"Those who do talk are told they’re far right and racist," said one woman at the meeting.

WITH tens of thousands of euro already spent on consultants and the seemingly never-ending discussions about an inner relief road for Mountmellick, traffic congestion continues to be a major problem in the town.

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

SUBJECT to proper planning procedures log cabins and modular homes will be permitted to be erected on council serviced sites around Laois. That’s according to the Director of Services in the housing department of Laois County Council Angela McEvoy.