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...
General Election: Awards, quotable quotes, best dressed and the TG4 interview that never was
Now that it’s all over, we look back on this year’s General Election – and give out some very unofficial awards as well as...
Laois is a conservative, comfortable county – change will only ever come slowly
‘Once deemed utterly predictable, the Laois constituency is boring no more’. That was the headline on a LaoisToday piece on November 11, the first...
Eight Talking Points from the 2024 General Election campaign as focus now switches to...
As Government formation talks get under way, we reflect on some of the main Talking Points in this year's General Election campaign in Laois.
1...
‘Overwhelmed’ and ‘thankful’ – First time candidate Willie Aird thanks people of Laois for...
Three TDs were elected for the constituency of Laois over the weekend and one of them will head to the Dail for the first...
‘Humbled’ and ‘honoured’ Stanley hits out at ‘dirty campaign’, reaffirms priorities and talks government
Brian Stanley was re-elected to the Dail after Count 8 in the Laois Constituency at the General Election yesterday.
The former Sinn Fein man, now...
Sean Fleming: ‘Governments deliver, oppositions can’t’
Laois Fianna Fáil TD Sean Fleming - who was elected for the seventh successful time - says that he's happy to go back into...
In Pictures: All of the best images from the 2024 General Election count in...
And just like that - after months of speculation, debate and predictions, the General Election in Laois for 2024 is over.
We went into the...
Significant gain for Labour in Kildare South as Mark Wall elected – and Cathal...
They may not have had a candidate in Laois for the first time in history, but there is a significant gain for Labour in...
Caroline Dwane-Stanley: ‘I’ve no announcement today to make about my resignation. I’m going nowhere...
Sinn Féin councillor Caroline Dwane-Stanley has launched a blistering attack on the party following the election of her husband Brian as an Independent TD.
Brian...
ELECTED: Sean Fleming elected to the Dail for the seventh time for Fianna Fail
Sean Fleming has been elected to the Dail for the seventh time following the conclusion of counting in the Laois constituency.
The Fianna Fail TD...
ELECTED: Brian Stanley returns to the Dail as Independent Republican as Laois count concludes
Brian Stanley has been re-elected to the Dail after Count 8 in the Laois Constituency at the General Election.
The former Sinn Fein man, now...
Elaine Mullally: ‘The party structure is a machine on its own. It’s hard coming...
Running in her first election, Portarlington Independent Elaine Mullally was eliminated after the Sixth Count.
She achieved 2,970 first preference votes and came sixth of...
LIVE BLOG: Follow all the updates as counting resumes in the Laois General Election
The transferring of votes in the 2024 Laois General Election gets underway in Portlaoise this morning with two seats still remaining to be filled.
Fine...
UPDATED: Count by Count – How Laois voted in General Election 2024
Below is a record of how Laois is voting in the 2024 General Election.
Laois General Election – 1st Count
Willie Aird (Fine Gael) –...
‘No matter what way it ends, I feel really proud’ says Sinn Féin’s Maria...
If you'd told Maria McCormack last June that she'd be Sinn Féin's candidate in the next General Election, would poll just under 5,000 first...
Aisling Moran: ‘I’m disappointed for the fact that we have no change and we’re...
A General Election campaign isn't for the faint-hearted but you could certainly never accuse Aisling Moran of that.
The Independent candidate, who has been a...
ELECTED: Willie Aird becomes the first TD elected for Laois in the 2024 General...
Willie Aird has become the first TD from the Laois constituency to be elected at the 2024 General Election.
The Fine Gael TD was elected...
LIVE BLOG: General Election 2024 – follow all of the updates from the Laois...
The big day is finally here. After weeks (and years in some cases) of planning, campaigning, canvassing and finally voting - we can now...
In Pictures: Day 1 at the General Election count in Portlaoise
It has been a hectic day in the Nano Nagle sports hall in Portlaoise for Day 1 of the 2024 Laois General Election count.
In...
General Election: Final Tally – Aird to top poll, Fleming safe and Stanley in...
The final tally from the Laois General Election count centre shows that Fine Gael candidate Willie Aird will top the poll - and fall...
General Election: Aird on his way to the Dáil with Stanley currently holding off...
Willie Aird (Fine Gael) looks set to top the poll
Maria McCormack performs well for Sinn Féin - but currently behind Brian Stanley
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Francie Gorman: ‘The next Government needs to acknowledge the strategic importance of our agri-food...
As the General Election approaches this Friday, 29th November, IFA President and Laois farmer Francie Gorman is urging people to recognise the critical importance of...
Meet your Candidates: Your General Election hopefuls on political memories, who they admire the...
As well as podcast interviews and attending a canvass of the General Election candidates, we also asked them a selection of light-hearted questions.
On Tuesday...
In Pictures: Mary Lou McDonald visits Portlaoise and declares ‘huge confidence in Maria McCormack’
Better late than never.
The official itinerary for the visit of Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald listed her arrival at St Mary's Hall in...
Charlie Flanagan: ‘I had a very good career, a very fulfilling career … I...
Elections are rightly about the people who are running in them.
But in Laois on this occasion, it's also notable for who doesn't have their...
Meet your Candidates: Your General Election hopefuls on social media, sporting preferences, pet hates...
As well as podcast interviews and attending a canvass of the General Election candidates, we also asked them a selection of light-hearted questions.
Here are...
General Election: Details of Mary Lou McDonald visit to Portlaoise confirmed as Sinn Féin...
For the second time in less than a month Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald will be in Portlaoise on the campaign trail ahead...
General Election: Into the home straight now as Laois candidates in frantic final bid...
Nearly there now.
By this day next week we should know how the next Dáil will largely be comprised. Locally we should know the identity...
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...
