Tag: Fine Gael
Taoiseach addresses issue of Portlaoise Hospital while speaking at Fine Gael...
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he doesn't envisage "closures, downgrades, or a reduction in services" in the Midlands Hospital in Portlaoise.
Speaking at a Fine...
Taoiseach to attend meeting and do Facebook Live in Laois this...
Taoiseach Leo Vardakar will broadcast a Facebook Live video from Laois this evening, after he attends the Laois-Offaly Fine Gael AGM in Mountmellick.
The Taoiseach...
New to the Area: A young Polish man establishing himself in...
Julian Nagi is a 20 year old Portlaoise man, originally from Poland.
He is involved heavily in the political scene in Laois as the current...
Camross in mourning for Michéal Lalor
Widespread sadness has greeted the death of Camross man Michéal Lalor.
The 48-year-old man is from a well-known family in the area, as his father...
Flanagan selected to contest General Election in Laois once again
Charlie Flanagan has been selected by the Laois Fine Gael party to contest an eighth General Election this evening in Abbeyleix.
The party held their...
Deeply unpopular but constituency changes means Laois will be boring no...
Charlie Flanagan says it is "cackhanded", "inexplicable" and "wholly unsatisfactory". Sean Fleming says it is "most unfair" and "unjustified". Brian Stanley says they've "made...
Controversy as Cllr Moran elected municipal chair
There was controversy at this afternoon's Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District meeting following the election of Cllr John Moran as chairman for the next year.
At the...
Anger as Cllr King’s reign in municipal chair continues
A war of words erupted this morning when it emerged that Cllr John King is to serve a second term as chairman of the...
Charlie Flanagan backs Varadkar for Fine Gael leadership
Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan has backed Minister Leo Varadkar in the Fine Gael leadership race.
Speaking this morning on 'Today with Sean O'Rourke', Minister...
In pictures: Enda Kenny in Laois – the Taoiseach is stepping...
Enda Kenny is to step down as leader of Fine Gael at midnight tonight.
He will stay on as acting leader of the party and...
Fears that Brexit could destroy beef farmers like mushroom industry
Fears were voiced that local beef farmers could go out of business just like what happened the mushroom farmers, at a Brexit information meeting...
Door left open for future water charges – Stanley
Domestic water charges could be reintroduced at a later stage due to the wording of the latest proposals, according to the local Sinn Féin...
Flanagan: Older Laois people will have more money in their pockets
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade has insisted that older Laois people will benefit greatly from Fine Gael's new health legislation.
Charlie Flanagan is...
Flanagan to spend St Patrick’s Day in Italy
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Charlie Flanagan is off to the land of love on St Patrick’s Day.
The Fine Gael TD will spend...
10 lesser known facts about Minister Charlie Flanagan
As Charlie Flanagan is honoured with a civic reception by Laois County Council, we take a look at some of the lesser known facts.
One...