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Box by box: How the Portlaoise Municipal District voted in this year’s Local Elections
The diverse nature of the Portlaoise Municipal District - as well as 20 candidates competing for the seven seats on this occasion - means...
Box by box: How the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District voted in this year’s Local Elections
One of the golden rules to getting elected to your Local County Council is dominating your local area.
And the six candidates chosen in the...
Looking at the state of play for each party and grouping as Local Elections...
With the latest Local Elections now behind us, the General Election is the next item on the agenda.
Here we look at the state of...
Overview: The LaoisToday guide to this year’s Local Elections as county gets set to...
So here we are. Election Eve.
Those with a passing interest say that elections are like the championship for political folk. As decent and all...
2024 Local Elections: How Portlaoise was decided after a marathon battle in 2019
In the LaoisToday Live Blog of the 2019 Local Elections, our resident political analyst at the time John Whelan coined two phrases that aptly...
Election Podcast: What are tallies? How does PR work? What’s the quota? Local Elections...
We are one day out from voting in the 2024 Local and European Elections with excitement and anticipation building in equal measure.
So, Alan Hartnett...
2024 Local Elections: Count by count – How Graiguecullen-Portarlington was decided in 2019
The Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District had the smallest field five years ago - with just nine candidates contesting for the six seats.
Fine Gael's John Moran,...
2024 Local Elections: Count by count – How Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick was decided in 2019
To look at how a vote might go in this year's Local Elections, one of the best starting points is the last election.
And the...
Local Elections: New locations for votes to be sorted and counted as Returning Officer...
The votes for this year's Local and European Elections in Laois will be sorted in the sports hall in Scoil Chríost Rí on the...
Local Elections: Portlaoise candidate unveils song ahead of polling day
No matter what way you garner a vote, they all count the same in a ballot box.
And a Laois Local Election candidate has launched...
Local Elections: High percentage of women running in Portlaoise – though Laois overall is...
There are nine female candidates in the Portlaoise Municipal District contesting this year's Local Elections, which accounts for 45% of the overall field.
That figure...
Confirmed list of candidates in this year’s Local Elections in Laois
A total of 47 candidates have been confirmed for this year's Local Elections in Laois.
Election hopefuls had until Saturday at noon to declare their...
2024 Local Elections: The candidates that missed out in the past but are back...
Putting yourself up for election, at any time and in any contest, is a brave thing to do.
While the general population can go for...
New Independent candidate for Local Elections focussed on farming and rural communities
A new candidate has thrown their name in the hat to contest the upcoming Local Elections, scheduled for June 7.
Kevin Drennan, from the Coolrain/Camross...
LoveLaois Podcast: ‘Tis the season for Local Elections with launches in the air
After a break, the LoveLaois Podcast returns and this one looks ahead to the upcoming Local Elections.
Steven Miller has been very busy recently, attending...
Local Elections: Bumper crowd as Fianna Fáil launch campaign and target two extra seats...
If political opinion polls aren't the most reliable gauge, then election launches are on another level again in accurately ascertaining a party's current health.
But...
Local Elections: Fine Gael look to increase council seats in Laois as change of...
There was a little bit of everything at the Fine Gael Local Elections launch in the Abbeyleix Manor Hotel last night.
A nod to their...
Green Party confirm two more candidates to contest Local Elections in Laois
The Green Party have announced that two more candidates will contest for a County Council seat at the Local Elections in June.
Last year, Ballinakill...
Local Elections: Sinn Féin set out their stall in bid to take record number...
The 2024 Local Elections loom large on the horizon and the launch of Sinn Féin's campaign in Portlaoise last night is as good a...
Local Elections: Now an independent, Pauline Flanagan launches council bid with rallying call that...
The election launches are coming thick and fast - and Pauline Flanagan was among the first out of the traps in Portlaoise when she...
Fianna Fail add candidate to ticket as 19-year-old steps forward to contest 2024 Local...
Fianna Fail have added a third candidate to contest the 2024 Local Elections in the Graiguecullen-Portarlington area.
Sitting Councillors Padraig Fleming and Paschal McEvoy were...
Independent Ireland announces second Laois candidate for 2024 Local Elections
Independent Ireland, one of the country's newest political parties, has announced that they will have a second candidate in Laois for the 2024 Local...
Sinn Fein adds third candidate to contest Local Elections in Portlaoise Area
Sinn Fein has selected a third candidate to run for the party in the Portlaoise Area at the Local Elections in June.
Jason Phelan, who...
Aird fully focused on Local Elections in June amid rumours of General Election bid
Fine Gael Councillor Willie Aird says he is solely focused on retaining his seat in the Laois County Council in June.
Rumours had been circulating...
Sinn Féin set to run record number of candidates in 2024 Local Elections in...
Sinn Féin are set to run a record number of candidates in next summer's Local Elections in Laois, with a possibility that they could...
Budget 2024: Emergency accommodation, local elections, economic development and more
Emergency accommodation funding for Ukranian refugees is set to see an increase of €165,000 in 2024.
The news came at Laois County Council's unveiling of...
New Fianna Fáil candidate emerges in Borris-in-Osssory/Mountmellick area for next year’s Local Elections
Brian Phelan is set to be a candidate for Fianna Fáil in next year's Local Elections in the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District.
From Rathdowney, Phelan will...
Fine Gael candidates line up as nominations close ahead of 2024 Local Elections
We are about nine months out from the 2024 Local Elections and the various political parties are beginning to get their teams in order.
Fianna...
Fine Gael set to select their team to contest 2024 Local Elections in Portlaoise...
Fine Gael are set to select their candidates to run for the party in the Portlaoise area in next year’s Local Elections.
The party currently...
Fianna Fáil select their team to contest 2024 Local Elections in Laois
Fianna Fáil have selected eight candidates to run for the party in Laois in next year's Local Elections.
Party delegates from around the county gathered...