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02 Oct 2025

Laois Offaly Garda HQ at Portlaoise Garda Station temporarily closes

Station undergoing a €30 m redevelopment

Portlaoise Garda station temporarily closes

Pictured: Portlaoise Garda station

As of Monday March 10, Portlaoise Garda Station is temporarily closed to facilitate its redevelopment.
This €30 million euro investment will includes a three storey extension, with an end date of 2027.
During this period, the Garda station's temporary Public Office is located to the left of the archway at the old station.
 
Pictured: Concept art of Portlaoise Garda Station's new development
"Please note that there is no on-site parking available; however, there is ample public parking nearby," a spokesperson said.
"We appreciate your patience and cooperation during this time. For any inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact us."

The proposed development works will consist of the refurbishment/conservation of existing two-storey Garda station building and two single-storey guard houses.

A three-storey extension will be built to the existing Garda station building while a new three-storey-over-basement building is planned for the Defence Force property beside the station. A former Defence Focres building is among a number of structures that will be demolished.

Last November, former Taoiseach Simon Harris and Former Minister for Justice Helen McEntee attended the station for the turning of the sod.

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