Full report from Monday's meeting between councillors and independent Presidential hopefuls 

LAOIS County Council yesterday (Monday) failed to nominate any independent candidate to contest the presidential election.

IT will cost Laois Co Council between €30,000 and €40,000 to remove illegally dumped rubbish and trees from an alleyway between two housing estates in Portlaoise.

ALMOST €900,000 was spent on private emergency accommodation for homeless people in Laois last year. A new plan presented in county hall shows that Laois Co Council spent €894,766 on emergency beds, mainly in hotels and B&Bs.

The recent Biodiversity walk held at the award-winning holiday retreat Glamping Under the Stars attracted a lot of interest.

PORTLAOISE Order of Malta recently cut the ribbon on their brand new headquarters.

THE Laois Business Awards 2025 hosted by Laois Chamber Alliance in partnership with Laois County Council returned in spectacular style on Friday evening.

WHAT was once termed as a strength, weakness, opportunity and threats (SWOT) analysis, but better known nowadays as a town health check, is taking place in towns and villages around Laois.

A PROPOSITION to scrap the long-held tradition of saying a prayer before the start of council meetings in Laois was roundly defeated when it came before the February meeting of Laois County Council.

LAOIS CO Council has announced the acquisition of six acres at the former Avon site at Canal Road, Portarlington.

LAOIS County Council recently held a civic reception for an 11-year-old World Irish Dance Champion, making him one of the youngest recipients of the prestigious accolade.

LAOIS COUNTY Council’s new chief executive was put on notice by councillors that they intend to pursue their demand for a multi-use sports complex for the county.

THE ROCK of Dunamaise should be illuminated at night time to showcase its aesthetics, attract tourists and visitors and for safety reasons.

LAOIS is slowly recovering from the havoc of record-breaking Storm Éowyn, which raged across the county leaving a trail of destruction on Friday.

Laois County Council is preparing to replace 80kph speed limit signs with 60kph signs on routes across the county

LAOIS is slowly recovering from the havoc of record-breaking Storm Éowyn, which raged across the county leaving a trail of destruction on Friday.

Storm Éowyn Update Laois Laois County Council crews have cleared 30 road blockages across the county.The N80 through Laois is now clear from the Offaly border to the Carlow border.

⚠️ Storm Éowyn: Updates in Laois 🚒 Laois County Council crews are now responding to storm damage across the county ❗ Road Update: The N80 from Stradbally to Portlaoise is now open, but other blockages remain on the N80.

TO celebrate the link between fine dining and fine company, the recently launched Camross Lunch Club is a social food gathering featuring music, dancing and companionship, the aim of which is to bring people together and avoid isolation.

IN HIS address to the November meeting of Laois County Council, new chief executive Michael Rainey outlined a list of priorities that he would like to achieve during his term in office.

LAOIS councillors were presented with a draft €124 million budget for the county for next year at a meeting of the local authority on Monday 18 November.

Portlaoise remembered the men and women from Laois who died in the Great War and those who gave their lives in past wars and on UN duty at the Service of Remembrance at the War Memorial Park, Portlaoise in last weekend.

Portlaoise remembered the men and women from Laois who died in the Great War and those who gave their lives in past wars and on UN duty at the Service of Remembrance at the War Memorial Park, Portlaoise in last weekend.

THE highest honour Laois can bestow was awarded to IFA President Francie Gorman on Thursday night, with a joyful civic reception at County Hall in Portlaoise.

THE spirit of the Olympics came to Laois on a bright autumn morning, when an energetic and determined group gathered for Make Way Day.

FIANNA Fáil’s Padraig Flemming Cathaoirleach of the council addressed the issue of an approval for a bank overdraft of €8m for the year December 31, 2025 to finance working capital.

Questions were asked about the distribution of public money

A FAMILIAR and very popular figure is expected to take the reins at Laois County Council.

LAOIS County Council has approved an increase in the Local Property Tax which increases to 15 percent.

A SPEED ramp and pedestrian crossing are urgently needed outside a local secondary school, which has 950 students and is located near a busy filling station.

A TOTAL of €465,000 has been allocated to 16 community groups in Laois to take climate action in energy conservation, waste reduction, biodiversity and supporting active travel.