132 Laois Community Groups awarded substantial Government funding
132 groups and organisations in Laois have been awarded Government funding under the Government Community Support Fund.
The news was confirmed by Laois TD, Sean...
Jack Chambers: ‘We’re ambitious to grow our councillor numbers in Laois’
When selection conventions start, you know that the countdown has properly started to the next Local Elections.
Fianna Fáil were first out of the traps...
Minister for Health accused of ‘leaving Laois pharmacies in the dark’
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has been accused of ignoring pharmacies in County Laois and across Ireland, by leaving them in the dark over...
“Local firefighters need realistic offer on the table” – Laois Councillor and TD support...
A Laois County Councillor and a Laois TD have thrown their support behind retained firefighters who are currently on strike.
Sinn Fein's Aidan Mullins was...
Fianna Fáil select their team to contest 2024 Local Elections in Laois
Fianna Fáil have selected eight candidates to run for the party in Laois in next year's Local Elections.
Party delegates from around the county gathered...
‘Answers needed as funding for HSE midlands eating disorder team nowhere in sight’
Independent TD for Laois Offaly Carol Nolan has said she is engaging with the office of the Minister of State at the Department of...
‘From reducing cow numbers to using taxpayers as cash cows – this Government is...
Independent TD for Laois Offaly Carol Nolan has called on Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan and Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) to extend Government’s six-month...
Laois biodiversity projects set to receive government funding as part of new Action Fund
€83,035 has been granted for Laois biodiversity projects under the Government’s Local Biodiversity Action Fund (LBAF).
The projects in Laois that have been approved for...
From the Archives – Sean Fleming, Lemass and early General Election memories
This interview with Sean Fleming was originally published on LaoisToday in September 2020.
What's talked about at a family kitchen table can have such long-lasting,...
Laois set to receive €121,500 for flood works in critical areas
Sean Fleming, Minister of State in the Department of Foreign Affairs, has announced that Laois will receive €121,500 funding for flood works in critical...
New counselling and mental health supports coming for Laois schools
Sean Fleming, Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, has welcomed the pilot programme of counselling and mental health supports for Laois...
‘Government must accept its part in increasing women’s exposure to violence’ – Carol Nolan
TD for Laois Offaly, Carol Nolan has launched a stinging criticism of what she says is 'government failure to provide sufficient domestic violence spaces...
‘Midlands excluded from roll-out of new Community Neuro-Rehabilitation Teams’ says Laois TD
Independent TD for Laois-Offaly, Carol Nolan, has expressed her frustration and disappointment at the decision by Government to exclude midland counties from the delivery...
“Who is Government beholden to; Irish mortgage holders or the European Central Bank?” asks...
Laois-Offaly TD, Carol Nolan, has called for a clear political decision one way or the other with respect to the introduction of mortgage interest...
Fianna Fáil candidates line up as nominations close ahead of 2024 Local Elections
This time next year, we will be in the throes of election fever as the people of Laois will be getting ready to select...
€12,740 Approved for Community-Based Integration Projects in Laois
Funding of €12,740 has been allocated for local community-based integration projects in Laois.
This funding is being made available to local communities to promote integration...
Laois and Offaly links in Zambia explored as local Minister makes trip to African...
A recent Ministerial visit to Zambia has highlighted the great work being done by people with Laois and Offaly links.
Minister for International Development, Sean...
Liam Hyland at 90: From Ballacolla to Brussells – former Laois TD and MEP...
It's a Friday afternoon in Fearagh outside Ballacolla. Liam Hyland opens the door of his home and welcomes us with a handshake as warm...
Sinn Fein select second candidate to contest Local Elections in Portlaoise area
Sinn Fein have selected a second candidate to run for them in the Local Election which will take place in May 2024.
Maria McCormack, of...
Laois TD calls on Minister to prioritise investment into Child and Adolescent Mental Health...
Laois TD, Brian Stanley has called on Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly to prioritise investment in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).
The Sinn...
Laois TD calls on Minister for Transport to carry out a reveiw into the...
Laois TD, Brian Stanley is calling on Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan to carry out a review into the National Car Test system, saying,...
‘Increasing concern for the future of midlands disability employment services’ says local TD
Independent TD for Laois Offaly, Carol Nolan, has renewed her call to the Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, to provide a firm commitment...
From the Archives – 1985 Election Memories: A Fianna Fáil landslide, first woman elected,...
This piece originally featured on LaoisToday on April 22 2019.
The local elections of 1985 in Laois were the most significant and dramatic in more...
Stanley: ‘It is clear that the Government is totally failing to get to grips...
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has expressed concern after it was revealed that the Government has massively underspent its budget for social and...
Meet the ‘half Russian, half Ukrainian’ adopted Laois woman who hopes to run in...
A woman living in Killenard who describes herself as ‘half Russian, half Ukrainian’ and who is a member of the Laois Volunteer Support Team,...
Well-known Timahoe man enters the race to contest 2024 Local Elections as Fianna Fáil...
Well-known Timahoe man Willie Ramsbottom is to seek the Fianna Fáil nomination to contest the 2024 Local Elections for Laois County Council.
Ramsbottom declared his...
2019 independent Local Election candidate joins Fianna Fáil ranks
Naeem Iqbal, the Pakistani native who contested the last Local Elections in the Portlaoise area as an independent candidate, has joined Fianna Fáil and...
Slowly and surely the 2024 Local Elections are coming into focus
Is it too soon? Too early to be looking ahead to the 2024 Local Elections?
Last week when it was confirmed that Marie Tuohy is...
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...
