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Road works to be carried out to improve access to school car park in Barnashrone

The road at Barnashrone National School is set to be included in road spending this year to allow access to expanded school parking, a Laois County Council engineer has confirmed. Ms Brenda Cuddy, area engineer, said the council agreed to do the ...

16 Jan 2017 at 12:00

Cash sought for traffic slow down measures at Laois schools

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Cash to be sought for traffic slow down measures at Laois schools

A 30kph speed limit is to be set at busy times outside six Laois schools, if the council get government cash to install flashing signs at the “periodic sites”. The limits would revert to standard speeds outside of school times. “Applications ...

15 Oct 2016 at 11:00

Schools

The Big Grow 2021: Registration for free food growing kits now open to Laois primary school teachers

Schools may be closed, but innocent and GIY are calling on teachers to sign up for free food growing classroom kits to welcome them back when the doors are open again. Today kicks off the tenth year of The Big Grow, a campaign started by ...

26 Jan 2021 at 13:19

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Increasing fear among parents children will contract Covid-19 when schools reopen

RollerCoaster.ie, Ireland’s leading website for the ups and downs of pregnancy, parenting and family life has compiled data from a sample of more than 1,500 of their 400k Irish readers to reveal that the primary concern of some 65% of ...

12 Aug 2020 at 22:40

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Education Minister asked to stop playing games on Portlaoise's Kolbe Special School

Minister for Education Norma Foley was asked to ‘stop playing games’ around Kolbe Special School in Portlaoise. Kolbe caters for 43 of the most vulnerable children in Laois in completely inadequate conditions. Many of the children ...

30 Mar 2023 at 18:23

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Parents in Laois under 'incredible strain' over school transport

Parents have been left under ‘incredible strain’ as they try to source school transport for their children, a Laois Offaly TD has said. Independent TD Carol Nolan says her offices are dealing with an increasing number of families ...

30 Aug 2022 at 10:53

Schools

Laois school still waiting on sports hall approved ten years ago

A Laois school is still waiting for a new sports hall that was approved ten years ago, a local TD has claimed. Deputy Brian Stanley is calling on the Minister for Education to approve funding for a Sports/PE hall at St Fergal’s ...

24 Nov 2022 at 12:22

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Laois schools urged to spend new grants on fire safety

Laois schools are being strongly urged to spend money on fire safety under a grant scheme for minor works on school buildings and facilities. Laois TD and Minister for Justice & Equality, Charlie Flanagan confirmed some 65 ...

27 Nov 2018 at 17:47

Schools

Laois schools urged to apply for cash grants for summer upgrades

Schools around Laois are being urged to draw up applications for funding to carry out upgrades to school facilities and buildings. The multi-annual Summer Works Scheme enables school authorities to carry out small and ...

30 Apr 2019 at 19:13

Schools

Portlaoise secondary school launches new scholarship for first years

A Portlaoise school has launched a scholarship award for first years that includes an iPad, uniform, books and a lunch deal for the winner for an entire year. St Mary's CBS Portlaoise boys secondary school has ...

27 Nov 2018 at 13:06

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Laois family get the filmstar treatment at the LauraLynn Oscars awards

A Portlaoise family who have made a funny sci-fi short movie got the filmstar treatment at a special LauraLynn Oscars ceremony in Dublin last weekend. Liam Ryan, 9, his twin brother Sean and parents Niamh and ...

30 Mar 2018 at 15:20

Schools

Laois student in demand for his drama performances

A Laois second year student, Ben Campbell was in high demand for his drama skills this December, from poetry to musicals. Ben, 14 is a student at Portlaoise College. Last week he starred as The Scarecrow in ...

13 Dec 2018 at 10:43

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