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Laois GAA county champions get the backing of Laois County Council

The newly crowned Laois GAA Senior Hurling Champions are getting the support of Laois County Council in making its new pitches safely accessible. The news that work is set to start on a pedestrian crossing that would serve Clough Ballacolla GAA was ...

06 Oct 2022 at 14:53

Your Community

Hey! Don't block the way of any Laois people

Every corner of Ireland will be put to the test for basic access issues on Friday, September 30, when the Make Way Day campaign returns. Laois County Council will be supporting #makewayday22 by creating awareness around the access issues faced by ...

27 Sept 2022 at 11:28

Local News

One of these days a Laois bridge will collapse

Laois County Council was left in no doubt about the perilous state of a bridge that’s used by locals, tourists and truck drivers at a recent meeting. Cllr Seamus McDonald, Fianna Fáil, delivered the warning to the local authority engineers at ...

30 Sept 2022 at 20:53

Local News

Halted prosecution of Soldier F over Bloody Sunday murders due to resume

The discontinued prosecution of a military veteran known as Soldier F for two murders on Bloody Sunday in Derry in 1972 is to resume. Northern Ireland’s Public Prosecution Service (PPS) announced that court proceedings are to recommence ...

22 Sept 2022 at 17:31

Irish toddler killed by car while on holiday

National News

British toddler killed by car while on Irish holiday

An Irish toddler was killed by a car while with his family in Co Roscommon. It is understood that the boy, who was under the age of two, had been staying at a property with his parents. A local said the family were visiting the area in ...

23 Aug 2022 at 12:45

Local News

Disability bay in Laois town is cost dependent

The council is to consider installing an invalid parking bay at Stradbally pharmacy. It follows a request from Cllr Paschal McEvoy who asked for invalid car parking space outside in a motion at the latest Graiguecullen Portarlington ...

30 Jul 2022 at 12:53

Local News

Laois man in Big Apple set to be honoured in native county

A leading member of the Laois community in the United States is to be honoured by Laois County Council. On the approval of county councillors, the local authority is to host a Civic Reception to honour Mr Mike Dunphy, Laois ...

27 Jul 2022 at 09:23

Local News

'All kinds of everything' causing arguments on Laois road

A very narrow Laois road in the Slieve Blooms needs a range of safety measures because of the problems caused by the quantity and variety of vehicles that use it. So insisted, Cllr James Kelly, Fine Gael raised the Drim ...

27 Mar 2022 at 18:53

Covid-19

In Pictures: Laois Covid-19 pandemic Ceremony of Remembrance and Reflection

Laois County Council hosted a Ceremony of Remembrance and Reflection on Sunday, March 20 at Fitzmaurice Place, Portlaoise to remember those that lost their lives during the Covid-19 pandemic and to pay tribute to those ...

26 Mar 2022 at 15:53

On the Road

High praise for 'top spec' disability parking bays in Laois village

Parking bays for people with disabilities are top spec and very welcome in Stradbally, according to county councillor. Cllr Paschal McEvoy praised Laois County Council for its work in the village in responding to an ...

19 Mar 2022 at 14:53

Your Community

No public bins in scenic Laois village popular with tourists

The increasingly popular Laois tourist destination Vicarstown has no public bins but it's time some were installed. That's according to Cllr Paschal McEvoy who raised the issue with council officials at a recent ...

19 Mar 2022 at 11:53

On the Road

Potholes put Laois estate road beyond repair

The road in a Laois housing estate has reached a point where only a full resurfacing will fix the problems, according to a county councillor. Cllr John King, Fine Gael, raised the issue at a recent meeting with ...

18 Mar 2022 at 19:56

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