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Serious concerns over Laois Fire Service staffing

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Serious concerns expressed over Laois Fire Service staffing

Council members expressed serious concern about staffing levels in Laois Fire Service with work rosters deemed anti-family. Cllr Willie Aird put down a motion calling on the Government to make the service more attractive to new volunteers through ...

30 Jun 2022 at 13:53

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Charlie Flanagan comes home to Laois for first official outing as Minister for Justice

Portlaoise will be the venue for Charlie Flanagan's first official public outing as Minister for Justice since his appointment by Leo Varadkar. The Laois TD will be at the Irish Prison Service Training College, adjacent to the Portlaoise Prison ...

15 Jun 2017 at 21:33

Arts & Entertainment

New €5m Portlaoise library now in doubt over lack of national funding

The multi million euro library planned for Portlaoise is now in doubt after the construction price rose from €3.7 to €5 million, with local taxpayers to foot most of the cost. Laois County Council CEO John Mulholland has stated that unless ...

30 May 2017 at 11:16

Local News

Laois left out of bus loop expansion to 'Midlands'

A big expansion in regional bus services throughout the country announced in Limerick which emphasised the Midlands will not mean more buses for people in Laois. The Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan, Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton,...

20 Oct 2022 at 17:53

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Additional funding made available for Laois Day Centres and Meals on Wheels services

Laois-Offaly TD and Minister of State Sean Fleming today announced the eligibility for several services across Laois to apply for added funding. From today, seven services are eligible for additional funding as part of older persons Day ...

08 Aug 2024 at 07:52

Local News

Fire warning about emergency access to Laois estate where parking spaces are at a premium

Laois fire services has warned about emergency access in a Rathdowney estate where residents have had to resort to parking on grass outside their homes because there is nowhere else to leave their cars. That’s the claim made by Cllr ...

04 Dec 2022 at 14:53

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Each prisoner in Portlaoise and other Irish jails costs €80,000 with rise due to 'extraordinary once-off' reasons

Just over €270 million was spent staffing prisons in Portlaoise and other parts of Ireland in 2020 with with the cost per inmate rising by nearly 7% to more than €80,000 due to 'extraordinary' factors, according to the Irish Prison ...

30 Jul 2021 at 20:53

Crime & Court

10,000 tablets, whiskey, cocaine in contraband haul seized by Irish Prison Service

Thousands of tablets, cocaine, mobile phones, whiskey and steroids have been seized by the Irish Prison Service in what is reported to be the largest seizure of contraband every smuggled into an Irish jail. It is reported that the ...

17 Nov 2020 at 11:57

Crime & Court

Garda update on huge drugs and contraband seizure at prison

Gardaí have released a man arrested after a substantial amount of contraband was seized on its way into Mountjoy jail. In an update to the investigation, Gardaí said the man, aged in his 40s was arrested in connection with a ...

18 Nov 2020 at 13:18

Local News

Free counselling service launched for carers of stroke survivors

A free counselling service has been launched aimed at providing coping skills and vital information to people who are caring for stroke survivors across the country. The Irish Heart Foundation has urged people to apply ...

20 Aug 2020 at 12:11

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Hundreds of kids wait for occupational therapy in Laois and Offaly

It is 'unacceptable' that hundreds of children in Laois and Offaly are on waiting lists for occupational therapy, according to a Fianna Fáil TD Barry Cowen criticised claims there are more than 900 children under the ...

06 Jun 2017 at 15:40

Local News

'Crisis' in Laois Fire Service an opportunity for ambulance service, says union official

A union official believes the ‘crisis’ facing fire services in Laois could pose a real opportunity for local ambulance services. SIPTU’s Brendan O’Brien was speaking after Retained Firefighters voted overwhelmingly ...

18 Jan 2023 at 20:23

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