Leinster Express - News Feed

Criticism of lifebuoy vandals

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:17:24 GMT

Youngsters who have destroyed lifebuoys along the Owenass river walk in Mountmellick were strongly condemned at the town council meeting last Thursday, June 13.

Portlaoise residents living in a ‘battlefield’

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:54:28 GMT

Residents of a Portlaoise estate are “at the end of their tether” because of troublesome neighbours.

Lack of sign red rag to Aird

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:21:21 GMT

THE lack of signposts giving directions to Rathnamanagh set Cllr Willie Aird on the road to outrage at the recent Portlaoise electoral area meeting, where he lambasted Laois County Council for claiming there was no funding to erect the sign.

School hit by computer theft

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:34:16 GMT

A Portlaoise school is appealing to the public to help find a computer which was stolen over the June Bank Holiday weekend and which is invaluable resource to pupils.

Councillors want HSE childcare report

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:32:59 GMT

A Portlaoise Town Councillor has asked for the HSE to provide a full report to the council on childcare in the county.

Violent behaviour in Fairgreen

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:31:26 GMT

A Portlaoise Town Councillor has asked the council and local guards to take whatever steps are necessary to ensure that the recent anti-social behaviour in Fairgreen is not repeated.

Drugs are a lucrative business in Portlaoise

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:30:10 GMT

Heroin is being sold wholesale in one area of Portlaoise, according to a Portlaoise Town Councillor. While the local Superintendent said they were a lucrative business in Portlaoise.

Diesel and scrap theft on the rise

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:29:07 GMT

There were over 100 thefts of diesel, scrap metals, tools and other similar items in Portlaoise Town over the last three months.

Graigue reunited with Laois

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:27:10 GMT

A decision by Laois County Council almost 20 years ago to concede part of Graiguecullen to Carlow County Council, has been reversed under the new reform of the local electoral area boundary.

Fire threatens Cuisle Centre in Portlaoise

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:24:38 GMT

A raging grassfire that is suspected to have been deliberately started, came close to damaging the Cuisle Centre in Portlaoise last Sunday evening, June 9.

Jolie causes anxiety in Portlaoise

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:19:23 GMT

There is a lot of anxiety in Portlaoise about breast cancer, following the announcement that Hollywood star, Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy, according to Councillor Kathleen O’Brien.

Staff despondent at lack of good news

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:16:20 GMT

The staff at Portlaoise General Hospital are despondent at the lack of good news at Portlaois Hospital, according to a Portlaoise Town Councillor.

Thefts hit charities

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:15:27 GMT

Two local charities have suffered thefts in Portlaoise since last Christmas, losing nearly €2,000 they had collected from public donations.

20 empty shops on Main Street

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:13:32 GMT

There are 20 empty properties along the Main Street in Portlaoise, according to Councillor Alan Hand.

‘Tremendous Buzz’ at Bank Holiday Fun

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:13:00 GMT

There was a ‘tremendous buzz’ around Portlaoise over the Bank Holiday weekend, according to Portlaoise Town Councillor, Matthew Keegan.

Hepburn Court residents ‘damned’

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:54:37 GMT

Residents of Hepburn Court and the Ballyfin Road have been ‘damned’ by anti social behaviour, according to a Portlaoise Town Councillor.

New electoral area for Fennelly

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 10:20:43 GMT

Cllr John Joe Fennelly’s loyal supporters have been contacting him to express their disappointment at the boundary changes.

Shortage of doctors causes hospital crisis

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 10:19:46 GMT

Junior Doctors assigned to cover the Accident and Emergency Department of Portlaoise Hospital is set to fall by one third, next month.

Slapped cheek in Portlaoise

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:53:12 GMT

Students in a local primary school were informed of a case of Fifth Disease, which is more commonly known as “Slapped Cheek syndrome” in a child who attended the school.

Abbeyleix man ‘held like a prisoner’

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:52:17 GMT

An Abbeyleix man has spent the last fourteen years in a nursing home for the elderly, while the HSE refuse to move him to more suitable accommodation, the family has claimed.