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Slieve Bloom fire: Situation 'grim' for many nesting rare birds - Birdwatch Ireland

Among the many fallouts of the Slieve Bloom mooreland and forest fires, still raging across the Laois Offaly mountains, are the many wild bird chicks trapped in ground nests. They include the rare Hen Harrier bird of prey, a protected species. ...

05 Jul 2018 at 16:35

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

31 Jul 2017 at 12:32

Local News

Fire crews from across Laois deal with barn blaze

Fire crews from across Laois attended a large fire in the Slieve Blooms earlier today. The crews from Mountrath, Mountmellick, Durrow, Portlaoise and in neighbouring Roscrea attended the large blaze at ...

11 Aug 2022 at 22:23

Local News

Praise for Laois fire crews who battled Slieve Bloom Mountains fire

The fire across the Slieve Bloom mountains took over a week of dangerous work to fully extinguish, Laois County Council has confirmed. The CEO John Mulholland gave a report from Laois Fire & Rescue ...

13 Aug 2018 at 15:37

St Patrick's Day

Best Dressed Dog among €1,350 of prizes to win at Laois St Patrick's Day parade

Best Dressed Dog is among the many generous prizes offered for St Patrick's Day in a Laois village beside the Slieve Bloom Mountains. Clonaslee parade organisers are going all out to ensure an ...

15 Mar 2025 at 11:52

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 ...

27 Apr 2018 at 13:02

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