Podcasts
Talking Sport Podcast: Reflecting on a brilliant Laois victory over Kildare
It was a memorable Sunday in O'Connor Park as the Laois senior footballers defeated Kildare.
They are through to the semi finals of the Tailteann...
Talking Sport Podcast: Laois hurlers v Wexford, Laois footballers v Kildare and club leagues
With the Local Elections now in the rear-view mirror, attention this weekend turns back to sport.
Steven Miller joins Alan Hartnett to look ahead to...
Local Election Podcast: Mulligan breaks through, Tuohy holds on, Connell loses out and the...
The most impressive breakthrough performance in this Local Election campaign in Laois was that of Independent candidate Tommy Mulligan.
He took the third seat in...
Local Election Podcast: Reflecting on the gripping contest in Graiguecullen-Portarlington
There's always one area that throws up an election thriller.
And this year it was in the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District where Fine Gael candidates PJ...
Election Podcast: Looking back on the battle in Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick
Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick have returned the same six candidates to Laois County Council in this year's Local Elections.
But there is still a lot to talk about....
Talking Sport Podcast: Laois hurlers and footballers plus Willie Maher, Shane Bolger and Justin...
While the Local Election count continues, there was a massive weekend of sport taking place also.
The Laois hurlers lost out to Offaly in the...
Election Podcast: What are tallies? How does PR work? What’s the quota? Local Elections...
We are one day out from voting in the 2024 Local and European Elections with excitement and anticipation building in equal measure.
So, Alan Hartnett...
Talking Sport Podcast: Shane Keegan update, Joe McDonagh final and New York, New York
The latest episode of the Talking Sport Podcast is here and it is certainly wide and varied.
Laois GAA's Shane Keegan joins us for what...
Talking Sport Podcast: Footballers in Longford, Leinster hurling leagues, Celtic Challenge and Laois minors...
The June Bank Holiday weekend is over us and the latest episode of the Talking Sport Podcast is here.
Barry McEvoy joins Alan Hartnett to...
Election Podcast: 10 minutes with John King (Fine Gael) – Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick
John King from Rathdowney has been a Fine Gael councillor since 2009 when he was elected at the third time of asking having missed...
Talking Sport Podcast: Cumann na mBunscol memories, a trip to Longford, Celtic Challenge and...
The June Bank Holiday weekend is almost upon us and the latest episode of the Talking Sport Podcast is here.
Steven Miller and Alan Hartnett...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Pauline Flanagan (Independent) – Portlaoise
Pauline Flanagan missed out on a seat at her first attempt in 2019 when she was then a Fianna Fáil candidate and running under...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Dom Dunne (Independent) – Portlaoise
Dom Dunne came within just over 50 votes of winning the final seat in the Portlaoise Municipal District in 2019, then as a candidate...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Barry Walsh (Fine Gael) – Portlaoise
Barry Walsh is an outgoing councillor in the Portlaoise Municipal District having replaced Mary Sweeney when she stepped down - but fights this election...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Bolaji Adeyanju (Independent) – Portlaoise
Bolaji Adeyanju is an Independent candidate running in the Portlaoise Municipal District.
A Nigerian native, he chats about how he came to live in Ireland,...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Rosie Palmer (Green Party) – Portlaoise
Rosie Palmer is a first-time candidate, from Ballinakill, running for the Green Party in the Portlaoise Municipal District.
Part of Minister Pippa Hackett's parliamentary team,...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Thomasina Connell (Fine Gael) – Portlaoise
Thomasina Connell was elected to the Portlaoise Municipal District in 2019, taking the last seat after a mammoth battle as a first-time Local Election...
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...
