IN PICTURES: Art or vandalism? Portlaoise 'Pancake' pops up around Laois town
Portlaoise Tidy Towns give surprising reaction to alien graffiti
Portlaoise people cannot have failed to notice the goofy alien characters that are popping up on hoarding and walls all around the town.
While mostly on boards of vacant buildings, the characters are also adorning a wall in Pepper's Lane, and an ESB box on Mill View, where it seems to take inspiration from the nearby stone Fort Protector walls.
Portlaoise Tidy Towns chairperson Vincent Booth spoke to the Leinster Express / Laois Live.
"While not condoning it, this is not as bad as written graffiti, I wouldn't be too outraged. There's worse out there. It's nice and funky. It seems to be popping up everywhere.
"We would like the artist to reach out and collaborate with us, and offer them a role. We are looking for murals. We do like street art as long as it is structured and in keeping with the area. If it's on someone's property that's different," Mr Booth said.