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Laois TD says ‘Ordinary workers and families remain crippled under the cost of their...

Laois Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has called on the Government to urgently address Ireland’s stubbornly high electricity prices. The publication of the Household Energy...

Education: New scheme to eliminate the cost of schoolbooks to Junior Cycle students

€68 million funding has been introduced as part of a new scheme which will aims to provide free schoolbooks and core classroom resources for...
Brian Stanley

‘Children in Laois deserve better mental health services’ says Sinn Fein TD

Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has said that "children in Laois-Offaly deserve better mental health services and should not have to wait long...

News in Brief: Laois receives disability funding, Town Plans for Rathdowney and Mountmellick, and...

€3.5 million Disability and Participation Awareness Fund now open to Laois organisations The National Disability and Participation Awareness Fund has been launched, with €3.5 million...
Sinn Fein Local Election Team 2024

Sinn Fein Local Election team reduced as announced candidate confirms withdrawal

Sinn Fein's team to contest the Local Elections in Laois this summer has been reduced by the withdrawal of a candidate who had been...

In Pictures: Minister Simon Harris present as Laois Local Election candidate launches campaign

Minister Simon Harris was in attendance at Dick Dunne's Lounge, Stradbally, on Saturday last, to launch the election campaign of Vivienne Phelan. Phelan is a...
Local Elections Portlaoise Dom Dunne and Tommy Mulligan

Two more candidates enter the Local Election race in Portlaoise

Two new independent candidates have emerged to contest the Local Elections in the Portlaoise Municipal District this June. Dom Dunne, who ran for Renua in...
Jason Phelan, Maria McCormack, Brian Stanley and Caroline Dwane-Stanley

Sinn Fein adds third candidate to contest Local Elections in Portlaoise Area

Sinn Fein has selected a third candidate to run for the party in the Portlaoise Area at the Local Elections in June. Jason Phelan, who...

‘Long-awaited’ legislation to allow CCTV use to combat illegal dumping of waste is ‘on...

"Long-awaited" legislation to allow County Councils to use CCTV cameras to combat illegal dumping of waste in local areas is "on the way" according...

Laois TD calls for TV license fee to be replaced and says current system...

Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley says that the current TV license system is not working, with over 350,000 households not paying. Deputy Stanley is...

Prospect of “long awaited” progress for Driver Test waiting times and Electronic Scooter regulations

After a prolonged period of Laois TDs and County Councillors raising the issue, there is finally the prospect of progress on both  Driver Test...
Willie Aird

Aird fully focused on Local Elections in June amid rumours of General Election bid

Fine Gael Councillor Willie Aird says he is solely focused on retaining his seat in the Laois County Council in June. Rumours had been circulating...
Camross National School

Laois receives 1% of funding for Active Travel Projects and bus stop enhancements

€290 million in funding has been announced for local authorities across Ireland to support the rollout of walking and cycling infrastructure in 2024. Laois has...

Laois-Offaly TD selected as Fianna Fail Midlands-North-West candidate for European elections

Fianna Fáil has selected Barry Cowen TD to represent the party in the Midlands-North-West constituency for the upcoming European elections. The Laois-Offaly TD was voted...

‘Sky-high rents are placing a massive financial and mental burden on low-paid workers’ –...

A local TD has outlined to the Housing Minister, Darragh O’Brien, that the housing situation of many people in Laois is in a dire...
Portlaoise Hospital

‘Future of Portlaoise, Mountmellick and Abbeyleix hospitals now secure for future generations’ – Fleming

Laois TD Sean Fleming, Minister of State, said he is "pleased that the Government continues to make significant investment in healthcare in Laois. "The Future...
Covid School restrictions

Chronic shortage of Autism Spectrum Disorder units at second level in Laois

Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has raised the issue of Laois Special Education Needs in Dáil Éireann with Neale Richmond TD, Minister for...

Outrage as elevator in New Portlaoise Library found to be unsuitable for wheelchair users

A significant red flag concerning the new Portlaoise Library has been raised by a local County Councillor at the Portlaoise Municipal District meeting this...

Local TD says there is ‘alarm within Bord na Mona as redundancy and employment...

Workers at Bord na Mona say they are being left "in an intolerable state of limbo," as the company is continually failing to clarify...

Local TD takes aim at Government: ‘Treating people as morons, racist or misinformed is...

Independent TD for Laois Offaly Carol Nolan has strongly criticised attempts by senior Government figures to dismiss concerns relating to immigration. Deputy Nolan described the...

Final negotiations due to take place for the Mountrath Health Centre site

Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has said that the final negotiations to secure a site for a health centre in Mountrath are now...

Sinn Féin set to run record number of candidates in 2024 Local Elections in...

Sinn Féin are set to run a record number of candidates in next summer's Local Elections in Laois, with a possibility that they could...
Charlie Flanagan, Helen McEntee, Mary Lou McDonald

Laois TD launches scathing attack on Sinn Fein ahead of Dail vote on Minister...

A Laois TD has launched a scathing attack on Sinn Fein ahead of tonight's No Confidence motion in Minister for Justice Helen McEntee. Charlie Flanagan...
Dunamase College

Stanley raises Laois school shortages in Dáil Éireann, highlights Coláiste Dhún Másc, Portlaoise

Speaking in Dáil Éireann this week, Laois Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley raised the need for more school spaces in Portlaoise. "Coláiste Dhún Másc in...
Brian Stanley on Covid-19

‘We need an amendment to enshrine neutrality in our Constitution’ – Laois TD seeks...

A war of words has taken place in Dáil Éireann between Tánaiste Micheál Martin and Laois Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley. Deputy Stanley called for...

Laois represented at European Parliament of Enterprises in Brussels

CEO of Laois Chamber Alliance, Caroline Hofman, recently travelled to Brussels to represent Laois at the European Parliament of Enterprises in Brussels, as part...
Dail

‘Chronic understaffing’ in Laois Health Services raised in Dáil Éireann

Laois Sinn Féin TD Brian recently spoke in Dáil Éireann about the Sinn Féin proposals to address vacancies in the Health Services. Deputy Stanley told...
Rents

Government must ban rent increases as they continue to spiral says Laois TD

Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has demanded that the Government ban rent increases in the private rental sector as rents continue to spiral...

Former Fianna Fáil General Election candidate set to contest 2024 Locals as Independent

Former Fianna Fáil General Election candidate Pauline Flanagan (nee Madigan) is set to contest next year's Local Elections in the Portlaoise Municipal District as...
Brian Phelan Fianna Fail

New Fianna Fáil candidate emerges in Borris-in-Osssory/Mountmellick area for next year’s Local Elections

Brian Phelan is set to be a candidate for Fianna Fáil in next year's Local Elections in the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District. From Rathdowney, Phelan will...