Podcasts
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Caroline Dwane Stanley (Sinn Fein) – Portlaoise
Caroline Dwane-Stanley was first elected to Laois County Council in 2014 and is seeking a third term in the Portlaoise Municipal District.
In this wide-ranging...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Maria McCormack – Portlaoise
Maria McCormack is a new candidate for Sinn Féin in Portlaoise. Originally from Tipperary, she moved to Ballyroan at a young age and has...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Willie Aird (Fine Gael) – Portlaoise
The first time Willie Aird was eligible to vote, he voted for himself! That was way back in 1979 when he was elected to...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Marie Tuohy (Labour) – Portlaoise
Marie Tuohy is no stranger to the election campaign trail - having been a key figure alongside her husband Noel when he was successfully...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Vivienne Phelan (Fine Gael) – Graiguecullen-Portarlington
Vivienne Phelan from Stradbally is running for Fine Gael in the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District and is hoping to make up for the disappointment of...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Padraig Fleming (Fianna Fáil) – Graiguecullen-Portarlington
From a family steeped in Fianna Fáil, locally and nationally, Padraig Fleming has been a Laois County Councillor since 2009 and is seeking a...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Aisling Moran (Independent) – Graiguecullen-Portarlington
Aisling Moran is a sitting county councillor, running as an Independent on this occasion, having been elected for Fine Gael in 2019. She discusses...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Ben Brennan (Independent) – Graiguecullen-Portarlington
Having first been elected in 2009 in the old Luggacurren area, Ben Brennan is now contesting his fourth Local Election. The independent councillor from...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Charlie Hackett (Green Party) – Graiguecullen-Portarlington
Charlie Hackett from the Green Party is one of the youngest candidates in the country. A student in UL, he comes from a family...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Paschal McEvoy (Fianna Fáil) – Graiguecullen-Portarlington
Having grown up in Timahoe but lived in Stradbally for a lot of his adult life, Paschal McEvoy has had a strong based in...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Aaron Kelly (Sinn Féin) – Graiguecullen-Portarlington
Aaron Kelly from Graiguecullen is a first-time candidate, running for Sinn Féin, in the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District. He explains how he came to join...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Eoin Barry (Labour) – Graiguecullen-Portarlington
Having run as a candidate for the first time in 2019 and missed out on the last seat, Labour's Eoin Barry is back once...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with PJ Kelly (Fine Gael) – Graiguecullen-Portarlington
PJ Kelly is a sitting Fine Gael councillor in the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District - but this is his first election to contest as he...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Fiona Dunne (Green Party) – Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick
The Green Party are running three candidates in this year's Local Elections in Laois - and Fiona Dunne is the representative in the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Paddy Buggy (Fine Gael) – Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick
Paddy Buggy is hoping it's a case of third time lucky in this year's Local Elections as runs as a Fine Gael candidate in...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Lorna Holohan-Garry (Sinn Féin) – Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick
At the second time of asking, Lorna Holohan-Garry is hoping to win a seat on Laois County Council in the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District.
She was...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with James Kelly (Independent) – Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick
James Kelly has been a Laois County Councillor since 2014 when he claimed the first seat in the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District.
Re-elected in 2019, he...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Fintan Cuddy (Fianna Fáil) – Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick
Based in Castletown, Fintan Cuddy is running as Fianna Fáil candidate in the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District.
He chats about his tough upbringing and how events...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Bryan Corrigan (Labour) – Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick
There was no Labour candidate in the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District in 2019 - so in Bryan Corrigan, the party are represented once again on...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Brian Phelan (Fianna Fáil) – Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick
Brian Phelan is a first-time candidate from Rathdowney, running for Fianna Fáil in the Borris-in-Ossory Municipal District.
An auctioneer, he discusses the challenges and opportunities...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Helen Campion (Sinn Féin) – Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick
Helen Campion from Rathdowney is seeking to win a seat on Laois County Council in the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District.
A first time candidate, she chats...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Conor Bergin (Fine Gael) – Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick
At 25, Fine Gael's Conor Bergin was one of the youngest elected councillors in the country in 2019.
From Borris-in-Ossory, he is looking for a...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Kevin Drennan (Independent) – Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick
From the Camross/Coolrain area, Kevin Drennan is running as an Independent in this year's Local Elections in the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District.
Hugely passionate about farming...
Talking Sport Podcast: Glory, Glory Man Utd, hurlers in Mullingar, a farce in Waterford...
It was yet another busy weekend of sporting action and our latest Talking Sport Podcast looks back on it all.
Barry McEvoy was in Mullingar...
Talking Sport Podcast: Hurlers set for Mullingar, camogie in Mountrath and Minors in Lemybrien
We're heading for the final weekend in May and the GAA action continues at great pace.
Most of it this weekend is concentrated on Saturday...
Love Laois Podcast: Meet the man representing Laois at the National Enterprise Awards
In the latest episode of the LaoisToday LoveLaois Podcast, we hear from Stephen Dowling, owner of Dunmasc Genetics.
Stephen will be representing Laois at the...
Talking Sport Podcast: Footballers eek past Wicklow, great win for minors and club league...
It was a hectic weekend on the GAA front and part two of our Talking Sport Podcast looks back at football.
Steven Miller is joined...
Talking Sport Podcast: Hurlers demolish Down, camogie heartbreak and club league update
It was an extremely busy weekend of GAA action and our Talking Sport Podcast will look back on it all in two parts.
This is...
Talking Sport Podcast: Walkover Wusses and a huge weekend for Laois county teams
It is a massive weekend on the GAA front and our Talking Sport Podcast is here to look ahead at the action.
But before that,...
Talking Sport Podcast: Football wobble, class camogie, GAA GO and walkovers
A little later than normal, the latest installment of the Talking Sport Podcast is here and there is lots to talk about.
Fresh from his...
