THERE appears to be no room, or very little room, at the inn for seven councillors in Laois when it comes to them, meeting ahead of council meetings. Laois County Council comprises of 19 councillors.

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

 “It’ll be a disaster,” said one councillor.