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Caroline Dwane-Stanley announces Sinn Féin resignation – as party now officially left with no...
Cllr Caroline Dwane-Stanley has resigned from Sinn Féin in the latest chapter in the long-running saga with the party following on from husband Brian,...
2024 Remembered: In Pictures: Day 1 at the Local Election count as picture emerges...
That was a long day!
And it's really only the start. The 2024 Local Election count got underway on Saturday with the sports hall in...
Well wishes as Fine Gael’s Paddy Buggy officially takes his seat at Laois County...
Laois County Council is back to its full compliment as Paddy Buggy officially took his seat for the first time this morning.
Following the election...
Paddy Buggy to be co-opted unopposed to Laois County Council replace Willie Aird
The process to replace Willie Aird on Laois County Council is set to be a straight-forward process.
Paddy Buggy is to be co-opted unopposed at...
Laois County Council reject another requested Columbarium Wall
Laois will not be getting another Columbarium Wall, as the County Council has once again kiboshed a request from a community cemetery.
Councillor John King...
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,...
Council in Brief: Cemetery management, road safety, fire station facilities and more
It was a busy day in Laois County Council this week with the Borris-in-Ossory-Mountmellick Municipal District holding their November monthly meeting.
The six Councillors in...
General Election: Once deemed utterly predictable, the Laois constituency is boring no more
At last, the General Election campaign is officially underway.
The question that was preoccupying politicos for months has been straight-forward enough: November or February.
In recent...
Laois Councillor ‘hung out to dry’ after only one half of road works carried...
A Laois County Councillor was extremely disgruntled at the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District meeting this week over works that were only half done.
Fianna Fail Councillor...
Meet the Clough-Ballacolla hurler who has signed for a Spanish soccer club
At LaoisToday, we love a quirky story - and a Laois teenager signing for a Spanish soccer club certainly fits the bill.
Shaun Ochovo McEvoy...
LoveLaois Podcast: Fine Gael drama, publicans, authors and county council meetings are back!!
The incredible drama at last week's Fine Gael General Election selection convention gets priority treatment on this week's LoveLaois Podcast.
The long-serving Portlaoise-based councillor Willie...
Three in the race for Fine Gael General Election nomination as deadline passes
Three names have been nominated to contest the Laois Fine Gael General Election convention early next month.
Councillors Conor Bergin from Borris-in-Ossory and Willie Aird...
Rathdowney urged to ‘move with the times’ amid accusations of discrimination against rural Laois...
A local County Councillor has called for Rathdowney to "move with the times," while another has accused Laois County Council of "discrimination" against rural...
Conor Bergin officially puts his name forward to seek Fine Gael nomination for General...
Laois Fine Gael Councillor Conor Bergin has announced his intention to put his name forward for the upcoming Fine Gael convention to select a...
The week that was – our most read stories of the last seven days
1 - Firearm, ammunition and drugs worth €285,000 seized following Garda raid in Laois
Gardaí in Portlaoise seized €285,000 worth of various controlled drugs, a...
Padraig Fleming voted in as Cathaoirleach as new council term gets underway
Padraig Fleming was voted in as the new Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council for the next 12 months at today's AGM in what was...
John Joe Fennelly: ‘The biggest achievement in my lifetime was seeing Abbeyleix winning the...
Having to wait around through the various counts before being elected was a new experience for Fianna Fáil's man in Abbeyleix, John Joe Fennelly.
First...
In Pictures: All the best images as Day 3 brings Laois Local Election 2024...
The 2024 Local Elections for Laois have finally concluded after three mammoth days of counting, checking and sorting.
It was a day filled with drama...
LIVE BLOG: Follow all of the updates from Day 3 of the Laois Local...
Day 3 of the Local Election count is here and perhaps, just perhaps, we might manage to get it finished today.
We had to wait...
In Pictures: Day 2 as results start to come as Laois Local Election 2024...
We had to wait until just after 7pm - but we finally got a result in the Local Elections for Laois on Day 2...
LIVE BLOG: Follow all of the updates from Day 2 of the Laois Local...
Day 2 of the Local Election count is here and this time we will actually do some counting.
The 2024 Local Election count got underway...
In Pictures: Day 1 at the Local Election count as picture emerges – but...
That was a long day!
And it's really only the start. The 2024 Local Election count got underway on Saturday with the sports hall in...
Graiguecullen-Portarlington: Tallies show outgoing councillors set to be returned – with PJ Kelly to...
All six outgoing county councillors look set to be re-elected in the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District.
Though the tallies made available by Fine Gael and Fianna...
Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick: Tallies show Paddy Buggy in with a shout but McDonald and King likely...
Long-serving Fianna Fáil councillor Seamus McDonald is in a battle to retain his seat in the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District.
The Mountmellick-based Fine Gael candidate Paddy...
LIVE BLOG: Follow all of the updates from Day 1 of the Laois Local...
The big day is finally here. Sorting of the votes in the Laois Local Elections gets underway in Portlaoise this morning.
With voting having taken...
The week that was – our most read stories of the week
1 - Mary Wheatley Interview: Political life, ladies football and breaking the glass ceiling – a truly remarkable woman
We recently headed down to South...
Laois all set to go for All-Ireland glory with Celtic Challenge final against Mayo...
The Laois Celtic Challenge team are set to face Mayo in the Division 3 final on Sunday, June 2 at 1pm in Abbotstown, Dublin.
Reaching...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Paschal McEvoy (Fianna Fáil) – Graiguecullen-Portarlington
Having grown up in Timahoe but lived in Stradbally for a lot of his adult life, Paschal McEvoy has had a strong based in...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Paddy Buggy (Fine Gael) – Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick
Paddy Buggy is hoping it's a case of third time lucky in this year's Local Elections as runs as a Fine Gael candidate in...
‘The biggest concern is that lorries are being diverted past the school’ says local...
Calls have been made for Roadstone Management to liaise with local people in the vicinity of the company's site in Laois "in the interest...
