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Pet ban - Dog fouling can never be allowed in Laois cemeteries

Money must be found for signs to warn the public that dogs are banned from Laois cemeteries to put an end to fouling on graves, according to councillors. The demand was made at a recent meeting with Laois County Council officials following a motion ...

13 Jul 2021 at 20:43

Local News

Not end in sight for 30 year footpath wait in Laois town

Residents of houses in Rathdowney have been waiting more than three decades after people moved in a county councillor has claimed. Cllr John King, Fine Gael, raised the issue at the latest Borris in Ossory / Mountmellick Municipal District meeting ...

20 Jul 2021 at 14:08

Local News

Laybys needed for abattoir trucks on local Laois roads council told

A business that disposes of dead animals on farms has suggested that more laybys are added to roads around Laois to allow traffic to pass. Cllr John King told the Borris-in-Ossory Mountmellick Municipal District that he had spoken with John ...

06 Apr 2021 at 18:46

Local News

Laois town lines up lifesaving training

Rathdowney people can play their part in saving local lives by being trained in the use of the town's defibrillators. Defibrillators are devices that send an electric pulse or shock to the heart to restore a normal heartbeat if someone ...

14 Feb 2023 at 17:23

On the Road

Sinking feeling on roads leading to Laois motorway bridges

Work is needed where local roads meet bridges over motorways in Laois to address sinking problems faced by those who use the local routes to cross the roads, Laois County Council has been told. Cllr John King, Fine Gael, raised the ...

12 Mar 2023 at 18:52

Local News

Farmers have ‘serious love for trees’ claims Laois councillor

Trees growing high over Laois roads creating road safety issues in the process has led a county councillor to declare that farmers must love trees but added that people are more important than trees. Cllr John King, Fine Gael, ...

23 Nov 2021 at 21:53

Arts & Entertainment

WATCH - Laois singing county council politician hits the right note in Emo

Red is the Rose is the latest song chosen by a local politican in Laois who may be about to sing his way through his year as the county's Council Cathaoirleach. Fine Gael's Cllr John King is known for his sweet voice and he ...

06 Oct 2018 at 17:23

Your Community

Laois council can't delay community ambition for hall and playground

Laois County Council should not cause any delay in efforts being made in Clough to build a new community hall and playground, a public representative for the area has said. That was the appeal made by Cllr John King, Fine ...

29 Dec 2023 at 21:52

Local News

Fianna Fáil man steps in to quench Laois Fine Gael flare up

A Laois Fianna Fáil councillor had to step in to stop a row flaring up between two Fine Gael representatives at a recent meeting in county hall. Cllr Paddy Bracken stepped in swiftly at a recent Borris-in-Ossory ...

29 Mar 2023 at 20:53

Local News

Laois people more important than Laois trees insist public representatives

Dangerous trees should be cut down and any red tape delaying this should be cut through to accelerate removal, Laois county councillors have demanded. The nearly unanimous view of public representatives, some ...

24 Jun 2021 at 14:21

Rathdowney

Hopping manhole covers 'keeping Laois town awake at night'

Several Laois County Councillors have complained about the quality of manhole covers secured on roads across the county. This issue was brought to attention following a motion tabled by Rathdowney Fine Gael ...

26 Sept 2025 at 13:30

Local News

'Atrocious' footpath in Laois village to be replaced

A Laois County Councillor has called for the replacement of a footpath in a local village. The footpath on the Clough road in Ballacolla is 'unwalkable' when wet, according to Independent Cllr Ollie ...

03 Jun 2025 at 13:23

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