Portlaoise Parade Committee working with Laois County Council wish to advise you of the St. Patrick’s Day parade route.
We would ask that you try to avoid roads that will be temporarily closed and please follow directions from An Garda Siochana and the Marshalls.
Wishing everyone a happy St. Patrick’s Day!
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An bhfuil teach, árasán, teach saoire, nó seomra agat nach bhfuil in úsáid faoi láthair?
Smaoinigh le do thoil é a thairiscint dóibh siúd atá ag teitheadh cogadh san Úcráin.
Tá íocaíocht mhíosúil €800 saor ó cháin ar fáil.
Téigh chuig Gov.ie/TabhairDidean chun tairiscint a dhéanamh nó chun tuilleadh eolais a fháil.
#TabhairDidean
Do you have a house, apartment, holiday home or room not in use?
Please consider offering it for those fleeing Ukraine.
A monthly €800 tax-free payment is available.
Go to Gov.ie/OfferAHome to make an offer or for more information.
#OfferAHome
Laois County Council in partnership with their sponsors Bord na Mona Recycling are asking local communities to spring into action to join the fight against litter again this Spring. To participate groups, communities, neighbours and friends are requested to register with the Environment Section to receive free packs of bags, gloves and litter pickers to help tackle the issue of litter in their local areas, to see the benefit of a litter free environment. The collected litter will be gathered by Bord na Mona Recycling in the week after the clean up is completed i.e. from 8th to 12th April.
Full details can be found here: https://laois.ie/departments/environment/community-initiatives/clean-up-laois-week/
The URDF team have been developing an interactive GIS Storymap site containing details of all URDF funded projects across the country which allow members of the public to access up to date information on all URDF supported projects at a Local Authority level.
The site has been officially launched on the 6th March 2024.
Access to the interactive GIS Storymap webpage is available directly via the following link:
https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/98a739a585944cf887f2dffe54c4f129/
Further information on the URDF Programme, along with a link to the Storymap site, is also available via the URDF’s main webpage:
**** Registration now open for ICOB scheme****
Click to register ICOB
As part of Budget 2024, the Government signed off on a package of €257m for the Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) Grant as a vital measure for small and medium businesses. Laois County Council, funded through Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE), will manage the rollout of the grant to qualifying businesses.
Eligible businesses will receive a once-off grant payment. The amount of the grant payable to eligible businesses is based on the value of the Commercial Rates bill the business received in 2023. However, it is not a Commercial Rates waiver and businesses should continue to pay their Commercial Rates bill as normal.
What is the purpose of the grant?
The grant is available to qualifying businesses as a contribution towards the rising costs faced by businesses. The grant is intended to aid businesses but is not intended to directly compensate for all increases in wages, or other costs, for every business.
How much is the grant?
The grant is based on the value of the Commercial Rates bill received by an eligible business in 2023.
– For qualifying businesses with a 2023 Commercial Rate bill of <€10,000, the ICOB grant will be paid at a rate of 50% of the business’s Commercial Rate bill for 2023.
– For qualifying businesses with a 2023 Commercial Rate bill of between €10,000 and €30,000, the ICOB grant will be €5,000.
– Businesses with a 2023 Commercial Rates bill greater than €30,000 are not eligible to receive an ICOB grant.
What businesses are eligible to receive the grant?
The following are the main qualifying criteria:
Please note that Laois County Council reserves the right to claw back any grant payment which is later found to be incorrect. This includes any circumstances such as error by the recipient business or the local authority making the payment, or where a business makes a false declaration of eligibility.
NOTE: As part of the Increased Cost of Business Grant Scheme all grant recipients will be published on the local authority website in November 2024.
How soon can businesses avail of the grant?
An online system is being developed to manage the submission of essential information. Laois County Council will write shortly to businesses with further details, including how to register and how to submit information online. The system is expected to be available in mid-March.
What is the closing date?
The closing date for businesses to confirm eligibility and to upload verification details will be 1st May 2024.
Where can I find out further information?
Further correspondence and guidance will be issued to commercially rateable businesses in the next few weeks. In addition, an FAQ will be available online when the grant scheme opens. You should refer to this guidance and FAQ prior to making your submission.
If you have queries regarding your Commercial Rates account including outstanding balances, contact Laois County Council at 05786 89367 and/or rates@laoiscoco.ie. Our team are happy to discuss any balances outstanding on your rates and what steps can be taken to ensure compliance with the scheme.
The bring bank was removed on 29th February 2024.
Laois County Council is looking for an alternative location in Mountrath. The bring bank at the Community Centre in Castletown is the nearest existing site. The complete list of bring banks in County Laois can be found on Laois County Council’s website (at https://laois.ie/departments/environment/waste-recycling/recycling/recycling-centresbring-banks/) or alternatively a map showing the bring bank network can be found on the website’s Public Mapping Portal, accessed here. Please note that the map has not yet been updated to remove the Mountrath bring bank site.
EP Republic has applied for a LICENCE APPLICATION under the terms of Part XVI of the Planning and Development Act 2000 to 2015 (as amended) for a Proposed Multi Stage Concert event to be held at Stradbally Hall Estate, Stradbally, Co. Laois
The proposed Multi Stage Concert event to be held on 16th August, 17th August and 18th August 2024 at Stradbally Hall Estate, Stradbally, Co. Laois, with low key entertainment on 15th August 2024.
General camping facilities from the 16th – 19th August 2024, general campervan from 14th – 19th August 2024, family campervan from 15th – 19th August 2024 and early entry camping facilities for a maximum of 25,000 from the 15th – 19th August 2024.
If you wish to lodge a submission/observation to the licence application, please send your submission in writing, before close of business on 19th March 2024, to the Planning Department Laois County Council, Áras an Chontae, Portlaoise, Co. Laois or by email to planning@laoiscoco.ie
Notice Regarding Accessibility of Polling Stations here
Notice regarding Electoral Register Appeals
Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023
Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023
Polling Day Friday 8th March 2024
I HEREBY GIVE YOU NOTICE THAT:
1. The latest date for the receipt of Appeals in respect of the Register of Electors of the County
of Laois in advance of the 39th and 40th Referendums of The Constitution shall be Thursday
22nd February 2024.
2. All such Appeals will be heard by the County Registrar for the County of Laois, sitting at the
Courthouse, Portlaoise, Co Laois and should be directed by post or personal delivery to that
address.
3. Any Appeals received after the final date shall not be considered by the County Registrar until
after Polling Day for the above Referendums.
Dated this 6th day of February 2024.
Signed : Rory Hanniffy
Laois County Registrar
Laois Circuit Court
Electoral Act 1992: Schedule 2, Rule 39
(inserted by Section 106 (j) Electoral Reform Act 2022)
A Draft Carlow-Graiguecullen Joint Urban Local Area Plan 2024-2030 has been prepared. Submissions or observations are hereby invited from the public and interested bodies between 13th December 2023 to 5th February 2024 inclusive.
