Tag: 2024 General Election

The final tally from the Laois General Election count centre shows that Fine Gael candidate Willie Aird will top the poll - and fall...

Willie Aird (Fine Gael) looks set to top the poll Maria McCormack performs well for Sinn Féin - but currently behind Brian Stanley ...

The results of the exit poll carried out around the country today have been revealed following the conclusion of voting in General Election 2024. Polling...

As the General Election approaches this Friday, 29th November, IFA President and Laois farmer Francie Gorman is urging people to recognise the critical importance of...

As well as podcast interviews and attending a canvass of the General Election candidates, we also asked them a selection of light-hearted questions. On Tuesday...

The finishing line is in sight. After months of speculation and weeks of canvassing, the country will go to the polls on Friday. And so,...

Stack calls on Mary Lou McDonald to withdraw remarks on IRA murders Fianna Fail General Election candidate, Austin Stack, has called on Sinn Fein leader...

Better late than never. The official itinerary for the visit of Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald listed her arrival at St Mary's Hall in...

Elections are rightly about the people who are running in them. But in Laois on this occasion, it's also notable for who doesn't have their...

General Election campaigns by their nature are always about the candidates. On this occasion in Laois, it is also somewhat significant for who isn't running. Charlie...

As well as podcast interviews and attending a canvass of the General Election candidates, we also asked them a selection of light-hearted questions. Here are...

For the second time in less than a month Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald will be in Portlaoise on the campaign trail ahead...

General Elections are marathons not sprints - but we are in the sprinting phase of things now. Four days away from polling, Alan Hartnett and...

Nearly there now.  By this day next week we should know how the next Dáil will largely be comprised. Locally we should know the identity...

Storm Bert brought devastation to the western half of the country on Saturday and dumped a load of rain on us in Laois. But with...

School Funding, Staffing Shortage and Special Educational Needs Support are three priority areas I would like to see the next Government effectively address. School Funding ‘Cherish all...

As an electoral geographer who is interested in the minutiae of geographical variations in support patterns for political parties and candidates, there is nothing...

Pauline Flanagan is well able to walk at a right good pace. As she powers on down Colliers Lane on a bitterly cold Friday evening,...

"Austin Stack, Fianna Fáil. Austin Stack, Fianna Fáil. Austin Stack, Fianna Fáil." At Portlaoise Train Station on Friday evening, as commuters come down the stairs...

Jason Lynch caught everyone on the hop when his name appeared on the register to run in the General Election just as nominations closed. From...

Shortly after nominations closed for General Election candidates last Saturday, an email dropped into the inboxes of news outlets across the country. “Women for Election...

After a successful first outing, our Friday panel for our LoveLaois podcast for the General Election is back for another episode. This is once again...

In exactly seven days time, voting for the 2024 General Election will begin in Laois and across the country. Hundreds of candidates will be hoping...

A dairy farmer in Portlaoise, Willie Aird is a veteran elected representative of 45 years, having been first elected to the old Portlaoise Town...

Pauline Flanagan shocked us all, and maybe even herself, as she announced herself as a candidate at the last minute. Co-opted as a Laois County...

Sean Fleming is now the longest-standing politician on the ballot paper. First elected in 1997, he has held his seat in each of the...

Jason Lynch was very late to declare but has entered the race as an Independent. A paramedic from Portlaoise, his story is very interesting and...

Maria McCormack, who lives in Portlaoise but is a native of Ballyroan, is Sinn Fein’s candidate - replacing Brian Stanley. A candidate in the recent...

Aisling Moran from Killeen is an Independent – and has enlisted the support of her Laois County Council colleagues Ben Brennan from Crettyard, James...

Portarlington woman Elaine Mullally, who owns Clown Around play centre in the town, was among the first confirmed candidates in Laois for this General...