Laois · September 2026
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Laois Councillor Calls For Further IDA Engagement
Laois Councillor Lays Bare IDA Numbers For County
Garage owner had no insurance, Portlaoise Court hears
Laois mother directed child to engage in criminal act
Plans ‘moving along’ for domestic abuse refuge in Laois
Laois councillors say Electric Picnic ‘no longer a family festival’
Calls for housing developers to provide lifesaving AEDs in Laois estates
Dog fouling ‘gone crazy’ in Laois towns and villages
Woman pleaded guilty to assaulting female security officer at Laois Shopping Centre
Graduates from Laois commence ESB's development programme
First Laois crematorium is on the way
Planning application received: construct new slatted cubicle shed with associated soiled water tank, and all ancillary…
Planning application received: e change of use of an existing storage shed to industrial storage use, including the…
Former Laois teacher pays compensation to colleague after hit and run crash
Probation Act for Laois woman involved in money mule operation
Planning application received: to construct a single storey storey extension to the side / front of existing single…
Took five Laois gardaí to restrain woman following crash
Laois pizza worker had fake car insurance
Planning application received: construct a part single storey/part two-storey dwelling, a site entrance, a garage, a…
Laois man in court over alleged rape and sexual assaults on two women
Company engaged to assess Abbeyleix traffic lights
Planning application received: retain domestic garage and retain reduced site curtilage for dwellinghouse previously…
Planning application received: construct extension to existing dwelling house to include partial demolition of existing…
Planning application received: carry out development which will consist of the relocation of existing Pitch 1…
Planning application received: retain permission for temporary Mobile Home Accommodation Unit for a period of 5 years,…
Planning application received: carry out development which will consist of alterations and renovations to existing…
Planning application received: Outline permission to construct a dwelling house
Laois man who allegedly assaulted another man with iron bar remanded on continuing bail
Yellow box proposed for Laois town as Parochial House trapped by cars
Local Development Week begins on Monday
Planning application received: construct new agricultural entrance on lands
Planning application received: construct new slatted cubicle shed with associated soiled water tank, and all ancillary…
Planning application received: construct a two-storey dwelling house, a waste treatment system and an amended entrance…
Planning application received: develop the following at site 5A and 5B ,National business park , Togher, Portlaoise,…
Planning application received: Retain 2 Nr. single storey extensions to the side and rear of the existing dwelling and…
Planning application received: change use of an existing storage shed to industrial storage use, including the storage…
Man stole frozen chicken pieces from Laois store
Man tried to get into car while it was moving, Portlaoise court hears
Laois couple traded insults in public in early hours of morning
Council seeking return of streetscaping grant for Laois village
Planning application received: construct new agricultural entrance on my lands
Planning application received: construct new slatted cubicle shed with associated soiled water tank, and all ancillary…
Laois defendant doubled his donation to charity
‘Disappointing’ response to objections of €3 million bike track on Laois border
'Throw whatever fine at me' speeding motorist told Laois gardaí
The regeneration of the Market Square, Portarlington is set to continue
Bus extension sought for outlying estates in Laois town
Planning conditional: construct 88 no. residential units and all associated site development works including footpaths,…
Planning conditional: renovate, extend, alter and partial demolition of an existing derelict single storey dwelling…
Planning application received: change of house design and orientation from previously granted permission 2460334
Planning application received: construct a two-storey dwelling house, domestic garage, new wastewater treatment system,…
‘Events like this matter’ - Free positive ageing event in Laois
Laois man given suspended sentence for making death threats
Council plan to build more homes in former Laois ghost estate
Man sought refund for heater he stole from Laois store
Road outside Laois school in desperate need of safety measures
Planning application received: retain the conversion of existing domestic garage (granted under plg file:07374) and…
Planning application received: extend and renovate existing cottage and for retention of foundation and floor base…
Anger at decision to scrap safety plans at site of fatal crashes in Laois
‘I shouldn't have to pay’ - Frustration over Laois estate's footpaths
Judge threatens Laois woman with jail if she fails to pay TV licence
Clarification sought from DPP in assault on Laois pub owner case
Laois woman abused staff at Department of Socal Protection office after her payment was refused
Laois Co Council to complete safety audit of all playgrounds in county
Planning application received: The proposed development consits of the retention of a livestock shed with all…
Plans for mast at Laois GAA Club to improve internet and mobile coverage
L driver was caught doing 167km on Laois motorway
Motorist was 14 times over cannabis drug-driving limit, Portlaoise court hears
Speed ramps and lights needed at Laois primary school
Drain along Laois roadway described as a danger to motorists
Lots of attractions in Laois for Culture Night - tonight
Planning application received: construct a single storey dwelling house, incorporating granny flat accommodation,…
Planning conditional: Construct agriculture machinery shed, concrete apron at doors also boundary wall with sliding…
Planning application received: construct a new bungalow dwelling with attached garage and carport, proprietary waste…
Planning application received: develop new dwelling house, new septic tank, percolation area and filter system, new…
Planning application received: retain a change of use from a shop unit & storerooms to a Family Therapy Clinic, to…
Planning application received: carry out alterations to previously granted planning permission 25/60311 for change of…
'We shouldn’t have to wait for a fatality' - Safety fears at Laois school
LASTA Festival makes welcome return to Laois
Planning application received: carry out alterations to previously granted planning permission 25/60311 for change of…
Planning application received: to change of use of an existing storage shed to industrial storage use, including the…
Planning application received: construct New 2 storey office building, new site boundary treatments, hardstanding area,…
Planning application received: develop first Floor, Portlaoise, Co. Laois (Former Portlaoise arms Building Protected...
Planning application received: retain the conversion of existing domestic garage (granted under plg file:07374) and…
Planning application received: construct & operate a photovoltaic solar farm over an area of 2 hectares comprising of…
Planning application received: retain modular home and all associated site works
Planning application received: change use of an existing agricultural storage shed to a biosolids storage shed.…
Planning application received: to construct a framework over roof of existing garage to support a solar panels array…
Demand intensifies for better bus route for Laois town in ‘no man’s land’
Upkeep of Laois playgrounds questioned after frightening incidents with children
Housing estate under Laois County Council control described as ‘not safe’
Portlaoise court hears son threatened to break mother’s nose
Update given on five derelict properties in Laois town
Planning application received: construct a 38 Unit Housing Development consisting of 2 No. single storey detached…
Planning application received: erect a 5-meter-high agricultural storage silo within our existing farmyard at Kyle…
Planning application received: new dwelling house, domestic garage, garden building, new site entrance and boundary…
Planning application received: Retain a Single Storey Extension to the Rear of an Existing Dwelling House and to…
Planning application received: a single-storey extension to the side of the existing dwelling, new domestic garage with…
Planning application received: open / construct an Agricultural Entrance off the L3953. Permission to construct an…
Judge gives solicitor a dressing down over his attire at Portlaoise court
Cost to repair ‘worst road’ in Laois could amount to €1 million
€7.5 million secured for development of museum at historic Laois site
Councillors advocate for smart street bin for Laois tourism site
Construct dwellinghouse, domestic garage, septic tank with percolation area and entrance
Portlaoise, Co. Laois construct dwellinghouse, domestic garage, septic tank with percolation area and entrance
Construct single storey dwellings within the walled garden of the former Post Office…
Co. Laois construct single storey dwellings within the walled garden of the former Post Office and adjoining House, Both protected structures RPS 127 and RPS 681. There is 9No. proposed dwellings that will be Age Friendly units that consist of 5No. 1 bed and 4No. 2 bed single storey dwellings contai
Construct a new serviced dwelling house and domestic garage with associated well, effluent…
Co. Laois Construct a new serviced dwelling house and domestic garage with associated well, effluent treatment system and percolation area.
Planning application received: (a) demolish existing single storey extension to rear, (b) Remove roof to existing…
Planning application received: Change of use from a hair salon to a space used sometimes as residential dwelling, and…
Planning application received: construct a single-storey extension to the side of the existing dwelling, new domestic…
Planning application received: erect a 27-metre-high monopole telecommunications support structure carrying antennae,…
Planning application received: construct new dwelling house, domestic garage, septic tank and percolation area, bored…
Planning application received: Retention Permission to Retain a Single Storey Extension to the Rear of an Existing…
New €2 million gaelscoil in Laois to get bilingual signs in village
No money to repair footpath endangering walkers near Laois church
Court hears Laois woman ran upstairs to hide drugs in underwear
Details of the planned one-way system in Laois town revealed
Laois road could cost €1 million to repair
Court hears Laois man stole €64 worth of washing powder
‘Shocking’ rate of speeding violations on two Laois roads
Big changes planned for McDonald’s drive-thru and restaurant in Laois
‘Great news for the town’ - €7.5 million for Fort Protector welcomed in Laois
Portlaoise gets €7.5m for Fort event centre
Planning application received: construct new dwelling house, domestic garage, garden building, new site entrance and…
Planning application received: construct (i) 8 no. house units, comprised of: 4 no. 3-bed 2-storey end-terrace houses…
Former Laois teacher remanded on bail in hit-and-run charge
No funding to combat road safety worries near Laois school and crèche
Laois man ‘opened trousers to excess’ while being searched by gardaí
Laois man appears in court for obstructing gardaí in the course of their duty
Bail successfully opposed for man who allegedly stole €100,000 from Laois house
‘Disgusting’ rubbish being dumped at popular Laois tourist site
Laois woman stole cooked chicken priced €3.99
Retain a sunroom onto the existing dwelling house granted planning ref. no. 181/85, also…
Stradbally, Co. Laois retain a sunroom onto the existing dwelling house granted planning ref. no. 181/85, also planning permission to alter site boundaries and all ancillary site works
Planning application received: retain alterations to previously granted planning PL. No. 05/14 to include repositioning…
Planning application received: develop at McDonald’s Restaurant, The Kyle Centre, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, The…
Planning application received: construct a two-storey dwelling house, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system and…
Planning application received: retain a sunroom onto the existing dwelling house granted planning ref. no. 181/85, also…
Planning application received: make amendments to the residential development permitted under LCC Reg. Ref. 25/60385 at…
Planning application received: construct a dormer dwelling, garage, effluent treatment system, site entrance and…
Laois school traffic sparks serious fears over potential accident
‘They know who to target’ - Concerns over suspicious people calling to homes in Laois
Judge has harsh words for solicitor at Portlaoise District Court
Planning application received: CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING RETAIL UNIT TO A “CARRY OUT” OFF-LICENCE FOR THE SALE OF BEER…
Planning application received: construct a single story dwelling, site entrance, domestic garage, new onsite treatment…
Planning application received: construct a single storey dwelling, garage, on site wasterwater treatment system,…
Planning application received: retain modifications carried out to an existing agricultural unit, including raising the…
Complaints over Laois town being ‘ignored’ by local bus service
Man engaged in lewd behaviour in front of passengers on Laois train
Laois Community Safety Partnership opens its doors to the public
Planning conditional: construct a calf house, ancillary concrete, overground circular steel slurry store and all…
Planning application received: develop at this site at Rossnacreena, Camross, Co.Laois. This development will…
Planning application received: Extension of Duration on planning reference 20/632
Planning application received: construct a two-storey dwelling house, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system and…
Planning application received: 1. Removal of existing scrub and failed plantation and the sequential raising of ground…
Planning conditional: construct an agricultural machinery/general purpose store, ancillary concrete and all associated…
Planning application received: Retention of an existing in situ concrete boundary wall not exceeding 2.4 meters in…
Appeal decision: REFUSED (2026-09-09): RETAIN EXISTING SINGLE STOREY DOMESTIC SHED AS CONSTRUCTED AND ALL ASSOCIATED…
Laois soccer club looks for planning permission to build new clubhouse
'Just rollercoasting' - Overwhelming list of issues face new Laois safety group
Planning application received: replace the existing grass pitch by a new Astro turf playing surface, new perimeter…
Planning application received: retain amendments to 7 No. houses permitted as part of the residential development…
Planning application received: CONSTRUCT PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR EXTENSION- 4.5msq TO THE REAR, WEST FACING ELEVATION,…
Planning application received: remodel and extend existing carpark to include a tarmac surface, EV parking and charging…
Planning application received: Extension of duration to pl ref 21/406
Planning application received: amend the residential development permitted under LCC Reg. Ref. 25/60385 at a c. 3.85 Ha…
Planning application received: construct new dwelling house, domestic garage, septic tank and percolation area, new…
Planning application received: Extension of duration to pl ref 21/171
Planning application received: construct a single story dwelling, site entrance, domestic garage, new onsite treatment…
Planning application received: construct a single storey dwelling, garage, on site wasterwater treatment system,…
Laois family resource centres awarded once-off cash boost
Planning application received: retain the change of use from domestic store, study, home gym and washroom and…
Planning application received: apply for outline permission for new dwelling, entrance, garage and a treatment system…
Planning application received: 1) Change of use of an existing former HSE medical centre with a floor area of 66.72 sq.…
Planning application received: develop a new septic tank system and all associated site works
Planning application received: construct a single-storey dwelling house, shared entrance, garage, treatment system with…
Planning conditional: retain permission for farm worker accommodation, a two storey building with single storey element…
Laois murder accused again remanded in custody
‘Nothing to celebrate’ as Laois woman racks up 100th conviction
Free first aid classes and more as part of parenting programme in Laois
Planning application received: construct of single story dwelling, site entrance, domestic garage, new onsite treatment…
24-hour Midoc service needed in Laois as it’s ‘almost impossible’ to get GP
Appeal against development of Laois quarry overruled
Laois solicitors accept new legal aid terms
Women in Sport Grant September 2026 now open!
Extension of Duration of Planning File Ref 21/430
Errill, Co. Laois Extension of Duration of Planning File Ref 21/430
Planning application received: retain domestic Shed/Store as constructed and associated site works at Fairymount…
Planning application received: construct dwelling house, septic tank treatment system, bore well and all associated…
Planning application received: construct a new roofed spectator stand to the north of the grounds including all…
Planning application received: A) Construct a milking parlour, dairy and ancillary rooms, waiting / feed yard and…
Planning application received: 1. Permission for a bovine cubicle shed with a slatted concrete slurry storage tank. 2.…
Planning application received: erect a 5-meter-high agricultural storage silo within existing farmyard with all…
Planning application received: Retain domestic storage shed
Planning permission approved for new housing development in Laois
Construct 30 residential units, consisting of 12 no. 2-storey 4-bedroom semi-detached…
Ballylynan, Co. Laois construct 30 residential units, consisting of 12 no. 2-storey 4-bedroom semi-detached houses (House Type A), 6 no. 2-storey 3-bedroom semi-detached houses (House Type B), 6 no. 2-storey 2-bedroom houses (House Type C: 2 no. end of terrace, 2 no. semi-detached and 2 no. mid-terr