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The committee behind Mountmellick's St Patrick's Day celebrations has announced that a Boglands Festival has returned this year with a bang, after being cancell...
Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of a traffic crash on Edenderry's main street on Thursday night, November 4. The centre of the town on J...
Council commissioning major plan which will "eliminate unnecessary traffic and car parking" from O'Connell
A four day festival has been announced for a Laois town. The Boglands Festival is to take place over the St Patrick's Day week in Mountmellick in 2022. It is or...
Upgrade of Laois town's Georgian market square to begin soon Reporter: '); '); The historic Georgian market square in Mountmellick, Laois is to undergo an upgrade by Laois County Council. An upgrade design has been completed according to the local authority, and O'Connell Square will undergo works shortly, the council announced at the April meeting. The costs will be met by the Town and Village Renewal Scheme 2020 Accelerated Measures fund. These were added to the usual TVRS to enhance public realms and support tourism and local enterprises as society emerges from lockdowns and public heal...