County Hall ( ga, Áras an Chontae, Port Laoise) is a municipal facility in

Portlaoise Portlaoise ( ), or Port Laoise (), is the county town of County Laois, Ireland. It is located in the Midland Region, Ireland, South Midlands in the province of Leinster. The 2016 census shows that the town's population increased by 9.5% to 22,050 ...

County Laois County Laois ( ; gle, Contae Laoise) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and in the province of Leinster. It was known as Queen's County from 1556 to 1922. The modern county takes its name from Loígis, a medie ...

, Ireland.

History

Originally meetings of

Laois County Council Laois County Council ( ga, Comhairle Chontae Laoise) is the authority responsible for local government in County Laois, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and co ...

were held in

Portlaoise Courthouse Portlaoise Courthouse is a judicial facility in Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland. History The courthouse, which was designed by Sir Richard Morrison in the neoclassical style and built in ashlar stone, was completed in 1805. It was re-modelled ...

. After the courthouse became inadequate, a purpose-built facility was built in May 1982. An extension, linked to the existing County Hall building by a single storey glazed corridor, was completed in 2007.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:County Hall, Port Laoise Buildings and structures in County Laois Port Laoise Laois County Council