By Carmel Hayes THE government paid nearly €4m to accommodate only 35 Ukrainian refugees at the Electric Picnic site in Stradbally, while 915 beds lay empty.
New Government asylum seeker plan's impact on Laois Ukrainian hub debated in Laois leinsterexpress.ie - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from leinsterexpress.ie Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Laois council reply called 'greatest load of rubbish' leinsterexpress.ie - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from leinsterexpress.ie Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Councillors look for plans in event of 'catastrophic failure' at Laois substation leinsterexpress.ie - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from leinsterexpress.ie Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Laois youth services branded 'dangerously underfunded' leinsterexpress.ie - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from leinsterexpress.ie Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.