Local Elections
ELECTED: Noel Tuohy takes fifth seat in Portlaoise area
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Labour will have one seat in the next Laois County Council as Noel Tuohy has...
Full recount underway in Borris-Mountmellick area
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A full recount of the Borris-Mountmellick electoral area is now firmly underway in the Portlaoise...
ELECTED: Catherine Fitzgerald has been re-elected in the Portlaoise area
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Catherine Fitzgerald has been re-elected to the Portlaoise Municipal District following the 9th count and...
Kelly reflects on massive success as he’s returned with huge vote in Borris-Mountmellick
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Independent candidate James Kelly from Mountrath has reflected on another successful campaign that has seen...
ELECTED: Seamus McDonald takes third seat in Borris-Mountmellick
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Fianna Fail's Seamus McDonald has been elected in the Borris-Mountmellick area on the eight count...
John Whelan: The battle of Borris and the scrap for Portlaoise will leave casualties
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As the count in Portlaoise grinds on the final outcome still remains elusive and inconclusive.
However,...
ELECTED: Caroline Dwane Stanley takes the third Portlaoise seat
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Sinn Fein's Caroline Dwane-Stanley has retained her seat in the Portlaoise Municipal District.
She polled 1,210...
ELECTED: James Kelly gets the second seat in Borris-In-Ossory-Mountmellick
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Independent James Kelly has been elected in the Borris-Mountmellick area on the sixth count in...
In Pictures: Day 2 finishes with seven elections and a lot more still to...
What a day that was.
As night fall settled on Kealew Business Park, candidates, family members, spectators and supporters walk away with a promise of...
ELECTED: Paschal McEvoy gets the fourth seat in the Graiguecullen-Portarlington area
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Paschal McEvoy has claimed the fourth seat in the Graiguecullen-Portarlington area on the second count.
This...
ELECTED: Paddy Bracken first elected in Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick
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After four counts of no-one reaching the quota in the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick area, Paddy Bracken is...
LIVE BLOG: Follow all of the action from Day 2 of the Local Election...
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And we’re back. After a long day of sorting the votes yesterday in St Mary’s...
ELECTED: Padraig Fleming, Aidan Mullins and Tom Mulhall all elected on first count in...
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Padraig Fleming (Fianna Fáil), Aidan Mullins (Sinn Féin) and Tom Mulhall (Fine Gael) are the...
No-one elected on first count in Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick area
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No-one has been elected on the first count to the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal area.
The quota was...
John Whelan: Savage scrap in store for final seat in Portlaoise
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There is a savage scrap in store in the Portlaoise electoral area for the last...
ELECTED: Fourth election in a row that Willie Aird tops the poll and John...
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Willie Aird has managed an astounding feat by topping the poll in the Portlaoise Municipal...
Laois is the last county in Ireland awaiting a first count in local elections
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It's official. Laois is the last county in Ireland to be waiting for first count...
Portarlington councillor Eddie Fitzpatrick back on top in Offaly
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The roller-coaster political career of Portarlington councillor, Eddie Fitzpatrick hit a high note this weekend...
Candidates with strong Laois links set to be elected in Kildare
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A number of candidates with strong Laois links have been elected - or are well...
In Pictures: Slow progress as Day 2 of Election Count is underway
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The Local Election Count is well into Day 2 - though there is still no...
In Pictures: We bid adieu to day one of the local and European elections
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It's been a long day from dawn to dusk and it's set to continue as...
Laois Local Election count to be adjourned until Sunday morning
The Laois Local Election count is going to be adjourned until Sunday morning, with Returning Officer Donal Brennan set to make the announcement in...
Battle for the last seat in Portlaoise set to go right down to the...
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Six of the seven seats in the Portlaoise Municipal District are set to be won...
LIVE BLOG: Follow all of our coverage from Day 1 of the Local Election...
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The big day is finally here. After months of planning, campaigning, canvassing and finally voting...
New candidates Bergin and Clooney in the mix in Borris-Mountmellick as Goodwin under pressure
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Two new first-time candidates have put the cat among the pigeons in the Borris-Mountmellick Municipal...
Fleming set to top the poll, Barry shows strongly – but Graiguecullen-Portarlington to return...
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Padraig Fleming looks set to top the poll for Fianna Fáil and take the first...
In Pictures: Capturing the first few hours of the election count at St Mary’s...
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Tension is rising here at St Mary's Hall as the local and European election boxes,...
Election count: Boxes are open and the sorting has started
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The day has finally arrived. The doors have been knocked on, the pledges made and...
Wedding bells, voting, the Skies oer Ballyroan and championship countdown
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A wedding, an election and a Leinster championship football match.
This is certainly no ordinary weekend...
1979 Election Memories: The men in suits, the dealing in Donoghues, and Charlie McDonald...
Forty years ago in 1979 the first ever direct elections to the European Parliament were held in tandem with the local elections on June...