New Fianna Fáil candidate emerges in Borris-in-Osssory/Mountmellick area for next year’s Local Elections
Brian Phelan is set to be a candidate for Fianna Fáil in next year's Local Elections in the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District.
From Rathdowney, Phelan will...
Charlie Flanagan retires: What happens next and what does it mean for the political...
Late on Monday evening, the news broke that the long-serving Laois TD Charlie Flanagan would not be standing in the next election.
The next General...
End of a political era as Charlie Flanagan announces decision not to contest next...
Long-serving Laois-Offaly Fine Gael TD Charlie Flanagan has announced that he will not contest the next General Election, thus bringing an end to his...
‘Being elected a TD is a great privilege and I am truly honoured to...
Long-serving Fine Gael TD Charlie Flanagan has said it has been a 'great privilege' to represent Laois-Offaly for more than 30 years - and...
Local TDs react to election boundary change with a feeling of positivity
Fine Gael TD Martin Heydon and Fianna Fail's Sean Fleming both believe that the redrawing of the electoral boundaries is a positive thing.
The pair...
Laois to return to a three-seater constituency as Dáil set to increase to 174...
Laois will be a three-seater constituency for the next General Election, following the recommendations of the Electoral Commission which have been made public this...
‘Top of my list is Noel Kelly and Ryan Tubridy’ says Stanley ahead of...
Laois-Offaly TD Brian Stanley says that Ryan Tubridy and his agent, Noel Kelly are top of the list for the Public Accounts Committee.
Deputy Stanley was...
Former Taoiseach Brian Cowen speaks about health, hobbies, housing and more
Former Taoiseach Brian Cowen joined Will Faulkner for a 40-minute chat on Midlands 103 this week where the former Laois-Offaly Fianna Fáil TD discussed...
Laois and Midlands Region represented on Energy Policy Mission to Brussels
Caroline Hofman, Managing Director of The CUBE Low Carbon Centre of Excellence in Portlaoise and interim CEO of Laois Chamber Alliance, travelled to Brussels...
“Community pharmacists signal reduction in opening hours if cost crisis is not addressed,” says...
Independent TD Carol Nolan says that community pharmacists across her constituency have indicted there is a strong likelihood they will be forced to operate...
Local TD calls for ‘a change in direction regarding mandatory retirement age for bus...
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that he is personally in favour of allowing workers such as bus drivers, to continue working past the age...
Laois TD says that Medical Card promise made in the Dáil ‘needs to be...
Laois / Offaly Sinn Féin TD, Brian Stanley has called on the coalition Government to deliver on the budget day announcement on GP medical...
“Small ask, big impact” – Laois woman urges government urged to protect those living...
A national charity has urged the Government to give the cost of two coffees a day to protect those living with a rare and...
‘Fears of a land grab re-emerge following Minister’s failure to rule out compulsory purchase...
Independent TD for Laois Offaly Carol Nolan believes fears of a land grab have re-emerged following Minister for the Environment, Eamon Ryan’s failure to...
“Agricultural mechanic must be considered for placement on the critical skills list,” says local...
Independent TD Carol Nolan says that urgent consideration must be given to placing the role of agricultural or heavy vehicle mechanic on the Critical...
132 Laois Community Groups awarded substantial Government funding
132 groups and organisations in Laois have been awarded Government funding under the Government Community Support Fund.
The news was confirmed by Laois TD, Sean...
Jack Chambers: ‘We’re ambitious to grow our councillor numbers in Laois’
When selection conventions start, you know that the countdown has properly started to the next Local Elections.
Fianna Fáil were first out of the traps...
Minister for Health accused of ‘leaving Laois pharmacies in the dark’
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has been accused of ignoring pharmacies in County Laois and across Ireland, by leaving them in the dark over...
“Local firefighters need realistic offer on the table” – Laois Councillor and TD support...
A Laois County Councillor and a Laois TD have thrown their support behind retained firefighters who are currently on strike.
Sinn Fein's Aidan Mullins was...
Fianna Fáil select their team to contest 2024 Local Elections in Laois
Fianna Fáil have selected eight candidates to run for the party in Laois in next year's Local Elections.
Party delegates from around the county gathered...
‘Answers needed as funding for HSE midlands eating disorder team nowhere in sight’
Independent TD for Laois Offaly Carol Nolan has said she is engaging with the office of the Minister of State at the Department of...
‘From reducing cow numbers to using taxpayers as cash cows – this Government is...
Independent TD for Laois Offaly Carol Nolan has called on Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan and Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) to extend Government’s six-month...
Laois biodiversity projects set to receive government funding as part of new Action Fund
€83,035 has been granted for Laois biodiversity projects under the Government’s Local Biodiversity Action Fund (LBAF).
The projects in Laois that have been approved for...
From the Archives – Sean Fleming, Lemass and early General Election memories
This interview with Sean Fleming was originally published on LaoisToday in September 2020.
What's talked about at a family kitchen table can have such long-lasting,...
Laois set to receive €121,500 for flood works in critical areas
Sean Fleming, Minister of State in the Department of Foreign Affairs, has announced that Laois will receive €121,500 funding for flood works in critical...
New counselling and mental health supports coming for Laois schools
Sean Fleming, Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, has welcomed the pilot programme of counselling and mental health supports for Laois...
‘Government must accept its part in increasing women’s exposure to violence’ – Carol Nolan
TD for Laois Offaly, Carol Nolan has launched a stinging criticism of what she says is 'government failure to provide sufficient domestic violence spaces...
‘Midlands excluded from roll-out of new Community Neuro-Rehabilitation Teams’ says Laois TD
Independent TD for Laois-Offaly, Carol Nolan, has expressed her frustration and disappointment at the decision by Government to exclude midland counties from the delivery...
“Who is Government beholden to; Irish mortgage holders or the European Central Bank?” asks...
Laois-Offaly TD, Carol Nolan, has called for a clear political decision one way or the other with respect to the introduction of mortgage interest...
Fianna Fáil candidates line up as nominations close ahead of 2024 Local Elections
This time next year, we will be in the throes of election fever as the people of Laois will be getting ready to select...
