Tag: Sean Fleming

Laois County Council has been given approval to appoint the first biodiversity officer to the county. The announcement follows a commitment in the Programme for...

Minister Seán Fleming has urged people in Laois to check their passports are in date before booking foreign travel for 2023. With many people preparing...

Communities which have welcomed people from Ukraine and other countries in Laois will receive funding for development projects. The Community Recognition Fund of €50 million...

The out of hours GP service in Laois is to continue to operate as normal - Laois TD Sean Fleming has confirmed. There has been...

Earlier today, we brought you the news that Portarlington had benefited with €500,000 worth of funding from the Town and Village Renewal Scheme. This money...

Community centres in Laois will receive essential funding of more than €427,000 to carry out upgrades and repairs, two Laois TDs have confirmed. Funding of...

The Government has allocated funds of €98,156.72 to support the Laois Youth Services CLG trading as Youth Work Ireland Laois. This funding will assist the...

A further increase in income eligibility limits which will see more people across Laois eligible for social housing has been announced. Social housing income limits...

A €14 million investment has been approved for a major extension to the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise. The news was confirmed by Laois TD Sean...

Agriculture Minister, Charlie McConalogue, pledged to attend the AGM of Laois IFA in January if reappointed in the cabinet reshuffle, during a visit to...

The Government has announced the approval of 15 new social houses for the Moanbaun Close estate in Mountrath. According to Fianna Fail TD Sean Fleming,...

The Government has launched a new €10 million Fund to support community and voluntary groups with the increased energy costs. The Community and Voluntary Energy...

Grants of €2,000 will be provided to all eight Men’s Sheds in Laois to assist with their running costs. This initiative will see this grant...

New funding of €100,000 to support Women’s Sheds across Ireland and Laois groups have been encouraged to apply. So says Laois TD Sean Fleming who...

The school bus for students in the Emo area attending Mountmellick Community School has been approved. Parents from Emo, Vicarstown and The Rock have been...

There have been renewed calls for the IDA to bring jobs to Laois following the news that they have purchased a considerable site in...

The dates for the payments associated with the cost of living measures approved by the Budget have been announced. A doubling of Child Benefit will...

Laois Chamber in collaboration with ND Audit and Advisory, Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors with offices in Portlaoise and Dublin, held a Budget 2023...

Three community projects in Laois will share €126,500 under the CLÁR Programme it has been announced. The investment is the latest to be delivered under...

Planning permission for improvement works at Portlaoise Train Station have been granted. The news was confirmed recently by Laois TD and Minister for State Sean...

Portlaoise may have to wait until 2026 for a primary health care centre to be constructed - a Laois TD has said. According to Fianna...

Mountrath is to get a new Primary Health Care Centre at a new location in the town. The Minister for State at the Department of...

Shanahoe National School has been given approval for the reconfiguration of a classroom to provide an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Room. Laois TD and Minister...

The Government is drafting legislation to ban ATMs in gambling venues, according to Laois-Offaly TD Sean Fleming and Minister of Stat in the Department...

A major infrastructure showcase organised by Iarnrod Eireann at the Rail and Sleeper Depot, Old Knockmay Road in Portlaoise took place recently. Minister of State...

Sean Fleming, Minister of State in the Department of Finance, met with all of the Credit Unions in Laois recently to discuss plans to...

St. Fiacc’s National School in Graiguecullen has been granted planning permission for four new general classrooms. The planning permission approved by Laois County Council is...

The Irish Prison Service has opened a new campaign for the position of 344 Recruit Prison Officers in the Irish Prison Service. The Irish Prison...

The new First Home Scheme can be a 'game changer' for first-time buyers in Laois says a local TD. Minister for State at the Department...

The Minister of State with special responsibility for Financial Services, Credit Unions and Insurance, Seán Fleming, has  welcomed the commencement of the majority of...