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...
Laois among nine counties still awaiting domestic violence refuge centre amid ‘epidemic of domestic...
Laois, as well as neighbouring Offaly, remains among nine counties in Ireland still without a designated centre for victims of domestic violence.
Figures provided by...
Two projects announced to help house people with intellectual disabilities in Laois
Capital funding has been announced for two Laois disability projects which will help house local people with intellectual disabilities.
The two projects will provide a...
Dáil told ‘private waste collection operators want to hit everyone in their pockets’ amid potential...
"The slogan in this country for many years has been, reduce, reuse, recycle; and when the people of Ireland do the right thing, the...
Planning permission expected to be granted for new 1,000-student secondary school in Portlaoise
Coláiste Dhún Masc / Dunamaise College Portlaoise has applied to Laois County Council for planning permission to build a brand new secondary school in...
HSE’s Financial Management Project deemed ‘unacceptable’ by Public Accounts Committee
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has criticised as "unacceptable" the 20-month delay, and €40 million budget increase, for a crucial integrated financial management project...
Independent Ireland postpone Portlaoise meeting amid unrest among the ranks of new political party
Ireland's newest political party, Independent Ireland, have postponed a meeting scheduled to take place tonight in Portlaoise.
This comes amid mounting unrest in the party...
Fine Gael set to wait until September to select General Election candidate to fill...
Fine Gael members in Laois have been told to be ready for a September convention, where they will decide who to run for the...
Independent Ireland to hold public meeting in Portlaoise next week
New political party, Independent Ireland, have announced that they will hold a public meeting in Laois next week.
The event, which will be held in...
Calls for increased funding as primary schools in Laois see continued rise in costs...
A Laois TD has called upon the Government to provide increased funding for primary schools in the county as their costs continue to rise...
‘Good progress’ made on €18 million Flood Relief Scheme for Mountmellick
A Laois TD has said there has been "good progress" made on the €18 million Flood Relief Scheme for Mountmellick.
This follows on from Chairperson...
Explained: What is the EU Asylum and Migration Pact?
A TD for Laois/Offaly has described Ireland's decision to opt in to the EU's Asylum and Migration Pact as "a political earthquake."
Following a series...
Laois house prices ‘out of reach of what a lot of workers can afford’...
Sinn Féin TD for Laois/Offaly Brian Stanley has said that Laois house prices "have gone out of reach of what a lot of workers...
Election of new Borris-in-Ossory Mountmellick Cathaoirleach described as ‘disappointing’ and ‘a foregone conclusion’
Fianna Fáil's Seamus McDonald has this morning been elected as the new Cathaoirleach of the Borris-in-Ossory-Mountmellick Municipal District for the next twelve months.
While the...
Taoiseach says Bus Éireann retirement policy ’causes issues in many constituencies and counties’
Taoiseach Simon Harris has said he "instinctively agrees" with a proposal to review the mandatory retirement age of 70 for bus drivers employed by...
In Pictures: Kites 4 Gaza Laois latest event held by Irish Palestine Solidarity Campaign
The people have Laois have once again come out to show their support for the people of Palestine in their ongoing struggle for survival.
The...
Funding unveiled to help Laois libraries reach out to marginalised groups and people with...
Funding of €13,141 has been unveiled for library supports in Laois as part of the Government's Dormant Accounts Action Plan.
The funding will "assist public libraries...
Mountmellick and Portarlington Flood Relief Schemes under spotlight at Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee
Laois took centre stage in Government buildings last week as the Mountmellick and Portarlington Flood Relief Schemes came under the spotlight.
Chairperson of the Office...
Renewed calls for increase in rate of pay for carers currently in receipt of state...
Renewed calls have been made to increase rate of pay that currently apply to carers in receipt of state pensions.
There is a belief that older...
Box by box: How the Portlaoise Municipal District voted in this year’s Local Elections
The diverse nature of the Portlaoise Municipal District - as well as 20 candidates competing for the seven seats on this occasion - means...
Box by box: How the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District voted in this year’s Local Elections
One of the golden rules to getting elected to your Local County Council is dominating your local area.
And the six candidates chosen in the...
Box by box: How the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District voted in this year’s Local Election
There's no place like home - and a strong performance in your home area was once again key to sending successful candidates to Laois...
Looking at the state of play for each party and grouping as Local Elections...
With the latest Local Elections now behind us, the General Election is the next item on the agenda.
Here we look at the state of...
LaoisToday Election Awards: Spoil sports, unquotable quotes, best dressed and our unsung heroes winners
Now that it's all over, we look back on this year's Local Elections - and give out some very unofficial awards as well as...
Conor Bergin: ‘People vote over the entire five years. They don’t just vote on...
Fine Gael’s Conor Bergin is one of six sitting Councillors who were all re-elected to Laois County Council in the Borris in Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal...
Naeem Iqbal: ‘I didn’t get enough of the transfers … but I’ve no regrets’
Close but not just close enough.
Fianna Fáil's Naeem Iqbal got 624 first preference votes in this year's Local Elections in the Portlaoise Municipal District,...
John Joe Fennelly: ‘The biggest achievement in my lifetime was seeing Abbeyleix winning the...
Having to wait around through the various counts before being elected was a new experience for Fianna Fáil's man in Abbeyleix, John Joe Fennelly.
First...
