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Young people in Laois ‘putting lives on hold due to housing...

New Eurostat figures from 2022 show that more than two in three (68%) people in Ireland aged between 25 and 29 are still living...

“Rental crisis a ticking time bomb for old and young in...

Local Area Representative for the Labour Party, Eoin Barry says the Alone and Threshold report published this week highlights the hardening of inequality through...

Call made for brand new playground to be constructed in Killeshin

Local residents and families are calling for the installation of a playground in Killeshin. The community has come together to advocate for a safe and...

Government must ‘guarantee timeline for engagement with section 39 and community...

Labour Area Representative Eoin Barry has demanded that the government must put in place an immediate timeline and guarantee a process for engagement with...

HAP housing scheme ‘has collapsed’ as analysis shows ‘just 4 properties...

The HAP housing support system has collapsed as analysis shows just 4 properties available for rent in Laois, a Labour representative has said. Eoin Barry,...

Laois Labour representative backs proposal to ban all gambling advertising

Laois Labour Area Representative Eoin Barry has called for the government to fast track a Labour Party Bill that will ban all gambling advertisements. Labour’s...

Lower public transport fares needed now not in May says local...

Labour's representative in Laois has called on the government to introduce the promised lower fares on public transport immediately. It was announced previously that people...

Date set for upcoming Seanad by-election with Laois man among the...

A date has been set for the upcoming Trinity College Seanad by-election where a Laois man is in the running for the seat. Back in...

Former Laois Local Election candidate set to contest upcoming Seanad...

A former Local Election candidate from Laois is set to contest the upcoming Trinity College Seanad by-election. Labour's Eoin Barry has signaled his intention to...

Laois people asked to take part in survey on future of...

Laois people are being asked to take part in a survey on the future of towns and villages. Labour representative for Laois, Eoin Barry, is...

New Labour Bill ‘would protect employees working from home’

Labour representative for Laois, Eoin Barry, is urging support for The Labour Party's Working from Home (Covid-19) Bill 2020 due to be debated in...

Calls for ‘social bubbles’ to be created for those living alone

A Labour party representative has called for 'social bubbles' to be introduced for those who are living alone. Eoin Barry, who ran in the 2019...

Calls for ban on evictions in Laois, Kildare and Offaly during...

A Labour representative has called for the reintroduction of the ban on evictions for Laois, Offaly and Kildare for the duration of the lockdown. Eoin Barry,...

Laois Labour representative calls for school meals to be extended for...

Eoin Barry, Labour Area Representative for Graiguecullen-Portarlington has lent his support to the extension of school meal throughout the summer until school return in...

Eoin Barry: Essential that plans are in place to improve community...

Over the last couple of months we have all become familiar with the concept of flattening the curve. The importance of keeping the number of...

Laois Labour party representatives welcome election of new leader

Tipperary's Alan Kelly was elected as the new leader of the Labour Party after defeating colleague Aodhan O Ríordáin in a contest on Friday. Kelly,...

Labour left in the lurch as Barry pulls out

The Labour Party organisation in Laois-Offaly have been dealt a blow just as the General Election 2020 campaign kicks-off. In a shock announcement the Party’s...

Election progress, no-poster campaign and education issues to the fore at...

The Labour Party in Laois-Offaly held its constituency meeting in Kavanagh’s in Portlaoise this week. At the meeting JP O’Mahony was re-elected for another term...

Box by box – how your area voted in the 2019...

Brought to you in association with People First Credit Union Being strong on your home patch was very much apparent in Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District, where...

Fleming set to top the poll, Barry shows strongly – but...

Brought to you in association with People First Credit Union Padraig Fleming looks set to top the poll for Fianna Fáil and take the first...

PROFILED: The full list of candidates running for Local Election in...

Brought to you in association with People First Credit Union The people of Laois and Ireland will be asked to vote in the Local Elections this Friday. There...

Nine candidates in the mix for six seats in Graiguecullen-Portarlington

Brought to you in association with People First Credit Union In keeping with the lower number of candidates this year putting themselves forward for election,...

Election Diary: Passport delays, broadband woes and state lands in Portlaoise

Brought to you association with People First Credit Union Passport Office delays unfairly blamed on Northern Ireland applications Fianna Fáil TD for Laois and Chairman of...

Labour Party convention selects two candidates for local elections in Laois

Last night's Labour Party selection convention saw two candidates selected for local elections in Laois. Current councillor Noel Tuohy was selected to contest the Portlaoise...

New Labour representative seeks nomination for Graiguecullen-Portarlington election

Graiguecullen-Portarlington have a new Labour representative running for this year's local elections. Eoin Barry has announced his intention to seek the Labour Party nomination for...

Calls to enforce sanctions to tackle illegal dumping in Laois

Eoin Barry, Labour Party representative in the Graiguecullen-Portarlington municipal district has called for the enforcement of sanctions to tackle illegal dumping in Laois. He said:...

Labour pushes for answers on the future of Portlaoise hospital

There are no plans to close the emergency department at Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise,  An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has told Labour Party Leader Brendan...