More than half of the 32 Laois families waiting on promised new social houses will not be in before Christmas, for the second year, Laois County Council has con.
Schoolchildren at one of the biggest primary schools in Laois are facing traffic danger, according to a Portlaoise councillor. Scoil Bhride NS in Knockmay Portl.
Portlaoise Main Street is set to be buzzing with free wifi signals for everybody within days. The Wifi4EU scheme provided free by the European Commission is abo.
Truck drivers could be fined for taking a national road through Portlaoise, instead of taking a ring road that cost millions to build, if new weight restriction.
A gate at a Laois playground beside a busy junction was the site of three accident "near misses" according to a local councillor. The gate needs traff.