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
...
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...
On the Canvass: ‘Fire in her belly’ as Pauline Flanagan knocking on doors once...
Pauline Flanagan is well able to walk at a right good pace.
As she powers on down Colliers Lane on a bitterly cold Friday evening,...
On the Canvass: Late to the race, Austin Stack is looking to make up...
"Austin Stack, Fianna Fáil. Austin Stack, Fianna Fáil. Austin Stack, Fianna Fáil."
At Portlaoise Train Station on Friday evening, as commuters come down the stairs...
The Laois General Election candidate who was coached by Sheamus and was once a...
Jason Lynch caught everyone on the hop when his name appeared on the register to run in the General Election just as nominations closed.
From...
LoveLaois Podcast: 10 minutes with the candidates in the General Election in Laois
In exactly seven days time, voting for the 2024 General Election will begin in Laois and across the country.
Hundreds of candidates will be hoping...
Simon Harris: ‘Willie Aird has a track record of delivery and public service that...
There's nothing like a cold, dark, car park in November to bring home the reality of a winter election.
But in the Mountmellick Development Association...
On the Canvass: Brian Stanley strengthening his base as General Election draws near
It is 0° Celsius on a bone-chilling Tuesday evening in Portlaoise, but Brian Stanley and his team are undeterred and out in force.
The group...
Mary Lou’s return visit to Laois postponed until next Wednesday
Mary Lou McDonald's return visit to Laois has been postponed until next Wednesday, November 27.
The Sinn Féin leader had been due to visit Portlaoise...
Mary Lou returning to Laois on Thursday with Sinn Féin out in force this...
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald will return to Portlaoise on Thursday as she continues to rally support for General Election candidate in Laois...
