Cllr John King

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Trees on private land in Laois village blocking public lighting

No funding to combat road safety worries near Laois school and crèche

Overgrown hedgerows in Laois causing road safety problems

Excitement as Laois playground reopens after eight months of works

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Laois wheelchair users forced onto busy road as cars block footpath

Touching words shared as Laois district elects new Cathaoirleach

Errill GAA’s 30th anniversary

IN PICTURES: Errill GAA Club celebrates 30 years of Páirc Eiréil

‘A great honour’ - Laois village nominated for Pride of Place contest

'Emergency job' needed in Laois village as footpaths damaged by trucks

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More public lighting needed near Laois supermarket before next winter

Fine Gael councillors John King, Paddy Buggy and Conor Bergin meet with protestors. Pic Denis Byrne

Laois Fine Gael councillors stand with fuel protestors in Portlaoise

The current Rathdowney Fire Station building will be demolished as part of the plans for a new station in Newtownperry.

Plans for new fire station in Laois progresses after 23-year wait

Pictured: Rathdowney fire station. Photo: Google maps

Approval for new fire station in Laois town after 15 year wait

Members of the Killasmeestia Graveyard Committee Fintan Phelan, Donie Kilmartin, and Paul Hogan with Councillor John King.

Over 120 burial plots to be created in Laois as work begins on extending graveya...

Picturd: Cullohill community centre. Photo: Google Maps

Laois village waiting four years for pedestrian crossing on dangerous road

Laois Council unable to fund €80k project on Dawn Meats owned pond

Pictured: Ballacolla village. Photo: Google Maps

Ballacolla is a forgotten third world village, Laois Councillor argues
Rural villages not receiving services their taxes pay for, Cllr Clooney slams
Hannah Cahill

Pictured: Ballybrophy train station. Photo: The Leinster Express

Repairs to 'dangerous' traffic lights at Laois train station held up by Irish Ra...

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More salt bins needed in Laois ahead of future cold snaps

Rathdowney Fire Station problems higlighted in Dáil.

Plea for money to replace Laois fire station with no women's toilets or showers

Public to have say on big revamp plans for Laois town square

Major redesign of Laois town square sees creation of new pedestrian plaza

Pictured: Rathdowney's playground to see total revamp this winter

Major works: 'biggest playground in Laois' to close for total revamp

Cost of rent in Louth increases by 4.9 percent

'We are going to lose our youth' - More private housing needed in Laois amid sho...

Plans have been lodged with Laois County Council to extend the graveyard at Killasmeestia.

'It's a necessity, a service' - Councillors demand funding for extension of Laoi...

Pictured: Rathdowney town square. Photo: Google Maps

Age friendly parking bays introduced in busy Laois square

What people wrote on spoiled Presidential votes including odd Donald Trump messages

People who spoil votes shouldn't get State benefits says Laois Fine Gael Council...

Pictured: 3.5 tonne weight limit signposted in Rathdowney. Photo: Facebook

'Major mistake' made by Council as incorrect signage erected in Laois
Rathdowney Cllr John King clears up confusion
Hannah Cahill

Pictured: A small bridge for illustration purposes

Contractor called to return and fix 'unsafe stonework' on Laois bridge

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Double amount of Laois schools asking parents to ban phones until secondary scho...

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Hopping manhole covers 'keeping Laois town awake at night'

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'Brilliant': Laois village to introduce wheelchair access on local green

Pictured: Rathdowney's town square. Photo: Google Maps

Laois town square closing for nine weeks to allow for redevelopment

Market Square in Rathdowney, Laois. Image: Google Maps 2025

August start for renovation of Laois town's footpaths and junctions

WATCH: Bishop praises Laois locals at unveiling of new community hall

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Shocking: Hearses unable to access Laois graveyard

Pictured: County Hall in Portlaoise

Uproar: Row breaks out as Councillors take three months off meetings

Pictured: Darú na nÓg playground, Durrow. Photo: Google Maps

Council refuse to install toilet facilities in Laois playgrounds

Pictured: Beechmount Bridge near Bealady Cemetery, Rathdowney. Photo: Google Maps

'Stones disappearing' from bridge near Laois graveyard

Pictured: Ballacolla, Co. Laois. Photo: Google Maps

'Atrocious' footpath in Laois village to be replaced

No funding to resurface 'shambolic' Laois road

Election posters in the heart of Portlaoise during the 2019 local and Eurpopean elections.

Laois local election poster bans not legally enforceable

Air to water heat pump systems are powered by electricity

Heat pump system bills 'higher than mortgage' frighten Irish homeowners off swit...

Air to water heat pump systems are powered by electricity

Laois council retrofitted heat pumps inflate living costs to 'double rents'

Cuman na mBunscol children from Clough would be among the first to enjoy the new playground. Pic: Alf Harvey

Laois council can't delay community ambition for hall and playground

New Periodic Speed Limit Policy for Schools could cost Louth schools over €10,000

Laois school near GAA pitch invisible to speeding drivers

A lot of money spent on the tourism business

Big Laois glamping spend undermined by drainage problems

Protest to save the bridge mounted in March last year. Pic: Alf Havey

Fought for Laois bridge is finally set for repair which will involve closure

Appeal to upgrade cycle lane between two Laois towns

Woman driver had narrow escape with lorry on bad Laois bend

Warning signs pledged on road linking Laois and Kilkenny towns

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School bus drivers flag risks on 'very dangerous' Laois bends

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Old Laois bins as ‘useful as an ashtray on a motorbike’ must be on par with Port...

The Canal Bridge in Ardclough

Traffic damaging small Laois bridges council told

Taxpayer's money used to clear up all kinds of everything dumped in the shadow of houses

Dumping in Laois town's housing estate called out as 'criminal'

Too much paid to install now failing Celtic Tiger path

Laois lesson to be learned from cracked Celtic Tiger path

Cllr Conor Bergin and Cllr John King are both former Laois County Council Cathaoirleachs.

Fianna Fáil man steps in to quench Laois Fine Gael flare up

Image shows loose damage to the stonework of the landmark bridge.

‘We don’t want to see it falling down’ - Laois council asked to fix stone bridge