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On the Canvass: Storm Bert no match for Willie as team Aird descend upon...
Storm Bert brought devastation to the western half of the country on Saturday and dumped a load of rain on us in Laois.
But with...
On the Canvass: ‘Fire in her belly’ as Pauline Flanagan knocking on doors once...
Pauline Flanagan is well able to walk at a right good pace.
As she powers on down Colliers Lane on a bitterly cold Friday evening,...
On the Canvass: Late to the race, Austin Stack is looking to make up...
"Austin Stack, Fianna Fáil. Austin Stack, Fianna Fáil. Austin Stack, Fianna Fáil."
At Portlaoise Train Station on Friday evening, as commuters come down the stairs...
On the Canvass: Brian Stanley strengthening his base as General Election draws near
It is 0° Celsius on a bone-chilling Tuesday evening in Portlaoise, but Brian Stanley and his team are undeterred and out in force.
The group...
On the Canvass: Maria McCormack on the march for Sinn Fein in Laois
The General Election is less than two weeks away, which means every housing estate and main street across the country are abuzz with promises,...
LoveLaois Podcast: Week 2 of the General Election campaign as we go ‘On the...
The General Election is in full swing now as we are now 11 days from polling day.
Steven Miller is joined by Alan Hartnett to...
On the Canvass: Aisling Moran and ‘The A Team’ looking to make history
Aisling Moran has successfully contested two elections - but she has never been looking for votes in this part of the world before.
In the...
On the Canvass: Fleming putting in the hard yards once again as he seeks...
Going 'On the Canvass' with a General Election candidate is a logistical operation in itself.
"We'll be in Mountrath all day on Friday," Eoin Delaney...
On the Canvass: Energy in abundance as Elaine Mullally and her ‘Mullarmy’ hit the...
An election campaign has the ability to bring kindred spirits together and that's very much evident as Elaine Mullally and her team of campaigners...
From the Archives: On the Canvass – Cold night but warm reception as Brian...
This piece was originally published on LaoisToday on January 30 ahead of the 2020 General Election.
It's a bitterly cold Tuesday evening in Portlaoise but...
On the Canvass: Labour’s Noel Tuohy looking to make up ground after late start
If you had said to Noel Tuohy three weeks ago that he'd be knocking on doors looking for votes to win a seat in...
On the Canvass: ‘Challenging election’ as Flanagan sets to go to battle again
Saturday afternoon in Portlaoise. A week to election day.
It's pleasantly mild for January as Minister Charlie Flanagan parks in the Market Square in the...
On the Canvass: Pauline Madigan and a tale of two Flanagans
Some people will do anything to get elected. Pauline Madigan even changed her name.
Pauline, as we all call her anyway, is now Pauline Flanagan.
It’s...
On The Canvass: Pippa with a pep in her step as Green Party seek...
The Green Party have never won a seat in the Laois-Offaly constituency - and Pippa Hackett is trying to create history next weekend by...
On the Canvass: For Seán Fleming’s campaign every day is a school day
We’re in Clogh. Clogh, Ballacolla.
This is farming country. Fields, cows and sheds everywhere you look.
Seán is biding his time. A man in a big...
On the Canvass: Cold night but warm reception as Brian Stanley hits the doorsteps...
It's a bitterly cold Tuesday evening in Portlaoise but the reception on the doorsteps for Sinn Féin General Election candidate Brian Stanley is overwhelmingly...
LoveLaois Podcast: A Fine Gael head – is there such a thing? And observations...
With the summer well and truly behind us now, it was another eventful week on the local political scene.
Alan was in the Laois County...
My Life in Politics: Aisling Moran on canvassing, helping people and why the HSE...
Aisling Moran, who is a Fine Gael councillor for the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District, is the latest to feature on our Life in Politics interview.
Though...
Pauline Flanagan reflects on her first ever General Election canvass
Pauline Flanagan, one of Fianna Fáil’s general election candidates in Laois/Offaly today and the only female candidate in Laois, has taken time out to...
Details confirmed with successor to Willie Aird expected for next Laois County Council meeting
Fine Gael expect to have the successor to Willie Aird in place by the next Laois County Council meeting.
That is after it was confirmed...
Two Laois athletes chosen to compete on Irish team for European Cross Country Championships
Two Laois athletes have been selected on the Irish Women’s Senior Cross Country team to compete in the European Championships next month.
Mary Mulhare of...
No format change for Laois SFC or JFC as clubs vote to reject new...
It is a case of 'back to the drawing board' for rule makers in Laois GAA after attempts to change formats of two competitions...
Laois Students named as finalists in Certified Irish Angus Schools Competition
Three students from Scoil Chriost Rí in Portlaoise are finalists in the Certified Irish Angus Schools Competition.
Jill Sheehy, Sinead Slevin and Carol Sheehy are...
LoveLaois Podcast: Week 3 of the General Election with the finish line now in...
General Elections are marathons not sprints - but we are in the sprinting phase of things now.
Four days away from polling, Alan Hartnett and...
‘Sold out crowds and standing ovations every night’ – Guys and Dolls takes Portlaoise...
The award-winning Portlaoise Musical Society celebrates its 25th anniversary this year as it whisks audiences back to 1920s Manhattan with performances of the Broadway...
Ladies National Football League fixtures confirmed for Duff’s Laois
The LGFA have announced the National League fixtures for 2025 for all teams including Laois.
After taking over mid-season in 2024, this will be a...
Laois County Councillor alleged to have ‘threatened’ people over planning permission as project rejected
A heated exchange broke out in Laois County Council on Monday as the elected representatives discussed a proposed development in a Laois village.
The councillors...
Mary Lou returning to Laois on Thursday with Sinn Féin out in force this...
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald will return to Portlaoise on Thursday as she continues to rally support for General Election candidate in Laois...
€124 million announced for Laois County Council’s Budget 2025
Laois County Council's Budget 2025 has been formally ratified this week, with close to €124 million to go around.
This is an increase of 9%...
Department suggests Laois’s special needs children should go to Tipperary or Kildare for their...
The Department of Education has suggested special needs children in Laois should travel to Tipperary or Kildare for school, as the Government remain determined...
