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Getting picked for new Portlaoise council estate will be like "lucky bag"

The first council estate built in Portlaoise in more than a decade, is due to open next Spring, but it will be like the loaves and fishes for the thousands waiting for a home. The new tenants for 33 homes in Conniberry Estate off the Old Knockmay ...

06 Nov 2017 at 18:43

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Laois council gets cash to fix up empty homes

Laois County Council is getting nearly €360,000 to refurbish empty or so-called 'void' homes for people on its social housing waiting list. A total of €359,422 has been allocated by the Department to Laois County Council for the refurbishment of ...

15 Sept 2020 at 12:38

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Sinn Fein calls for vacant council houses to be made available within 12 weeks

Sinn Fein has called for local authorities to be given powers that would see council homes made available to move into within 12 weeks of becoming vacant. New figures show that at least one in every four boarded up council home has been empty ...

06 Jun 2025 at 20:51

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Laois County Council reveals number of homeless applications in 2017

A total of 210 people or families declare themselves homeless in Laois last year. Laois County Council confirmed that the people presented to the housing department seeking accomodation. Of those, 71 were provided with permanent ...

14 Feb 2018 at 19:02

€30 million budget to solve Laois council housing crisis over next two years

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€30 million to solve Laois housing crisis

Laois County Council has a huge budget to solve the housing crisis over the next two years. With 1,606 people waiting for a council house in Laois at the last count in October, the local authority has revealed it will spend €30 ...

05 Dec 2017 at 17:30

Waiting list for council housing in Laois has increased by another 200 people this year

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Waiting list for council housing in Laois has increased by 200 people

The number of people registered as needing a home on Laois County Council’s housing list has increased by over 200 this year. Despite the launch of an Action Plan last February on Housing and Homelessness the number of people, ...

27 Sept 2017 at 08:00

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€10 million to be spent on council housing in Laois over next three years

Council chief John Mulholland says housing grants of €10 million to Laois over the coming three years are a certainty. “This not a wish list, they are a certainty. This housing is happening,” Mr Mulholland said at last ...

17 Nov 2016 at 15:37

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'The knob on the door can wait' as over 1000 repairs logged in Laois social housing

There is currently over 1,000 repairs on the local housing authority repairs list in Laois. Three hundred of these are considered ‘minor repairs’ while 714 are ‘routine repairs’. Laois County Council have said this ...

22 Jun 2017 at 12:38

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WATCH: Refused an extension in a house where elderly Portlaoise woman eats her food from a trolley

An elderly Portlaoise woman has been refused an extension onto her house after eight years of applications to Laois County Council. Maria Brophy (79) will not receive an extension onto the back of her house due to ...

04 Jul 2017 at 11:04

Local News

Laois council pushes ahead with housing office for public

Laois County Council is following through with a plan to have a designated area for the public to meet staff to discuss housing related issues in a private secure setting. In the past week the deadline passed for ...

13 Sept 2017 at 11:05

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Laois private renters getting a council rent payment wait longer for a council home

The chances of getting a council home in Laois are slimmer for people on the waiting list living in private rented accommodation on a council rent supplement. The difficulty for renters who are unable to afford ...

08 Nov 2017 at 21:00

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Minister opens new Portlaoise council estate but next new estate is years away

The first council estate to be built in Portlaoise in a decade has been officially opened by Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy. Conniberry Way on the Old Knockmay Road has 33 homes on a compact 2 acre site ...

19 Jun 2018 at 13:02

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