Fianna Fáil to stick with one candidate policy as party prepares for election campaign
Fianna Fáil look set to stick with the policy of having just one General Election candidate, after a meeting of the party in Portlaoise...
Respected NUI Maynooth lecturer Adrian Kavanagh to contribute political column for LaoisToday ahead of...
Laois native Adrian Kavanagh, a renowned political commentator and lecturer in NUI Maynooth, is set to write a political column for LaoisToday as part...
Fine Gael looking at adding a second candidate in Laois as General Election looms...
Fine Gael are considering the addition of a second General Election candidate in Laois, following the upheaval in main opposition party Sinn Féin in...
Charlie Flanagan calls on Brian Stanley to make a public statement in the Dail
Fine Gael TD Charlie Flanagan has called on his fellow Laois TD Brian Stanley to make a public statement in the Dail.
Taking to Twitter/X...
Brian Stanley accuses Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald of ‘abusing Dail privilege’
Laois TD Brian Stanley has accused Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald of 'abusing Dail privilege' in statements she made about him today.
Speaking in...
What might the Brian Stanley-Sinn Féin saga mean for other parties and candidates ahead...
It's a saga that continues to rumble on, an all-out war of words between Brian Stanley and the Sinn Féin party in statement after...
‘I stand by what I stated,’ says Stanley who welcomes Sinn Féin move to...
Brian Stanley has welcomed Sinn Féin's decision to refer the inquiry into a complaint about him to the Gardaí.
In a statement issued by his...
Laois Sinn Féin to meet this week as Stanley fallout continues
Sinn Féin members in Laois are set to meet this week to discuss their next steps following the decision of TD Brian Stanley to...
Sinn Féin will contest General Election in Laois, says Mary Lou McDonald who hits...
Sinn Féin will have a candidate in the General Election in Laois, according to Mary Lou McDonald, who was speaking in the wake of...
Mary Lou McDonald responds to Brian Stanley’s decision to resign from Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has issued a statement in response to Brian Stanley's announcement last night that he has resigned from the...
Weekend Read: Willie Aird ready to take his chance after all these years
Like the rest of the country, Willie Aird doesn't know when the General Election is going to be. But he knows one thing. He's...
BREAKING: Brian Stanley announces resignation from Sinn Féin
Laois Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has announced his resignation from Sinn Féin in a statement this evening.
Stanley has been a TD for Laois-Offaly...
Fine Gael Convention: Willie Aird to contest General Election
Willie Aird will contest the next General Election as the Fine Gael candidate following this evening’s party convention in Portlaoise.
His selection came after the...
Live Blog: Fine Gael members in Laois vote to decide their General Election candidate
We may not know yet when the next General Election will actually be held - but it's a big evening this evening for Fine...
Aontú set to put forward General Election candidate in Laois for the first time
One of the newest political parties in Ireland intends to have a candidate in Laois in the upcoming General Election.
Martha Ryan, who lives in...
Changing of the guard as Fine Gael members set to choose their General Election...
A significant local political decision will be made this evening in the Killeshin Hotel in Portlaoise when the Fine Gael members in Laois vote...
Could Laois have second Independent candidate in upcoming General Election?
Portarlington business-owner, Elaine Mullally last week announced her intention to run as an Independent candidate in the upcoming General Election.
Speculation continues to bubble, however, that...
17-year high sees almost 150,000 people immigrate to Ireland in just 12 months
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has confirmed that approximately 150,000 people immigrated to Ireland in the 12 months between April 2023 and April 2024.
The...
A third of all Irish students say they are experiencing serious financial problems
A third of all students in Ireland say that they are experiencing serious or very serious financial problems.
That is according the latest Eurostudent survey,...
Looking at the Offaly political scene as General Election countdown continues
Laois and Offaly may no longer be constituency colleagues when it comes to the General Election but there is still considerable interest in what...
Oireachtas research estimates social housing needs in Laois at over €400 million
Research by the Oireachtas Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) estimates social housing needs in Laois at over €400 million.
The PBO's research analysed the number of...
Stanley insists Sinn Féin’s new housing plan will ‘deliver affordable homes in Laois’
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley says “Sinn Féin’s Affordable Homes Plan will bring home ownership back into the reach of ordinary people in...
‘As local TD, I will not tolerate a two-tier system where schools in my...
A Laois TD has hit out at his own Government, saying he "will not tolerate a two-tier system" with regards to special needs education.
Fine...
€100,000 funding announced for Town Centre First Projects in Mountrath and Rathdowney
€100,000 of Government funding has been announced by Minister Heather Humphreys for Town Centre First projects here in Laois.
Two towns in the county have...
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...
Expansion of pharmacists’ role to save patients money on GP appointments
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has published the final report of the Expert Taskforce to Support the Expansion of the Role of Pharmacy.
The report...
Fianna Fail select Sean Fleming to contest seventh General Election in Laois
Local Fianna Fáil TD, Seán Fleming, has been selected as the party’s candidate in Laois for the next General Election.
Deputy Fleming was unanimously selected...
95% of people report increase in motor insurance premiums despite making no claims
A recent motor insurance survey shows that 95% of people have seen their premiums increase in the past 12 months, while 98% said they...
Government called on ‘to scrap TV Licence and deliver sustainable public sector broadcasting’
Laois Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has called on the Government to scrap the TV licence, and fund RTÉ and other public service media...
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...
