Appoint a design team to Kolbe now – ‘I will be back to the...
A Laois TD has raised the need to urgently appoint a design team for a new Kolbe Special School in Portlaoise.
Laois TD Sean Fleming raised...
Funding announced to repair regional and local roads in Laois
Laois/Offaly TD and Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan has announced an allocation of €956,000 in funding to assist the repair of regional...
Investment needed, ‘to stop the Midlands to become Ireland’s rust belt’
A Laois TD has said, "It is now absolutely essential that the company establish alternatives not only to keep jobs but to create new...
Fianna Fáil pick their candidate for next General Election
Sean Fleming will contest the next General Election after being chosen by the Fianna Fáil selection convention this evening in the Midlands Park Hotel.
Over...
LaoisToday columnist joins presidential candidate’s media team
Laois Today columnist and former Labour Senator John Whelan has confirmed that he is working on Gavin Duffy's Presidential election campaign team.
The journalist, broadcaster...
Broadband plan ‘in a shambolic state and Plan B is needed’ – Stanley
Yesterday the news broke that Minister for Communications Denis Naughten resigned after he revealed he had four private dinners with the key bidder in...
Laois campaigners launch their support for incumbent Michael D Higgins
The Laois Campaign for the re-election of Michael D Higgins was launched on Thursday, October 4 in O’Loughlins Hotel Portlaoise.
The non-party political event was...
‘Never a better time to be a landlord, and never a worse time to...
Speaking on the Budget announced on Tuesday, Brian Stanley TD said: “It’s never been a better time to be a landlord and never worse...
Laois TD says rent controls just don’t work
A Laois TD has claimed rent controls don’t work.
A national emergency surrounding the housing crisis was declared on Thursday, October 4. The government was...
Long-serving Fianna Fail official steps down as community project overlooked for government funding
A long-serving Fianna Fail official has stepped down from his role as chairperson of his local cumann following the decision not to award funding...
Three candidates in the mix ahead of Fianna Fail selection convention
Three candidates will contest for a place on the Fianna Fail General Election ticket in Laois-Offaly at the party’s selection convention later this month.
Fianna Fail...
In Pictures: Presidential candidate Gavin Duffy visits Portlaoise school
As part of his tour of Portlaoise yesterday, presidential candidate Gavin Duffy visited Portlaoise College on the back of an invitation by principal Noel...
‘Not sure big lead is going to last’ says presidential candidate Duffy during Laois...
On October 26 - this day four weeks - the Irish electorate will go to the polls to decide whether to send Michael D...
A quarter of Ireland’s top earners declare taxable income below the average industrial wage
A Laois TD has stated that information gathered by the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) reveals 120 of the 480 wealthiest people in Ireland declared...
Laois/Offaly CCTV Blockage Raised in Dail
The issue of a lack of CCTV cameras in Donaghmore and Mountmellick was raised in the Dáil this week.
Laois TD Brian Stanley raised the...
‘Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil back failed Minister and failed housing polices’ – Stanley
A Laois TD has spoken in the Dáil this week on the Sinn Féin motion of no confidence in Minister for Housing, Planning and...
“Portlaoise Hospital – 12 months on and no consultation yet”
A Laois TD has expressed his beliefs on 'inaction' which us causing, 'damage and undermining the hospital in Portlaoise'.
Sean Fleming TD has said: "The...
Laois clubs called to register for €40 million sports capital grants
Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan has confirmed that €40 million is available to develop sports infrastructure around the country.
The Laois TD is...
Sinn Fein aiming to run four candidates for next Laois County Council election
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald arrived in Laois as part of a constituency tour yesterday, Wednesday August 29.
Laois TD Brian Stanley accompanied Ms...
Flanagan encourages female entrepreneurs in Laois to apply for new start-up programme
Female entrepreneurs are being invited to apply for a place on the Accelerating the Creation of Rural Nascent Start-ups (ACORNS) programme by Minister for...
Cycle to Work scheme is taking tax payers for a ride, claims Laois TD
Fianna Fáil TD for Laois Sean Fleming has said a process must be put in place to capture data related to the Government’s Cycle to Work Scheme...
‘Recovery has not reached Laois’ says TD
Fianna Fáil TD for South Kildare, Fiona O’Loughlin says the latest report from Geo-Directory sites on commercial vacancy rates is further evidence that the...
‘Appalling’ waiting list for eye services in Portlaoise Hospital
Laois TD Brian Stanley has claimed that waiting lists for Ophthalmology (eye) services in Laois/Offaly are, 'the symptom of a dysfunctional in health system'.
A...
Government lacks vital data in midst of housing crisis – Fleming
Fianna Fáil TD for Laois Sean Fleming has accused the Government of not treating the housing crisis with the seriousness it deserves.
Deputy Fleming made...
No re-building home loan application has been approved in Laois to date – O’Loughlin
Fiona O’Loughlin, Fianna Fáil TD for South Kildare Fiona O'Loughlin has said that no applications under the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan scheme have been...
‘Death by 1,000 cuts for Portlaoise Hospital’ – claims Stanley
Laois TD Brian Stanley has claimed that a leaked memo from the Dublin/Midlands Hospital Group highlights 'clear attempts within the upper echelons of the...
Laois families affected by Permanent TSB mortgage sell-off claims local TD
Laois TD Sean Fleming estimates that there are at least 300 families in Laois who received letters from Permanent TSB saying that their mortgages...
Laois /Offaly Hit With Post Office Closures – Stanley
Laois TD Brain Stanley has hit out and said that access to the postal network, ‘should not be a geographical lottery'.
Responding to the announcement...
The Granny Grant is ‘Unrealistic and Unworkable’ claims Laois TD
A Laois TD has labelled the proposed Granny Grant as "unrealistic and unworkable".
Sinn Féin’s Brian Stanley has said a proposal by Minister Shane Ross...
Digital Safety Bill needs to be pushed through the Dail quicker, says Laois TD
Following the meeting of the Dail Committee with Facebook this week, Sinn Fein’s spokesperson on Communications Brian Stanley TD said, “allowing violence, offensive images,...
