€9 million for Portlaoise a 'much needed boost' for Laois county town
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Revitalising Main Street and other parts of Portlaoise's core is central to the Low Carbon town aim
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Portlaoise's business community has welcomed the €9 million investment in the Low-Carbon Town initiative as a much-needed boost.
Both Downtown Portlaoise welcomed the money which is in addition to an earlier €9 million allocated to the revitalisation of the town centre.
Portlaoise publican PJ Kavanagh is Chairman of the Downtown Portlaoise group.
"Downtown Portlaoise are delighted with this week's exciting confirmation of yet another substantial grant for the future development of Portlaoise town centre. This, coupled with last year's equally substantial grant, is a much-needed boost for local traders in the current trading environment.