Lynda Kiernan

6 days ago | ireland-live.ie | Lynda Kiernan

It's Good Friday and as usual there is confusion in Laois and Ireland over whether businesses are open or not. Laois County Council and all the libraries, banks and of course schools are all closed today. Many businesses choose to close too, including at least one Laois pub. What do you think? Should it be business as usual in this growingly non religious state, or should the Government bite the bullet and make it an official Bank Holiday with holiday pay if people have to work?

6 days ago | leinsterexpress.ie | Lynda Kiernan

It's Good Friday and as usual there is confusion in Laois and Ireland over whether businesses are open or not. Laois County Council and all the libraries, banks and of course schools are all closed today. Many businesses choose to close too, including at least one Laois pub. What do you think? Should it be business as usual in this growingly non religious state, or should the Government bite the bullet and make it an official Bank Holiday with holiday pay if people have to work?

1 week ago | leinsterexpress.ie | Lynda Kiernan

A tree is in danger of falling across the road in a Laois housing estate, a local councillor says. Cllr Marie Tuohy is asking Laois County Council to take down a "dodgy" tree before it falls in Beladd Upper. She tabled a motion to the March meeting of Portlaoise Municipal District. "I know the pressure on trees since the last storm. I huge tree fell across the road. Thankfully no-one was injured. the stump was left if you could remove it. There is one dodgy tree left," she said.

1 week ago | leinsterexpress.ie | Lynda Kiernan

Mark your calendars because Laois Live Well Expo is about to take over Portlaoise College for a whirlwind free community day. The expo, organised by Age Friendly Laois, Healthy Laois and Laois County Council takes place next Wednesday, April 23 in the college on the Mountrath Road. They have just confirmed that 100 stands will be filled this year, by Laois community groups, public organisations, support charities, adult education, banks and businesses.

1 week ago | leinsterexpress.ie | Lynda Kiernan

The Government has given Laois €30 million to fix roads this year but it has none for a "deficient" national road from Portlaoise to Mountmellick. The narrow stretch of the N80 road has no verges and traverses a moving bog. Transport Infrastructure Ireland has given its reasons for not funding the work. While it primarily says there is a "not sufficient funding", it also says it has no record of collisions for the area.