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Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Barry Walsh (Fine Gael) – Portlaoise
Barry Walsh is an outgoing councillor in the Portlaoise Municipal District having replaced Mary Sweeney when she stepped down - but fights this election...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Bolaji Adeyanju (Independent) – Portlaoise
Bolaji Adeyanju is an Independent candidate running in the Portlaoise Municipal District.
A Nigerian native, he chats about how he came to live in Ireland,...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Rosie Palmer (Green Party) – Portlaoise
Rosie Palmer is a first-time candidate, from Ballinakill, running for the Green Party in the Portlaoise Municipal District.
Part of Minister Pippa Hackett's parliamentary team,...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Maria McCormack – Portlaoise
Maria McCormack is a new candidate for Sinn Féin in Portlaoise. Originally from Tipperary, she moved to Ballyroan at a young age and has...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Caroline Dwane Stanley (Sinn Fein) – Portlaoise
Caroline Dwane-Stanley was first elected to Laois County Council in 2014 and is seeking a third term in the Portlaoise Municipal District.
In this wide-ranging...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Willie Aird (Fine Gael) – Portlaoise
The first time Willie Aird was eligible to vote, he voted for himself! That was way back in 1979 when he was elected to...
Deaths in Laois – Thursday, May 30, 2024
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Veronica Dunne (née Prendergast)
Garoon, Mountmellick, Laois / Tullamore, Offaly
Retired Staff St Vincent’s Community Nursing Home,...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Vivienne Phelan (Fine Gael) – Graiguecullen-Portarlington
Vivienne Phelan from Stradbally is running for Fine Gael in the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District and is hoping to make up for the disappointment of...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Padraig Fleming (Fianna Fáil) – Graiguecullen-Portarlington
From a family steeped in Fianna Fáil, locally and nationally, Padraig Fleming has been a Laois County Councillor since 2009 and is seeking a...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Charlie Hackett (Green Party) – Graiguecullen-Portarlington
Charlie Hackett from the Green Party is one of the youngest candidates in the country. A student in UL, he comes from a family...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Paschal McEvoy (Fianna Fáil) – Graiguecullen-Portarlington
Having grown up in Timahoe but lived in Stradbally for a lot of his adult life, Paschal McEvoy has had a strong based in...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Aaron Kelly (Sinn Féin) – Graiguecullen-Portarlington
Aaron Kelly from Graiguecullen is a first-time candidate, running for Sinn Féin, in the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District. He explains how he came to join...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Eoin Barry (Labour) – Graiguecullen-Portarlington
Having run as a candidate for the first time in 2019 and missed out on the last seat, Labour's Eoin Barry is back once...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with PJ Kelly (Fine Gael) – Graiguecullen-Portarlington
PJ Kelly is a sitting Fine Gael councillor in the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District - but this is his first election to contest as he...
Deaths in Laois – Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Veronica Dunne (née Prendergast)
Garoon, Mountmellick, Laois / Tullamore, Offaly
Retired Staff St Vincent's Community Nursing Home,...
All-Ireland MFC: Laois see off Waterford to reach Tier 3 semi final
Laois 3-11 Waterford 2-8
All-Ireland MFC Tier 3 Quarter Final
The Laois minor footballers are through to the All-Ireland Tier 3 semi final following a six...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Paddy Buggy (Fine Gael) – Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick
Paddy Buggy is hoping it's a case of third time lucky in this year's Local Elections as runs as a Fine Gael candidate in...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Lorna Holohan-Garry (Sinn Féin) – Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick
At the second time of asking, Lorna Holohan-Garry is hoping to win a seat on Laois County Council in the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District.
She was...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Fintan Cuddy (Fianna Fáil) – Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick
Based in Castletown, Fintan Cuddy is running as Fianna Fáil candidate in the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District.
He chats about his tough upbringing and how events...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Bryan Corrigan (Labour) – Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick
There was no Labour candidate in the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District in 2019 - so in Bryan Corrigan, the party are represented once again on...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Brian Phelan (Fianna Fáil) – Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick
Brian Phelan is a first-time candidate from Rathdowney, running for Fianna Fáil in the Borris-in-Ossory Municipal District.
An auctioneer, he discusses the challenges and opportunities...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Helen Campion (Sinn Féin) – Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick
Helen Campion from Rathdowney is seeking to win a seat on Laois County Council in the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District.
A first time candidate, she chats...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Conor Bergin (Fine Gael) – Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick
At 25, Fine Gael's Conor Bergin was one of the youngest elected councillors in the country in 2019.
From Borris-in-Ossory, he is looking for a...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Kevin Drennan (Independent) – Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick
From the Camross/Coolrain area, Kevin Drennan is running as an Independent in this year's Local Elections in the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District.
Hugely passionate about farming...
In Pictures: Mountrath Community School TY’s enjoy unforgettable trip to Italy
Transition Year students in Mountrath Community School enjoyed a trip to Italy to wrap up the year.
They were afforded the opportunity to see many...
Deaths in Laois – Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Melissa Peacock
Blackhill, Abbeyleix, Laois
Melissa is survived by her loving children Ian, Abbie and Lee, her...
Join the Adventure at the Timahoe Heritage Festival: A Fun-Filled Family Event on June...
The highly anticipated Timahoe Heritage Festival is set to return on June 1st and 2nd, 2024, promising an action-packed weekend filled with history, culture,...
Talking Sport Podcast: Glory, Glory Man Utd, hurlers in Mullingar, a farce in Waterford...
It was yet another busy weekend of sporting action and our latest Talking Sport Podcast looks back on it all.
Barry McEvoy was in Mullingar...
Deaths in Laois – Monday, May 27, 2024
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Paddy Scully
Rathfredagh, Cheshire Home, Newcastle West, Limerick / Roscrea, Tipperary / Camross, Laois
And Derragooney, Knock,...
The week that was – our most read stories of the week
1 - Weekend Read: ‘Salud’ says Stapo Brown as Lanzarote bar venture shines
“It’s a home away from home,” says Liam ‘Stapo’ Brown of his...