Date set for upcoming Seanad by-election with Laois man among the candidates
A date has been set for the upcoming Trinity College Seanad by-election where a Laois man is in the running for the seat.
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Leading candidate emerges to fill Laois County Council seat left vacant by Mary Sweeney’s...
Ballyroan native Barry Walsh looks set to be co-opted to the Laois County Council seat left vacant following the retirement of long-serving councillor Mary...
Ballinakill woman selected as Green Party representative for Portlaoise area
The Laois-Offaly branch of the Green Party has selected Rosie Palmer as the new Local Electoral Area Representative for Portlaoise.
Rosie is a Laois-native living...
From the Archives – Election Memories: The turbulent 80s but Laois-Offaly resolutely remains Fianna...
This piece originally appeared on LaoisToday archives in the run up to the 2020 General Election. As this year is the 40th anniversary of...
Fine Gael lay out the process for filling council seat left vacant by Mary...
Fine Gael members in the Portlaoise Municipal District will decide at an online convention early next month who will fill the Laois County Council...
Former Laois Local Election candidate set to contest upcoming Seanad by-election
A former Local Election candidate from Laois is set to contest the upcoming Trinity College Seanad by-election.
Labour's Eoin Barry has signaled his intention to...
End of an era as Ballyroan’s Mary Sweeney retires from elected office
Heartfelt tributes were paid at Laois County Hall today, as Mary Sweeney retired from her role as a county councillor with the Portlaoise Municipal...
Laois TD hits out at Green Party following MEP’s ‘request to withdraw funding for...
A Laois TD has called on the Green Party to answer questions regarding its views on agricultural investment in light of MEP Ciarán Cuffe’s...
‘We must support our student nurses and midwives by ensuring they get a fair...
Local TD Patricia Ryan has called on the government to urgently deliver a fair pay allowance for student nurses and midwives.
The Sinn Féin TD...
Fall in personal insurance pay outs welcomed by Laois minister
Laois-Offaly TD Sean Fleming, Minister of State with responsibility for Insurance, has welcomed a new report which shows the value of average injury awards...
Laois TD blasts Budget 2022 as only for ‘landlords, developers and speculators’
Laois TD Brian Stanley has blasted Budget 2022 as being only good for 'landlords, developers and speculators'.
The Sinn Fein Deputy said that people wanted...
Laois TD highlights disappointment with the Defence Budget for 2022
Independent TD for Kildare South and former Army Ranger, Cathal Berry, has highlighted his 'disappointment and frustration' with the Defence Budget for 2022.
The Portarlington...
In Pictures: Fianna Fáil stalwarts turn out in force for Albert Reynolds book launch...
Ministers, TDs, senators and councillors were in attended in Moloney's Gaelic Bar in Mountmellick on Friday night last as a new biography of Albert...
Laois launch for new book on former Taoiseach Albert Reynolds
Moloney's Gaelic Bar in Mountmellick will be a throw back to pre-pandemic days next Friday night when it hosts the launch of a new...
Mary Sweeney: ‘Anyone who knows me knows how proud I feel to have been...
Fine Gael County Councillor Mary Sweeney has expressed her gratitude to the people of Laois and Laois County Council as she announced her retirement...
Laois woman to contest next Assembly elections in South Belfast for SDLP
A Laois woman will bid to win a seat in the Northern Ireland Assembly elections next year after being selected by the SDLP to...
Former Laois Army Ranger pleased special forces deployed to Kabul to evacuate Irish citizens
Laois TD Cathal Berry says he is pleased that his calls to send the Irish Army Ranger Wing to Kabul have been listened to.
The...
‘More than a whiff of cronyism’ – Laois TD hits out at Zappone appointment...
Laois TD Brian Stanley is to convene a meeting of the Public Accounts Committee to investigate the appointment of Katherine Zappone as UN special...
Death occurs of former Laois County Councillor and Fianna Fáil stalwart Marty Rohan
The death has occurred of former Laois County Council and Midland Health Board chairman Marty Rohan from Ballinakill. He was aged 88.
Mr Rohan was...
Conor Bergin excited for Cathaoirleach role – but General Election ambitions can’t be denied
Last week Conor Bergin, the Fine Gael councillor from Borris-in-Ossory, became the youngest Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council.
At 27, he is one of the...
Cathal Berry on new school for Coláiste Íosagáin: ‘It’s absolutely our number one priority’
One of the positive things from the Celtic Tiger era is that so many new schools - both secondary and primary - have been...
Bizarre situation as Ben Brennan breaks up Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael arrangement to take Graiguecullen-Portarlington...
There was a bizarre situation in Laois County Council this afternoon as independent councillor Ben Brennan was elected as vice-chairman of the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal...
Laois TD calls for more funding for the Defence Forces and Gardai
Independent TD Cathal Berry has asked the Taoiseach Micheál Martin for additional funding for both the Defence Forces and An Garda Síochána.
The Portarlington TD...
Changing of the guard in Laois-Offaly Fine Gael as new constituency executive elected
It is a case of a real changing of the guard in Laois-Offaly Fine Gael as the group elected a new constituency executive recently.
Long...
Local Senator calls for ‘urgent change in puppy care’ as she backs Justice for...
Local Senator Fiona O’Loughlin has pledged to support a campaign Justice for Reggie demanding urgent change for puppy's being sold without proper care from...
Protest planned in Portlaoise in relation to ongoing Palestine situation
A protest is being organised in Portlaoise for this weekend in solidarity with Palestine where over 200 people have been killed in recent weeks...
€1 million in funding for Laois secured for Disabled Persons Grant Scheme
€1,031,693 in funding has been secured for the Disabled Persons Grant Scheme in Laois and Improvement Works In Lieu of social housing scheme (IWILs).
The...
First ever Technological University announced for the Midlands
Laois/Offaly Fine Gael TD, Charlie Flanagan, has today welcomed the establishment of a new Technological University in the Midlands following confirmation from his colleague...
Laois-Offaly Ógra Fianna Fáil to celebrate 95th anniversary with special online event
The Ógra units of Fianna Fáil in Laois and Offaly are holding a special online event to mark the 95th anniversary of the party's...
Laois TD urges cross-party support for Sinn Féin mental health motion
Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley has urged cross-party support for Sinn Féin’s motion calling for an emergency response to the accelerating mental health crisis.
This...
