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Laois IUNVA Post 27 veterans with Cathaoirleach Cllr Barry Walsh and guests at the Service of Remembrance on Sunday, November 9 2025 at the Memorial Park in Portlaoise. Picture: Alf Harvey.
Trees are getting in the way of raising flags at the Laois memorial garden in Portlaoise.
Laois County Council Cathaoirleach, Cllr Barry Walsh has asked the council to do a trimming job on them.
He tabled a motion to the November meeting of Portlaoise Municipal District with his request.
"This came up as an issue when I was at the United Nations veteran's events recently.They're trying to raise the flag but the branches are in the way. In general the trees need a trimming," he said.
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He was happy with the reply from the Portlaoise MD office which said that any trees posing an issue with the flagpole will be addressed.
PHOTOS from the recent war memorial commemoration event in Laois with IUNVA Post 27 veterans.
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