‘I thought I could do something for Laois … it didn’t work out’
The euphoria of being successful in an election provides the triumphant snapshots - but for losing candidates, it's harder to think of a tougher...
Fishing, agri-food, hospitality and tourism industries to benefit from €1.05bn Brexit Reserve Fund
The fishing, agri-food, hospitality and tourism industries are set to benefit after Ireland was granted €1.05bn of the EU's Brexit Reserve Fund.
The figures represents...
Laois TD’s committee to investigate as new Department of Health secretary general role to...
The Public Accounts Committee, of which Laois TD Brian Stanley is the chairman, is to investigate following a government decision to increase the salary...
Laois TD becomes one of the first politicians to receive Covid-19 vaccine in Ireland
A Laois TD became one of the first politicians in Ireland to receive the Covid-19 vaccine yesterday.
Independent TD for Kildare South, Cathal Berry, who...
MEP for Laois hits out at ‘tardy delivery’ of vaccine as non-EU countries ‘power...
MEP for the South, which include Laois, Billy Kelleher, has hit out at the European Union's vaccine roll-out programme.
The Cork native says that the...
Laois TD Brian Stanley addresses Dail following Twitter controversy
Laois TD Brian Stanley has made a speech in the Dail this afternoon following the controversy surrounding his Twitter activity.
Deputy Stanley has found himself...
‘Student nurses and midwives are being taken advantage of’
The Laois man who was Solidarity-People Before Profit candidate in this year's General Election has hit out strongly at the Laois-Offaly TDs that voted...
Mary Lou requests Brian Stanley to take week off and Taoiseach rows in as...
Embattled Laois Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley is to take a week off on the request of his party leader Mary Lou McDonald ahead...
‘He let his guard slip – he didn’t think of the consequences and the...
On of Brian Stanley's closest allies, local Sinn Féin councillor Aidan Mullins, hopes that Deputy Stanley's statement made at Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on...
Ceann Comhairle ‘appalled’ by Brian Stanley tweet and calls for ‘credible political response’
The Ceann Comhairle of the Dáil has said that he was "appalled" by the tweet from Laois-Offaly Sinn Féin TD in relation to IRA...
‘This was a mistake by Brian Stanley and one that will not be repeated’
Laois-Offaly Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley won't be removed as chairman of the Dáil's Public Accounts Committee (PAC), according to party leader Mary Lou...
‘Wholly inappropriate’ but key Sinn Féin TD rules out further action in relation to...
One of Sinn Féin's most high-profile TDs has described Brian Stanley's tweet in relation to the IRA attacks on the British army as "wholly...
The ‘surreal experience’ of winning an election during lockdown
When you think of elections and the subsequent count, it's usually the happy scenes of celebration that come to mind first.
But for Mark Wall,...
Laois TD apologises for ‘inappropriate’ Tweet as DUP leader Foster hits out
Laois TD Brian Stanley has issued an apology over a Tweet he posted - which he has since deleted.
On Saturday, the Sinn Fein Deputy...
Planning for the next General Election but Labour Party ‘have to get back to...
Labour Party Senator Mark Wall says he hopes to contest the next General Election, whenever that may be - but he says the party...
Green Party appoints three local area representatives for Laois
The Green Party have selected three representatives - one for each of the local electoral areas in Laois.
Sean McManus will represent Portlaoise, John Holland...
‘Sometimes I’ll have to pinch myself. This is actually what it is. Yes, you’re...
Though it's not unprecedented it is unusual for a Senator to be appointed to a ministerial role.
When Pippa Hackett was appointed as a 'Super...
‘It can’t be either farming or nature, it has to be both – they...
There has rarely been a political career that has been so meteoric.
A couple of years ago, Pippa Hackett wasn't even a member of a...
Martin Heydon on dealing with social media attention and the importance of family life
They say a politician is rarely off duty and the explosion in social media use over the past ten years has made that even...
Teaming up with the Rural Independents and turning down Aontú – Carol Nolan happy...
On the face of it, it's a strange arrangement.
Laois-Offaly TD Carol Nolan, a young female TD and a former primary school principal, teaming up...
Weekend Read: How a freak sports injury sent Martin Heydon off on his political...
Shortly before Martin Heydon did his Leaving Cert in the Cross and Passion school in Kilcullen, he got injured playing football in school.
The rib...
New wing of political party emerges in Laois and aims to contest 2024 Local...
A new wing of an existing political party has received 'full accreditation' and hopes to field candidates in Laois to contest the 2024 Local...
‘I don’t regret it for a minute’ – Carol Nolan on her decision to...
Laois-Offaly Independent TD Carol Nolan says she has absolutely no regrets over how she left the Sinn Féin party in 2018 over her stance...
Weekend Read: First election success and media relations – Brian Stanley on his big...
In the middle of 2010, the Sinn Féin party knew a General Election was going to come sooner rather than later and as Fianna...
‘We need to be wide awake to this’ – Portlaoise Hospital needs certainty
Laois Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley is appealing for a concrete plan to be put in place to secure the services in Portlaoise Hospital,...
Sean Fleming, Lemass and early General Election memories
What's talked about at a family kitchen table can have such long-lasting, lifetime influences.
In the Fleming's home place in The Swan, political talk was...
Charlie Flanagan among the new directors of cross-border peace-keeping charity Co-operation Ireland
Long-serving Laois Fine Gael TD and former Minister Charlie Flanagan has been appointed as a director of Co-operation Ireland, a charity that promotes and...
‘Public health and safety is the first priority – the second priority is getting...
Getting people back to work "is ten times more important" than worrying how the country repays the debt brought on to fund the extensive...
Election Memories: The turbulent 80s but Laois-Offaly resolutely remains Fianna Fáil country
This John Whelan piece originally appeared on LaoisToday in the run up to this year's General Election as part of our Election Memories series.
So...
Special measures needed for midlands businesses say local TDs as Laois, Offaly and Kildare...
Laois Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley as well as Kildare and Offaly Fianna Fáil representatives Barry Cowen, James Lawless and Fiona O'Loughlin are calling...
