“People walking or in wheelchairs need to be able to get around the cemetery" - Cllr Marie Tuohy

LAOIS County Council staff are to keep on eye on the electric car charging parking spaces in the new car park at the Railway Station in Portlaoise to ensure motorists are not parking all day in the spaces.

INFORMATION has been sought from the HSE following a recent report by the Land Development Agency that identified lands adjoining Saint Fintan’s Hospital in Portlaoise, that has the potential to realise up to 960 homes.

Such ramps are only located in urban areas where’s there public street lighting said the council official.

LAOIS County Council is to repair a boundary wall at Woodview Estate and Woodview Mews in Portlaoise.

"All I’m looking for is a stretch of double yellow lines of about 15 metres in length" , said the councillor.  

A PEDESTRIAN crossing is needed to be upgraded or manned at one of the largest primary schools in Laois.

WHILE councillors in Portlaoise and council officials agree that the new bus service in the town is proving to be an excellent, well-used service, some on the other hand are asking that the routes be extended to other areas.

A LAOIS councillor intends to take photographs and provide witnesses to prove his case that persistent illegal dumping is taking place at a quarry, when he called on the council to “address the constant dumping issues at Spink Quarry to include ...

'When it rains heavy the road gets flooded, and is dangerous' said the councillor.

The councillor said that during Storm Éowyn a Beech tree fell across the road in the estate.

STREET lights are needed on a busy area in Abbeyleix. The area where they are needed is along Well Road between Main Street and the Ballacolla Road.

LAST year Laois County Council spent over €4 million on a road safety upgrade along the Abbeyleix Road in Portlaoise. As part of the works, over 300 wooden roadside bollards were installed along the route.

COUNCILLORS from the Portlaoise Municipal District Council heaped praise on a council administrative officer on her final day with them.

'During Covid this issue really came to the fore' - Cathaoirleach of  Portlaoise Municipal District Council cllr Paddy Buggy.

A SOLAR powered litter bin was stolen from an area that has been described as “a hidden gem,” in Portlaoise.

SEWAGE is boiling up after heavy rainfalls in some driveways along Colliers Lane in Portlaoise and councillors want Uisce Éireann to resolve the problems.

'We may not be able to control people’s driving behavior but maybe we might be able to slow them down' - cllr Barry Walsh.

A PORTLAOISE councillor again complained about broken pedestrian crossing traffic lights at Portlaoise College when local councillors met for their March meeting.

STAFF from the road design section of Laois County Council are to undertake a review of a section of roadway along the Borris Road in Portlaoise between the entrance to John’s Square and the entrance to Saint Mary’s Hall with a view to improving ...

LAOIS County Council has been called on to carry out drainage works as a matter of urgency at Killeen to address surface water on the road verge arising from nearby springs.

LAOIS County Council is considering landscaping the concrete area in front of Keegan’s Funeral Home in Portlaoise with biodiversity and pollinator friendly plants before the end of Summer.

"It’s a death trap," warned one councillor.

TWO years ago €2 million was spent upgrading the N80 road from Portlaoise to Mountmellick.

THE first bus on the long-awaited dedicated bus service for Portlaoise town will begin at 4. 50am this coming Sunday 23 February.

"There was a green area beside Scoil Bhríde (Knockmay). It was parish land. It should have been used as a park or a green area, but that went into houses,” said one councillor.

"This is a fascinating part of our history that goes back to the late 16th and early 17th centuries," said the councillor.

The council is to examine the location to see how the issue can be resolved.

The yellow box in being installed to alleviate delays for residents exiting the estate

The council official said that arrangements would be made to install the double yellow lines near the green area at the entrance.

“We have to make it easy for people to try and come out to exercise their democratic right," said one councillor.

Visitors, shoppers and local residents will once again this year be able to avail of free parking around the town of Portlaoise

Cllr Willie Aird called the planned Greenway 'The O’Moore Way'

Local residents who have children expressed their concerns about vehicles speeding in the estate particularly at night.

WORK will commence on the development of a garden of reflection for those who were bereaved during the pandemic at the pedestrian entrance to the People’s Park in Portlaoise before next March.

'There’s the household charge (Local Property Tax) that is being paid by the people in these estates. They are entitled to see some response for that money they pay' - Cllr Willie Aird.

PORTLAOISE based Sinn Féin councillor Caroline Dwane Stanley has been nominated by the Cabinet to take on a role as a representative on a EU committee.

'These parents are under severe stress and worry' - Cllr Tommy Mulligan.

It's expected the new bus service for around the town will be operational in January

The reason handrails weren’t put up previously was that by installing a handrail, it would further restrict the width of the footpath at the location.

'A lot of people spend a lot of time in graveyards reflecting and visiting their loved ones' - cllr Barry Walsh