Laois County Council has ADOPTED a Development Contribution Scheme in accordance with the provisions of Section 48 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 as amended.
Further details can be found at Development Contribution Scheme – Laois County Council
DojoMór – Ireland’s biggest coding event for students
DojoMór, coding for students, is running again for the sixth year in a row.
Free coding workshops from DojoMór 2023, funded by the Higher Education Authority of Ireland, will be hosted online, from 10am to 2pm, Saturday 21st October 2023, offering a range of fun and creative coding activities to suit all ages and interests.
On the day, thousands of students, from primary and secondary schools around Ireland, can enjoy some fun coding games, by following along with the different workshop videos. The workshops will deliver fun coding activities for young people using leading technologies such as Micro: bit, VEX Robotics, Scratch, Thunkable, HTML, Lightbot, Blender and Soundtrap.
The national partners of DojoMór are united in their belief that an understanding of programming languages is increasingly important in the modern world, and that it is both better and easier to learn these skills early, and that nobody should be denied the opportunity to do so. DojoMór is an excellent opportunity for young people to be exposed to, and to learn, practical and valuable skills that they will take with them for life. Some will develop these skills into an exciting career in coding and programming.
For the full workshop information and for bookings, you can visit www.dojomor.ie
Bookings are open now for schools and for individual students.
Register early, and be in with a chance to win a free Robotics workshop in your school from STEMed.ie worth €480!
Follow @DojoMor2023 on social media for more updates and you could win a free coding workshop from TheCodeLab.ie. We have 5 to give away!
The event is supported by Munster Technological University; National University of Ireland Maynooth; Dundalk Institute of Technology; Atlantic Technological University; South East Technological University; Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology; Offaly County Council; Libraries Ireland and is funded by the Higher Education Authority of Ireland.
The Leaves Festival 2023 brings the best of Irish writing and music to Co Laois this November.
The festival is very excited to welcome Aingeala Flannery as its writer in residence. Her novel The Amusements was the winner of the Kerry Group Novel of the Year Award at Listowel Writer’s Week this year and more recently was awarded the John McGahern Prize. Aingeala will be visiting schools, libraries AND in Portlaoise Prison. Her public event this year will be with Anne Enright – both interviewed by journalist Alex Clark.
The Amusements is also the Leaves Festival One County One Book for Laois.
This year’s festival will also host
Please join us 8th-11th November 2023.
For tickets or to check out the full programme of events see www.leavesfestival.ie or www.dunamaise.ie . Tickets can also be booked directly from Dunamaise Box Office, Tel: 057 8663355.
Leaves Festival 2023, is brought to you by Laois Arts Office, Laois County Library Service, Dunamaise Arts Centre and funded by Laois County Council, the Arts Council and Creative Ireland Laois.
Further details from Muireann Ní Chonaill, Arts Officer, Laois County Council on 0578664000/artsoff@laoiscoco.ie
For all media enquiries. Please contact Cormac Kinsella on 086 8199874/ cormac.kinsella@gmail.com
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COMHAIRLE CHONTAE LAOISE LAOIS COUNTY COUNCIL Áras an Chontae, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. Tel: 057 8664000 Fax: 057 8622313 corpaffairs@laoiscoco.ie www.laois.ie
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COMHCHOISTE PÓILÍNEACHTA
CHONTAE LAOISE – CRUINNIÚ POIBLÍ BLIANTÚIL
TIONÓLFAR CRUINNIÚ POIBLÍ DE
CHOMHCHOISTE PÓILÍNEACHTA
CHONTAE LAOISE I SEOMRAÍ NA COMHAIRLE,
COMHAIRLE CHONTAE LAOISE, ASCAILL
JFL, PORT LAOISE AR:
Dé Luain, 20 Samhain, 2023 ag 3.30in
Is í feidhm Chomhchoiste Póilíneachta ná feidhmiú mar fhóram le haghaidh comhairliúcháin, plé agus moltaí ar ábhair a bhaineann le póilíneacht limistéar riaracháin an údaráis áitiúil. Tá sé de cheart ag baill den phobal a dtuairimí a chur in iúl agus ceisteanna a chur faoi bhráid an Chomhchoiste Póilíneachta. Glacfaidh an Comhchoiste Póilíneachta le ceisteanna ó aon bhall aonair den phobal, nó le chéile ó aon ghrúpa/eagraíocht..
Ba chóir ceisteanna maidir leis an méid thuas, nó aon ábhar ábhartha eile, a chur isteach roimh ré i scríobh chuig Anne Marie Kirrane Uasal, A/Oifi geach Riaracháin, An Roinn Pobail, Comhairle Chontae Laoise, Áras an Chontae, Port Laoise, Co.Laoise ríomhphost chuig dce@laoiscoco.ie nó ar an bhfón ag (057) 8664060, roimhe 4.30in Dé Céadaoin, 8 Samhain, 2023.
Ba chóir a thabhairt faoi deara go mb’fhéidir nach mbeifear in ann an fhaisnéis a iarrtar a sholáthar i gcúinsí áirithe. Ba chóir ainm agus sonraí teagmhála na ndaoine a chuir an cheist isteach a sholáthar ach ní gá go bhfógrófar iad ag an gcruinniú.
COUNTY LAOIS JOINT POLICING COMMITTEE –
ANNUAL PUBLIC MEETING
A PUBLIC MEETING OF LAOIS COUNTY
JOINT POLICING COMMITTEE WILL BE HELD
IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, LAOIS COUNTY COUNCIL,
JFL AVENUE, PORTLAOISE ON:
Monday, 20th November 2023 at 3.30pm
The function of a Joint Policing Committee is to serve as a forum for consultations, discussions and recommendations on matters affecting the policing of the local authority administrative area. Members of the public have the right to make their views known and submit questions to the Joint Policing Committee.
Questions will be accepted by the Joint Policing Committee from any individual member of the public, or collectively from any group/organisation. Questions in relation to the above, or any other relevant topic, should be submitted in advance in writing to Ms. Anne Marie Kirrane, A/Administrative Officer, Community Department, Laois County Council, Áras an Chontae, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, by email to dce@laoiscoco.ie or by phone at Tel. (057) 8664060, no later than 4.30pm on Wednesday, 8th November, 2023.
Please note that the proposed event for Portarlington planned for the 1st of October 2023 has been cancelled due to health & safety concerns.
Please note that the proposed event for Portarlington planned for the 1st of October 2023 has been cancelled due to health & safety concerns.
We are pleased to announce the following Anti-Dumping initiatives in Portlaoise and Portarlington, funded by the Dept. of the Environment, Climate & Communication.
Accepting paint, timber, steel, bulky goods (mattresses, bed bases, chairs, tables, couches etc).
For more information please contact the Environment Section on 057 866 4000
Laois County Council were delighted this week to welcome a visiting delegation from our sister Cities of Franklin and Williamson Counties, Tennessee.
The County of Laois and the County of Williamson, Tennessee signed a Twinning Agreement/Charter on 7th March 2008. The aim of the twinning between Laois and Williamson Counties is to explore opportunities to promote trade, commerce and tourism, to build on the educational links already developed, to promote awareness of arts, culture and heritage and to promote mutual understanding between the two Counties.
Children First Awareness Week is running from 25th September to 1st October. The campaign aims to raise awareness about Children First and remind everyone, including organisations and individuals working or volunteering with children and young people, of our collective responsibility to keep them safe in our communities.
The 2023 Laois Connects programme is available now .. For info Click here.
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All events are free unless otherwise stated. Registration required in advance .
Visit www.Culturenight.ie for all details on times of events and further information or visit www.laois.ie. Download the Laois Programme of events 2023 here. Brochures also available from Laois Co Co, Libraries and Arts Centres.
Further details from Laois Arts Office by telephone 057 8664109 or email: artsoff@laoiscoco.ie
Please note the following charges will take effect from the 18/09/2023
| Vehicle Type | Charge
(€) |
| Car | €5.00 |
| Van/Jeep | €10.00 |
| Single Axle Trailer | €10.00 |
| Double Axle Trailer | €15.00 |
| Large Van | €15.00 |
| Large Van & Trailer | €25.00 |
