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Laois parents 'distraught' over Minister's school bus remarks

Parents hoping to secure school bus places were left ‘distraught and most upset’ by Education Minister Norma Foley’s response to a query from a local TD. Deputy Charlie Flanagan had raised concerns over children left without school bus places in Emo,...

05 Oct 2022 at 13:53

National News

Winter vaccination programme with flu and Covid-19 jabs launched by HSE

The free flu vaccine is being rolled out by the HSE to certain groups from today (Monday), along with an invitation to over 65s and medically vulnerable people to get their next Covid-19 booster. The free flu vaccine is available to people over 65, ...

03 Oct 2022 at 10:46

National News

Public consultation launches on devolution of tax powers to Northern Ireland

A public consultation on the possible devolution of some taxation powers to Stormont has been launched. Finance Minister Conor Murphy said it was time for a “mature discussion” on the potential for greater local control over tax. The only ...

04 Oct 2022 at 17:24

National News

McConalogue urges farmers to update bank details ahead of Ulster Bank and KBC exit

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine is urging Irish farmers to update their bank details. Farmers who bank with KBC or Ulster Bank must contact the Department of Agriculture with new account details ahead of the banks' exit ...

04 Oct 2022 at 13:35

Northern Ireland

No reason why Stormont should not be re-established now – PM

There is no reason why an Assembly and Executive should not be re-established at Stormont now, Prime Minister Liz Truss has said. Ms Truss has also said that she wants a settlement with the EU over the Northern Ireland Protocol which ...

03 Oct 2022 at 20:17

Local News

4,077 burglaries recorded in Laois in the past decade

Figures released by Minister for Justice Helen McEntee show the number of burglaries in Laois has declined dramatically in the past decade. A factor in that decline in more recent years may have been the Covid lockdown, as burglars ...

18 Aug 2022 at 20:53

National News

Government ‘has thrown landlords under the bus’, ministers hear

Landlords have been “thrown under the bus” by the Government, it has been claimed. Richard, a landlord with four properties, told RTE’s Today With Claire Byrne Budget phone-in that landlords did not feel valued. Finance Minister ...

28 Sept 2022 at 15:09

National News

Commissioner ‘adamant’ that ‘at risk’ Cabinet ministers get garda drivers

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has warned the government that senior ministers are at “risk” and is “adamant” they are assigned garda protection drivers. Taoiseach Micheal Martin said the decision to recruit garda drivers for ...

21 Sept 2022 at 17:51

National News

Finance Minister asked officials to contact AIB over cash services backlash

Ireland’s Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has said he asked his officials to contact AIB, who ensured the bank were “fully aware” of the backlash in response to their announcement to make 70 branches across the country ...

21 Sept 2022 at 16:57

National Ploughing

Minister McConalogue full of praise on return of 'phenomenal' ploughing event

Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue declared the National Ploughing Championships a "phenomenal event" at Ratheniska on Tuesday. He noted that it wasn't the first time that it had been held in Laois, where ...

20 Sept 2022 at 17:01

National News

Government willing to improve public sector pay offer as industrial action looms

The Government is prepared to improve its €1.2bn pay offer at talks on a review of the public-sector wage agreement it has been confirmed, as SIPTU prepares to ballot its members on industrial action. Speaking on ...

26 Jul 2022 at 20:18

National News

All Irish homes to receive booklet detailing 'historic' new birth information law

A booklet detailing a new law on birth information and tracing will be sent to every household in Ireland. According to the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, ...

26 Jul 2022 at 12:32

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