Election Diary: Road safety concerns at Heywood; support for Portlaoise residents’ associations and some...
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Every little helps residents’ associations
“Residents need our support in their communities. There is a lot of...
Laois woman set to run in Local Elections for new political party Aontú
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Laois woman Sinéad Moore is to run for Peader Tobín’s new party, Aontú, in the upcoming...
CEO of National Roads Authority contacted over bus services in three Laois communities being...
Today the news broke that the JJ Kavanagh's bus service from Dublin to Limerick will no longer be stopping in Borris-in-Ossory, Mountrath and Castletown.
They will...
Election Diary: Passport delays, broadband woes and state lands in Portlaoise
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Passport Office delays unfairly blamed on Northern Ireland applications
Fianna Fáil TD for Laois and Chairman of...
Site for Portlaoise secondary school raised in Dáil
The issue of locating a site for the building of the new Dunamase College, Portlaoise, was raised with the Minister for Education and Skills...
Election Diary: Spice girls woes, Erasmus and Laois farmers appealing deadlines
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Spice girls clash for local election candidate
We've all been there, Spice Girls are playing a reunion...
Election Diary: Registering to vote, no election posters and delay on electronic tagging
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Are you registered to vote?
Are you registered to vote in the forthcoming local and European elections?...
Election Diary: Portlaoise Mail Centre, campaign launches and healthy meals in schools
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Noel Tuohy launches election campaign
Portlaoise councillor, Noel Tuohy is set to hold his official...
Spending budgets for upcoming local elections have been announced
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An order setting the spending period that will apply to all candidates standing in the...
Election Diary: Clock changes, traffic calming measures and cost disparities between Laois and Carlow
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Traffic calming measures ‘badly needed’ in Ossory Court estate in Borris-In-Ossory
Traffic calming measures, such as...
New candidate in the mix in Portlaoise ahead of Local Elections
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Well-known local homelessness activist Tom Duffy has become the latest candidate to throw his hat...
Election Diary: Ministerial babies, football joy and Euro meetings
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Busy weekend for Mary Sweeney
It’s a busy job being a local politician but one woman...
Fianna Fáil add candidate to their team for European Elections
There was a bit of a shock at the Fianna Fáil European Election selection convention for the Ireland South constituency last week when Wexford...
Election Diary: World Down Syndrome Awareness Day, broadband issues and a female bootcamp
It is less just under three months until the Elections and our eighth Election Diary is now here.
We look at the latest political pieces...
The confirmed list of candidates in the running in Ireland South for the European...
The European Elections are coming fast down the tracks at us - and will be held on the same day as the Local Elections,...
Local Fianna Fáil European hopeful withdraws from contest – for now
Local Fianna Fáil county councillor Eddie Fitzpatrick has withdrawn his name as a candidate to contest the party's selection convention for the European Elections...
MEP Deirdre Clune visits Laois as European Elections come into focus
It's not just for Local and General Elections that the constituencies have been re-drawn.
The same is the case for the upcoming European Elections, with...
MEP calls for specialised services to stop gender violence
Today MEP and leader of Fine Gael in the European Parliament Sean Kelly has today marked the 108th International Women’s Day by calling for...
Portlaoise has fourth highest national rate of women contesting in 2019 local elections
As it stands, Portlaoise has one of the highest rates of declared female candidates of any local election area in the country.
According to research...
Much-needed ASD unit coming to Laois school
The Department of Education has granted funding for a new purpose built ASD unit in Rath National School.
€15,500 was granted to equip the new unit.
The...
Mountmellick hospital to undergo construction next year – Stanley
St Vincent’s Hospital Mountmellick to go to construction next year.
This is according to Laois TD Brian Stanley.
Deputy Stanley has said “I have been informed...
Labour select candidate to contest European Elections
The Labour Party have selected their candidate to run in the Ireland South Constituency in this summer's European Elections - which Laois is now...
The confirmed list of candidates in this year’s Local Elections
The people of Laois and Ireland will be asked to vote in the Local Elections this year.
There’s just over three months to go to...
Fine Gael select their team for Europe as Marcella Corcoran-Kennedy missses out
Over 1,000 Fine Gael members gathered in the Minella Hotel in Clonmel on Sunday afternoon for the party's European Election convention for Ireland South...
Election Diary: Launches, big support and a call for help
It was a busy week of campaign launches - but it was really only the start of it.
On Thursday night, Renua officially kick-started Dom...
Four candidates for three positions as Fine Gael to select team for European Elections
Fine Gael members from vast swathes of the southern half of the country will gather in the Minella Hotel in Clonmel on Sunday evening...
‘Positive’ meeting between Laois politicians and IDA
A Laois TD has said that a meeting between the county's three elected Dáil representatives, Laois County Council and Martin Shanahan, CEO of the...
Over 790 children in Laois waiting more than a year for occupational therapy –...
Over 870 people in Laois are waiting over a year for occupational therapy. There are 1140 people are awaiting Speech and Language Therapy while...
High insurance costs putting businesses at risk
Fianna Fáil TD for South Kildare, Fiona O’Loughlin has expressed her concerns over the pressure businesses are under which will force closures without Government...
Camross native to run as Independent in Local Elections
Another independent candidate has declared to run in the local elections in May.
From Camross, Ger Hogan will be a first time candidate contesting the...
