Tag: Sean Fleming

Going 'On the Canvass' with a General Election candidate is a logistical operation in itself. "We'll be in Mountrath all day on Friday," Eoin Delaney...

Throughout the week between now and Election Day on Friday, November 29, we’ll be bringing you a daily bulletin from the campaign trail in...

€271,296 in funding has been allocated to three places in Laois for the Multi-annual Rural Water Programme. The Heath, Cullohill and Errill group water schemes...

Students and teachers from Mountrath Community School recently attended a special showcase of their work at Iveagh House in Dublin. The group comprised of Fifth-year...

Over 2,500 farmers across County Laois will soon receive payments totalling in excess of €14 million it has been announced. The exact figure for funding...

A Laois primary school has been approved for a new Special Educational Needs (SEN) classroom and two special education teaching rooms (for one-to-one teaching). Minister...

Coláiste Íosagáin's Green Schools Committee visit Dáil Eireann and Seanad Eireann  The Green Schools Committee of Coláiste Íosagáin Portarlington recently visited parliament buildings in Dublin,...

Fianna Fáil look set to stick with the policy of having just one General Election candidate, after a meeting of the party in Portlaoise...

Rosenallis National School has been approved by the government for a special education needs classroom. The news was confirmed recently by Minister for State at...

Five Laois sports clubs are eligible to apply for funding for electric vehicle charge points, under the Shared Island Sports Club EV Charging Scheme. Park-Ratheniska...

Legislation approved to ban sale of disposable vapes The newly approved Nicotine Inhaling Products Bill bans the sale, manufacture and import of single-use or disposable...

€465,000 has been allocated to Laois County Council for Laois community groups under the Community Climate Action Programme. This Government funding will support a wide...

An Bord Pleanála has rejected the planning application by Coolglass Windfarm Ltd to erect 13 major wind turbines in Laois. This proposal intended to construct...

€100,000 of Government funding has been announced by Minister Heather Humphreys for Town Centre First projects here in Laois. Two towns in the county have...

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has published the final report of the Expert Taskforce to Support the Expansion of the Role of Pharmacy. The report...

Additional funding has be announced for Day Centres and Meals on Wheels community care services. Laois TD Sean Fleming has urged seven Laois services to...

Laois TDs Sean Fleming and Charlie Flanagan have announced that four Laois projects to share in a €385,000 Community Recognition Fund. The Community Recognition Fund...

Students in Presentation Primary School, Portarlington and St. Abban’s Primary School, Killeen, will receive hot meals from September under the Hot School Meals programme. This...

Local Fianna Fáil TD, Seán Fleming, has been selected as the party’s candidate in Laois for the next General Election. Deputy Fleming was unanimously selected...

Seven projects in Laois have been granted funding to support migration integration projects. The projects in Laois are based in Portlaoise, Portarlington and Mountrath. The news...

Capital funding has been announced for two Laois disability projects which will help house local people with intellectual disabilities. The two projects will provide a...

Coláiste Dhún Masc / Dunamaise College Portlaoise has applied to Laois County Council for planning permission to build a brand new secondary school in...

Castletown National School can now proceed with construction works of two new special educational needs classrooms, a drop-off point for students and new parking...

An increase in funding is needed to deliver additional playgrounds, Fine Gael Cllr Thomasina Connell has said. Cllr Connell is calling for more funding from...

The single biggest issue in the rural areas is the poor state of  local roads according to Paddy Buggy, Fine Gael candidate in the...

€3.3 million has been secured for the renovation of the courthouse in Borris-in-Ossory to turn it into a digital hub. Local Fine Gael Councillor Conor...

€1 million investment has been announced for Junction 17 National Enterprise Park Development at Togher in Portlaoise. The funding, which is part of the European...

A funding allocation of €1,106,270 has been granted for repairs and improvements on non-public rural roads and laneways. This funding will fall under the Local...

Farmers across Laois must be supported in the face of weather conditions that are creating significant pressures on farms, Deputy Charlie Flanagan has said. The...

Approval for two new Special Educational Needs (SEN) modular classrooms has been granted for Shanganmore National School in Barrowhouse. Laois TD Sean Fleming confirmed the...