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Safety measures and road strengthening on the Spink/Derryfore Road in Abbeyleix are expected to begin around the end of June. The commitment was given at county hall recently, in response to a notice of motion raised by Cllr Mary Sweeney. Cllr ...

27 May 2017 at 15:00

Local News

LAOIS MOTORING: New Renault Megane E-Tech EV

The biggest question still hanging over the pure electric car is range. Indeed two new words have become part of the electric car lingo now and they are “range anxiety”. The Infrastructure of charge points is still very poor really and my ...

22 Apr 2023 at 10:23

Local News

Proposal to solve lethal junction on N80 Laois Offaly road rejected

A €480,000 road safety scheme designed by Laois County Council on the Laois Offaly N80 road has been rejected by councillors. The project was designed to solve a dangerous junction on the N80 Mountmellick to Tullamore road. The junction ...

03 Jul 2018 at 13:58

Local News

Michael Moore Car Sales OPEN with coronavirus measures in place

In light of recent government communications and advice from the HSE and the World Health Organisation regarding COVID-19 (Coronavirus), Michael Moore Car Sales would like to "assure our customers that we are taking the appropriate ...

20 Mar 2020 at 17:22

Local News

LAOIS MOTORING: Polestar 2 EV is aimed squarely at premium EV market

What is a Polestar I hear you ask? Well Polestar is essentially Volvo’s electric car division and in the new Polestar 2 you will find plenty of interior design cues familiar to Volvo owners. While Volvo produces EV’s of its own ...

22 Oct 2022 at 12:23

On the Road

Have pooch, will travel: how to keep your pets safe in the car

Bringing a pet on a journey, no matter how long or short the distance, it is important to keep them safe in the vehicle. We restrain ourselves and young children in cars, yet fail to have appropriate restraints for animals. An ...

25 Jan 2017 at 11:25

More sockets on the streets for electric cars in Laois please

Motoring News

More sockets for electric cars in Laois please

Electric cars are the vehicles of the future and a Portlaoise councillor is trying to ensure Laois is ready for them. Cllr Noel Tuohy has called on Laois County Council to “lead by example” and “provide more public charging ...

17 Oct 2017 at 18:33

Local News

UPDATE: N80 road sinking into bog has forced emergency closure in Laois

A major road through Laois is going to be closed all this week because emergency roadworks are needed on it. The N80 Portlaoise to Mountmellick road is sinking into Clonreher bog which it is built on, and part of the road ...

22 Oct 2018 at 14:36

On the Road

Warning of the dangers of mini-motorised vehicles

Gardai are warning of the dangers of motorised toys. Alongside the RSA, they recently launched an awareness campaign to urge parents to think twice before buying their child a mini-motorbike or quad. As the use of these ...

25 Jan 2017 at 11:36

Motoring

A month long road closure between Mountmellick and Tullamore is on the cards

While roadworks have been disrupting traffic between Mountmellick and Tullamore for the past week, the bad news is that there is worse pain to come. Laois County Council has published a notice that it is closing a ...

03 Oct 2017 at 16:29

Local News

LAOIS MOTORING: New MG4 is a real cracker!

MG have recently launched a rather good EV called the MG4. Designed from the very start as an EV (as opposed to a converted combustion cars floorpan) this new 5-door hatchback is really rather enticing. The new ...

29 Apr 2023 at 10:23

Motoring

LAOIS MOTORING: Opel announce Astra Sports Tourer

Opel announced their all new Astra model back in September and now their are showcasing the new Astra Sports Tourer. While here in Ireland estate models are not as popular as SUV’s in Europe estate cars still ...

09 Jan 2022 at 11:23

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