New Labour councillor confirmed following Noel Tuohy’s retirement
Laois County Council is set to get a new councillor following the decision of the Labour party locally to select a replacement for Noel...
Laois-Offaly fire fighters need progress on terms and conditions – Stanley
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley says the issues relating to retained Fire Fighters have “been well flagged with Government in the past and...
2022 Remembered: US president Joe Biden to visit Laois village as link established with...
On April 1st we broke the news that US President Joe Biden would be adding a Laois stop to his Ireland visit.
US President Joe...
2022 Remembered: Leading candidate emerges to fill Laois County Council seat left vacant by...
2022 began with Fine Gael's Barry Walsh emerging as the de facto replacement candidate for Mary Sweeney’s Laois County Council seat.
Ballyroan native Barry Walsh...
2022 Remembered: Flanagan intends to contest next General Election, though uncertainty abounds over how...
In April, experienced Laois TD, Charlie Flanagan announced his intentions to contest the next general election and extend his more than three decades as...
Laois Cathaoirleach is the first councillor in Ireland to benefit from maternity leave for...
Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council Thomasina Connell will be the first Councillor in Ireland to benefit from the new measures set out in the...
Change of government needed, not Lanigan’s Ball says Laois Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley
Sinn Féin TD for Laois-Offaly Brian Stanley has said “that rather than a change of Taoiseach, the country needs a change of Government’’.
Ahead of...
Labour Party to begin process of selecting replacement as the hugely popular Noel Tuohy...
The Labour Party are hoping to have a replacement for Portlaoise councillor Noel Tuohy in situ for the February meeting of Laois County Council.
Cllr...
End of an era as popular Laois County Councillor announces decision to retire
Portlaoise-based Laois County Councillor Noel Tuohy has announced that he stepping down from his position due to medical reasons.
Cllr Tuohy, who was elected to...
From the Archives – Referendum Watch: How Laois-Offaly voted in the 1986 Divorce Referendum
This piece was originally published on LaoisToday in the lead up the referendum that year on the 8th Amendment.
In less than a month, the...
Progress demanded on provision of domestic violence refuge in Laois
Local Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley raised the need to prioritise a domestic violence refuge in the county.
Speaking in the Dáil he stressed the...
Laois Cathaoirleach announces pregnancy as she makes political history in the county
Laois County Council Cathaoirleach Thomasina Connell has announced that she is expecting a baby - making her the first sitting councillor to give birth...
Local TD welcomes defence measures announced in budget 2023
Local TD Cathal Barry has welcomed the defence measures announced in Budget 2023.
The former Army Ranger, an Independent based in Portarlington, welcomed the €67m...
Stanley: ‘Government has failed to support low- and middle-income earners’
The Government has failed to adequately support low- and middle-income workers and renters in Budget 2023, according to Laois-Offaly Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley.
Deputy...
Sinn Féin TD welcomes ‘long overdue’ changes to social/council housing threshold
Laois-Offaly Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley says the announcement to be made by the Minister for Housing Darragh O'Brien for an increase in the...
Thomasina Connell: ‘We’re due to have a General Election in 2025 … I’d relish...
Thomasina Connell, the current Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council, says she would "relish" the opportunity to be a candidate for Fine Gael at the...
ATMs to be banned in gambling venues, says Laois Minister
The Government is drafting legislation to ban ATMs in gambling venues, according to Laois-Offaly TD Sean Fleming and Minister of Stat in the Department...
Further delays to re-opening beds in Abbeyleix deemed ‘unacceptable’
Laois Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley says that further delays in opening beds in the nursing unit and the Day Care Centre in Abbeyleix...
Rural homeowners in Laois to benefit from upgraded laneways and non-public roads
Funding for the Local Improvement Scheme has been doubled to €22 million as part of Our Rural Future, the Government’s ambitious policy for rural...
‘Carers are fulfilling a vital role and I am calling on the Government to...
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley is calling on the Government to improve the situation for Family Carers in the upcoming Budget.
“This week I met with...
Independent Laois TD declares support for Government ahead of no confidence motion
A Laois-based Independent TD has declared his support for the Government ahead of a no confidence motion proposed by Sinn Féin.
Cathal Berry, who is...
Laois TD calls for ‘fair treatment’ for rural commuters accessing discounted transport
Rural commuters deserve fair treatment when it comes to accessing discounted transport, a Laois TD has said.
Fine Gael' Charlie Flanagan says that as most...
Local council chairman’s role decided by draw as Fine Gael candidate defies party pact
The AGM of the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District took place in the Laois County Council chamber this afternoon where the only real item of note...
Points scored required to decide final Division 1B places as four teams deadlocked after...
The calculators were out across the county tonight as the top four and bottom four places in Division 1B were decided.
Stradbally were already guaranteed...
The Belfast SDLP election candidate on the influence of her primary school days in...
The Northern Ireland Assembly elections are on Thursday week, May 5, and a name appearing on the ballot sheet as an SDLP candidate in...
WATCH: Laois SDLP election candidate the victim of assault after youths attempt to steal...
A SDLP Northern Ireland Assembly election candidate, who is originally from Laois, was the victim of an assault while on the election trail.
Elsie Trainor,...
Further IDA jobs in the pipeline for Portlaoise as Laois seeks to be open...
Tanaiste Leo Varadkar says he's confident there will be another announcement of further IDA-supported jobs in Portlaoise within the next year.
Speaking during a visit...
Varadkar: ‘There aren’t plans to downgrade the hospital … the Government and HSE decided...
Tanaiste Leo Varadkar has said that downgrading the Midlands Regional Hospital in Portlaoise isn't on the agenda - and that a HSE proposal from...
Flanagan intends to contest next General Election, though uncertainty abounds over how constituencies will...
Long-serving Laois Fine Gael TD Charlie Flanagan says he intends to contest the next General Election, whenever that may be.
Deputy Flanagan, who celebrated his...
Strong local representation as government announce who is heading abroad for St Patrick’s Day
There will be strong local representation abroad on St Patrick's Day as the government have confirmed who will be Ireland's representatives.
Laois TD and Minister...