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Someone decided it was OK to dump all this in the scenic Slieve Blooms

A recent incidence of fly tipping and illegal dumping in the scenic Slieve Blooms shows the problem could bet getting worse. Among the items dumped at the Fanning Pass in the Laois Offaly mountains were several large kitchen appliances, a large ...

21 Dec 2020 at 13:00

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More ecologists recruited in Laois to check impact of Slieve Bloom bridge fix

The impact on fish has been assessed and now more ecology experts have to be hired to complete another environment survey before a deteriorating bridge can be fixed in the Slieve Blooms. Last May Laois County Council told councillors that a ...

20 Mar 2023 at 14:00

Events & Listings

Saddle up for the first Slieve Bloom Mountain Bike Festival in Laois and Offaly

Laois and Offaly are hosting what promises to be a fantastic weekend of mountain cycling events over the May Bank Holiday weekend as part of the first Slieve Bloom Mountain Bike Festival. The three-day festival event will also showcase the ...

28 Apr 2023 at 15:52

Laois Sport

World class racers head to Laois for tough mountain stage of Rás na mBan

Rás na mBan international cycle race is getting set to visit county Laois for the first time this year when top international riders from all over the world head to The Cut in the Slieve Blooms on Friday, September 6th. Riders in the 14th ...

29 Aug 2019 at 18:47

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Good news is bad news for Slieve Blooms roads collapsed by trucks

An increase in jobs in the Slieve Bloom mountain area is also causing damage to roads, a local councillor says. Cllr James Kelly has asked Laois County Council to prevent a road from collapsing into a residence, at Coolrain. “This is all ...

08 Jan 2021 at 19:12

Local News

Warning about the process to address chronic parking problems at Slieve Bloom amenity in Laois

Chronic parking problems at a Laois scenic amenity in the Slieve Bloom Mountains could take "some time" to sort out because of the degree of environmental legal obligations Laois County Council must meet before adding more spaces. The ...

30 Jun 2021 at 18:10

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Mountain Bike Trail in Slieve Blooms back on track with funding of €1 milllion

The Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan, has announced funding of €1 million which will allow for the commencement of the Slieve Bloom Mountain Bike Trail. The project had been thrown into doubt a few months ago when ...

31 Jul 2017 at 12:32

Events & Listings

HILL WALKING ALERT - the Slieve Bloom Walking Festival is about to begin

The Slieve Bloom Walking Festival one of Ireland’s oldest walking festivals, and is twenty four years running this year as it returns on May 5. Over the years the dedicated walk leaders have taken walkers into the magical unspoilt ...

27 Apr 2018 at 13:02

Local News

Laois Civil Defence rescue two lost hikers in the Slieve Blooms

Laois Civil Defence helped rescue two lost hikers in the Slieve Bloom Mountains today. Units from Portlaoise were called to the Slieve Blooms by South Eastern Mountain Rescue Association. “A busy day for a number of our ...

02 Apr 2025 at 20:37

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Coillte working to find funding for Slieve Bloom mountain bike trail

The much anticipated Slieve Bloom Mountain Bike Trail might never be built, with funding not yet found, and Coillte now reviewing all of its mountain bike projects. However Coillte insists its work is ongoing to find a ...

24 May 2017 at 08:00

GAA

REPORT: Slieve Bloom announce themselves in Premier Intermediate championship with impressive win

Newcomers to the Premier Intermediate hurling grade – Slieve Bloom left MW Hire O’Moore Park on Sunday afternoon buoyed by a well deserved and hard earned win over the newly formed Colt Shanahoe. Slieve Bloom 0-18 ...

02 Aug 2020 at 18:02

Local News

Slieve Bloom private car park plan stalled by nature study

A landowner who wants to open a private car park that could alleviate parking problems at Glenbarrow has to carry out a study on how it would impact the natural environment as part of the planning application. ...

25 May 2021 at 13:37

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