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Laois councillors unite in opposition to Portlaoise houses

County councillors from the main political parties have unified against 99 new homes being built in Portlaoise. Public representatives from Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, Sinn Féin and Labour have co-signed a submission to Laois County Council objecting to ...

31 Aug 2021 at 21:53

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Laois Council selling affordable lakeside homes near Portlaoise schools

New affordable houses are on sale in Portlaoise through a partnership involving Laois County Council and builders the Woodfort Group. With the support of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, the council has launched a Local ...

27 Dec 2023 at 20:52

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Laois council gets cash to fix up empty homes

Laois County Council is getting nearly €360,000 to refurbish empty or so-called 'void' homes for people on its social housing waiting list. A total of €359,422 has been allocated by the Department to Laois County Council for the refurbishment ...

15 Sept 2020 at 12:38

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Laois County Council reveals number of homeless applications in 2017

A total of 210 people or families declare themselves homeless in Laois last year. Laois County Council confirmed that the people presented to the housing department seeking accomodation. Of those, 71 were provided with permanent ...

14 Feb 2018 at 19:02

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Laois council repossessions forced in the courts

Laois County Council has repossessed 43 houses as a result of mortgage arrears between 2010 and September 2017, according to an analysis revealed by Laois TD Sean Fleming. The Fianna Fáil TD obtained the figures in his capacity ...

28 May 2018 at 11:34

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WATCH: Refused an extension in a house where elderly Portlaoise woman eats her food from a trolley

An elderly Portlaoise woman has been refused an extension onto her house after eight years of applications to Laois County Council. Maria Brophy (79) will not receive an extension onto the back of her house due to the size of ...

04 Jul 2017 at 11:04

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'The knob on the door can wait' as over 1000 repairs logged in Laois social housing

There is currently over 1,000 repairs on the local housing authority repairs list in Laois. Three hundred of these are considered ‘minor repairs’ while 714 are ‘routine repairs’. Laois County Council have said this figure is ...

22 Jun 2017 at 12:38

Laois County Council's housing staff threatened by public 'I know where you live'

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Laois County Council housing staff threatened by public 'I know where you live'

Laois county councillors have adopted a tougher policy for visitors to county hall, after staff received serious personal threats. Anyone who repeatedly breaks the policy code may now be barred from any contact for over six ...

15 Jun 2017 at 15:00

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Laois County Council has land at 21 locations with space to build 252 homes says Brian Stanley TD

Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley said vacant land belonging to Laois County Coucil must be utilised to relieve the housing crisis. "Laois County Council has land at 21 locations throughout Laois on which according to their ...

10 Aug 2017 at 11:25

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€10 million to be spent on council housing in Laois over next three years

Council chief John Mulholland says housing grants of €10 million to Laois over the coming three years are a certainty. “This not a wish list, they are a certainty. This housing is happening,” Mr Mulholland said at ...

17 Nov 2016 at 15:37

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Minister opens new Portlaoise council estate but next new estate is years away

The first council estate to be built in Portlaoise in a decade has been officially opened by Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy. Conniberry Way on the Old Knockmay Road has 33 homes on a compact 2 acre site with ...

19 Jun 2018 at 13:02

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Laois private renters getting a council rent payment wait longer for a council home

The chances of getting a council home in Laois are slimmer for people on the waiting list living in private rented accommodation on a council rent supplement. The difficulty for renters who are unable to afford ...

08 Nov 2017 at 21:00

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