Tag: Simon Walton
Potential for sport and agriculture partnerships with Laois sister city, Franklin,...
Franklin, Tennessee has been Laois's 'Sister City' since the twinning agreement was signed in March 2008.
The Agreement commits both parties to work together to...
Head of Finance at Laois County Council retires after over 45...
A long-serving Director of Services at Laois County Council has this week announced his retirement from the role.
Mr Gerry Murphy from Louth, Head of...
Laois County Council appoint interim CEO following departure of John Mulholland
Laois County Council have confirmed the appointment of an interim CEO following the departure of John Mulholland.
Back in February, Mr Mulholland signalled that he...
‘Significant milestone’ as path to Portlaoise Bus Service becomes clearer
The path is becoming clearer for the much-maligned Portlaoise Bus Service after a recent announcement by Laois County Council.
Speaking at the March meeting of...
Stops, schedule and timeframe – the new Portlaoise bus service explained
A new bus service for the town of Portlaoise is hoped to be in operation by early 2024.
The issue has long been a topic...
Contractors told to ‘pull the finger out’ as ‘snail’s pace work’...
The pace at which a huge plan to upgrade a significant portion of Portlaoise is being carried out at has come in for fierce...
Six million litres of water saved in Laois due repair works
There have been major reductions in the amount of water being wasted through leaks in Laois in recent times.
Over 6 million litres of water,...
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...
Laois Councillor ‘scalded’ and running around like ‘Wee Willie Winkie’ over...
A Laois County Councillor has said he is being 'scalded' on the phone on a daily basis over the installation of new LED lights...
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...
‘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...
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...
Traffic Wardens ‘only doing their job’ meeting told
Laois traffic wardens are merely ‘doing their job’ on behalf of the County Council in accordance with the local traffic bye-laws and in the...
Winter gritting costs Laois €500k but for some it’s just salt...
Winter is coming.
The clocks are gone back; the evenings are bet and there’s a frosty bite in the mid-term mornings.
But Laois County Council are...
New Director arrives in Laois as Michael Rainey departs
There was good news and bad news to greet Portlaoise councillors at their municipal meeting this week.
They were all smiles and delighted to be...