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'No pub, no post office, no shop' - Laois TD says it is 'awful' what's happened to villages

Villages have turned from hives of activity to places where there is 'no pub, no post office and no shop', according to Laois TD Willie Aird. The Portlaoise-based representative made the remarks when speaking in the Dáil recently about the closure ...

18 Mar 2026 at 07:30

Your Community

Laois communities boosted by inclusion in national grant programme

Sports clubs, community groups, and schools in more communities around Laois will be able to tap into substantial ringfenced public money to help rural areas that have experienced significant depopulation under new changes. The Government's CLÁR ...

10 Mar 2026 at 17:25

Local News

Almost €3 million earmarked for Laois housing grants for older and disabled people

The Government has announced that over €2,852,127 has been provided for Home Adaption Grants to support older people and disabled people in Laois. The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne TD, announced €129.5 ...

09 Mar 2026 at 13:55

Local News

Funding boost for repairs to Laois' rural local roads after harsh winter

Almost €500,000 has been allocated to Laois to help repair and maintain rural local roads across the county. The funding of €469,530 for Laois is part of the government's latest round of money under the Local Improvement Scheme. The ...

27 Feb 2026 at 06:52

Your Community

HSE injects over €6 m into Laois hospitals and health facilities

Hospital facilities in Portlaoise and Mountmellick are the main beneficiaries from the 2026 round of capital investment of public money by the HSE in Laois, with the package also including a substantial sum to advance a big primary ...

24 Feb 2026 at 12:24

On the Road

Millions for Laois roads but nothing for key new Portlaoise and Mountmellick bypass routes

Money allocated by the central Government for national, regional and local roads will exceed €18 million in 2026 but the Portlaoise and Mountmellick N80 bypasses and no other new national road building projects for Laois have not ...

17 Feb 2026 at 22:00

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Government 'can't bully the people of rural Ireland' IFA leader ramps up pressure in Laois on TDs over Bord Bia

Anger among rank-and-file members of the IFA over Larry Murrin's Bord Bia chairmanship and the Government's support for him was evident at the Laois IFA AGM, where a special debate attracted upwards of 500 farmers from across ...

10 Feb 2026 at 18:07

Schools

Minister in Laois to visit a huge investment in Portlaoise schools

The multi-million euro ongoing investment of public money in Laois education is set to be reviewed by the Minister for Education Portlaoise, where she will also engage with children from across Laois and Offaly at an event ...

06 Feb 2026 at 07:25

Portarlington

WATCH: Laois TD calls for 24 hour Garda Station in Portarlington

Laois TD Willie Aird raised the issue of Portarlington Garda Station in the Dáil during Questions on Promised Legislation, calling for the station to be restored to a full-time 24-hour service. The second largest town in ...

28 Jan 2026 at 07:52

Newsletter Laois Live

Laois TD says his government made 'a bad mistake' and should reconsider replacement of policing committees

A Laois Government TD says his own Government made ‘a bad mistake’ and should reconsider the replacement of Joint Policing Committees with new Local Community Safety Partnerships. Laois TD and former Minister Sean ...

27 Jan 2026 at 15:46

Local News

Late train that 'sleeps in Kildare' should stop in Portlaoise - TD

The last daily Dublin to Kildare train should continue to Laois to serve Portlaoise, a Laois TD as told the National Transport Authority. Willie Aird raised the possibility of adding another nighttime service to ...

20 Jan 2026 at 07:24

Local News

Laois TD asks 'who is going to buy out two GAA clubs?'

A proposed bypass around Mountmellick that would cut through two local GAA pitches is 'nonsensical' as it would require buying them out, a Laois TD has told the National Transport Authority (NTA). Willie Aird ...

19 Jan 2026 at 20:24

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