pronged approach’ required to tackle ‘dumping crisis’ on Council...
Old couches, fridges, blankets, mattress, drugs paraphernalia and general rubbish are strewn across a field owned by Laois County Council in the middle of...
Car parking spaces to be re-marked outside Laois cemetery
Laois County Council are to re-mark the car parking spaces opposite St Peter and Paul's Cemetery in Portlaoise.
That comes following a request by Labour...
‘Absolutely disgusting’ – outrage as dog fouling leads to wheelchair user...
Dog fouling has been described as 'absolutely disgusting and a huge problem' at this morning's meeting of the Portlaoise Municipal District.
Fianna Fail Councillor Catherine...
Parking review of Portlaoise Town Centre to be carried out in...
A review of the current parking laws in Portlaoise town centre is to be carried out.
Fine Gael Cllr Thomasina Connell requested that alternatives to...
Laois County Council to erect temporary salt/grit areas to help rural...
Laois County Council is to pilot two temporary salt/grit drop off points in rural areas of the Portlaoise Municipal District in a bid to...
Calls for safety works on busy Laois road following incident involving...
A Laois County Councillor has called for safety works to be carried out on a busy Laois road, highlighting a near miss between a...
Outstanding memberships at Portlaoise Leisure Centre to be honoured when facility...
Anyone who had paid their membership to Portlaoise Leisure Centre when it closed last year will have the remaining time honoured when the facility...
Calls for action to solve ‘ongoing anti-social behaviour’ problems at former...
A Laois County Councillor has called for action to be taken to solve what he says are 'ongoing anti-social behaviour' problems at the site...
Calls for indoor sports centre to built on lands Laois County...
Laois County Councillors in the Portlaoise Municipal District have called for a indoor sports facility to be built in the town.
In 2019, Laois County...
Safety of cyclists a big issue at Portlaoise’s secondary schools
One of the features of lockdown life this year has been an increase in people out cycling and walking.
But secondary school students cycling to...
Saturday free parking sought in Portlaoise for Christmas period
Free parking in Portlaoise for the three Saturdays leading up to Christmas has been sought by local Councillors.
Fine Gael Councillor Mary Sweeney had initially...
Renewed calls for courthouse to be moved as Covid restrictions lead...
There have been renewed calls for the courthouse in Portlaoise to be moved off of Main Street as the Covid-19 restrictions on people in...
Resolution in sight for decade long dispute over rail crossing in...
Three years after declaring that his 'day will come' in relation to a Laois County Councillor's 14 year dispute with Iarnrod Eireann - his...
Proposal made for barrier to be erected in busy Laois car...
A proposal to install a paid parking barrier in Lyster Square received a lukewarm response at yesterday's meeting of the Portlaoise Municipal District.
Cllr Thomasina...
Left in the dark – Councillors rage over new LED lights...
"It's like you went into your kitchen and took the light out of the ceiling and replaced it with a lamp - that's how...
Issue of vacant site dragging on and falling trees causing problems...
Laois County Council should put in a compulsory purchase order on a vacant site at the front of the Maryborough Estate on the Mountrath...
Issue over speed limit preventing safety measures at Portlaoise GAA grounds
A pedestrian crossing, a path and a decreased speed limit should be put in place at the Portlaoise GAA grounds at Rathleague outside the...
Frustration over slow progress on new Portlaoise courthouse
The ongoing issue of the courthouse raised its head at the recent Portlaoise Municipal District meeting in Laois County Council as the elected representatives...
‘Park and Stride’ encouraged to tackle Portlaoise school traffic
Laois County Council should "establish a method to combat the current traffic problems each morning in Portlaoise" and "consider the 'Park and Stride' initiative...
Additional car charging facilities sought for Abbeyleix
Only one electric car charging point in Abbeyleix isn't nearly enough and a request should be made to the ESB to instal additional points...
Anti-social behaviour in Portlaoise park a ‘shame’ as local residents highlight...
Anti-social behaviour in the People's Park in Portlaoise at night time and weekends is causing huge disturbance to local residents as measures to combat...
Portlaoise Leisure Centre ‘has to be kept on the agenda’
The issue of Portlaoise Leisure Centre "has to be kept on the agenda or it will be forgotten about" said Cllr Noel Tuohy at...
Calls for more welcoming approach signs when entering Portlaoise
Laois County Council should put in place more attractive 'Welcome to Portlaoise' signs on the main roads into the town to "enhance the aesthetics...
Safety measures needed as new Laois secondary school continues to grow
A pedestrian crossing is badly needed at Towerhill in Portlaoise for Dunamase College where there are now over 300 students and over 30 staff...
Ongoing saga of pedestrianisation of Portlaoise’s Main Street raises its head...
Nothing is straight forward in these times and if anything is symbolic of the strange circumstances we're now in, it's the saga of the...
Ballyroan call for council support for new walking track in village
Plans are in place for a new walking track linking the village of Ballyroan to the local GAA club with Cllr Mary Sweeney urging...
Calls for old railway track in Portlaoise to be turned into...
A new Greenway walking and cycling route could be developed linking Portlaoise to the new business park and Togher Woods.
The proposed route would use...
Portlaoise Courthouse is letting the town down, claims local councillor
Portlaoise Courthouse "is a poor reflection of our principal town in Laois" according to Cllr Thomasina Connell, who called on Laois County Council to...
Laois County Council urged to up their social media game
Laois County Council's use of social media "needs attention", according to Fine Gael councillor Thomasina Connell, the new chairperson of Portlaoise Municipal District.
She brought...