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Laois fire service remain on RED alert with public thanked for heeding warnings

Laois fire crews remain on alert with no serious forest or bog fires yet reported during the RED alert. Today Wednesday Laois County Fire & Rescue crews have responded to two road traffic collisions in Laois, but neither collisions are understood to ...

27 Jun 2018 at 17:11

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

Local News

Laois residents urged to remain alert as forest fire warning extended

Coillte are warning the public that a High Forest Fire Risk warning remains in place until Friday, April 29. The Status Orange warning was issued last Friday and had been due to end on Monday. However, due to the warm dry conditions, the warning ...

26 Apr 2022 at 10:53

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Retained firefighters in Laois vote for industrial action

Retained Fire Service across the country who are in SIPTU have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action. SIPTU say the action, up to and including strike action, arises from a dispute resulting from a failure by management to address ...

12 Jan 2023 at 10:53

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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 John King, ...

04 Dec 2022 at 14:53

Local News

Laois motorists are being reminded to allow emergency access

Laois residents are being asked to be mindful of the emergency services when parking at public amenities in the county. Laois’s Fire Chief Declan Power said Glenbarrow in the Slieve Blooms in particular is an area where there can be ...

12 Aug 2022 at 21:53

Laois Fire Service urges the public to be wildfire aware in the heatwave

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Laois Fire Service urges public to be wild fire aware in the heatwave

While most of us can in enjoy the weather Laois County Fire and Rescue Service is on alert and has urged people not to light fires in the open areas and to call 999 if they see a fire breaking out during the heatwave. The ...

24 Jun 2018 at 00:25

Local News

Update from Laois fire service on shopping centre evacuation

Laois County Fire and Rescue service have found no evidence of a fire at a big shopping centre in Portlaoise. Following an inspection, the fire service told the Leinster Express that crew from Portlaoise Fire Service ...

18 Jun 2019 at 15:51

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

Local News

Fire crews from across Laois deal with barn blaze

Fire crews from across Laois attended a large fire in the Slieve Blooms earlier today. The crews from Mountrath, Mountmellick, Durrow, Portlaoise and in neighbouring Roscrea attended the large blaze at the hay ...

11 Aug 2022 at 22:23

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Laois Fire Service issues Condition Red alert

An extreme fire risk warning has been issued for Laois where landowners are being advised to exercise caution. Laois County Fire and Rescue Service said the danger rating in the county is Condition Red - ...

10 Jul 2025 at 21:52

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Laois firefighters in Stradbally collect at Electric Picnic for children's cancer charity

Anyone in Stradbally for the Electric Picnic is invited to stop and say hello to Stradbally firefighters who are on call but also collecting for Aoibheann's Pink Tie. Aoibheann’s Pink Tie is a ...

30 Aug 2025 at 20:54

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