Tag: Charlie Flanagan

Laois TD and the current Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan says it's his preference for his party Fine Gael to go into Government with...

Outgoing Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan says that the 'vicious personal' attacks that he was subjected to over the last number of weeks did...

Charlie Flanagan has been elected on the 10th count in the Laois-Offaly constituency having been put over the quota by his running mate Marcella...

So you think the political landscape is fragile, fractured and fragmented – well you clearly weren’t around in the 1980s. The 80s, the decade that...

Saturday afternoon in Portlaoise. A week to election day. It's pleasantly mild for January as Minister Charlie Flanagan parks in the Market Square in the...

In the spring of 2002 Mary Harney courted farm leader Tom Parlon and won him over. She wiped the eye of Parlon’s other suitor, Michael...

Pulling no punches and certainly not hedging his bets the former bookie and Fine Gael TD and Minister Ivan Yates has  predicted that his...

The main local group behind the campaign to save Portlaoise Hospital have launched a scathing attack on Laois-Offaly TD and Minister for Justice Charlie...

With the 2020 General Election now less than two weeks away, Laois-Offaly TD and Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan has said that he has...

The Fine Gael faithful from across the Laois-Offaly constituency turned out in large numbers in Mountmellick last night as the party launched their General...

Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan says that a group from the Portlaoise Hospital Action Group are set to meet Health Minister Simon Harris in...

Although joined at the hip since the birth of the nation Laois-Offaly were separated for the first time for general election purposes in 2016. Previously,...

Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan has released a detailed statement defending the decision to commemorate the Royal Irish Constabulary and Dublin Metropolitan Police. The statement...

New Government legislation on gift vouchers has been heralded as 'good news' for Laois consumers ahead of Christmas. Under the new laws, gift vouchers will...

Laois/Offaly TD and Minister for Justice & Equality, Charlie Flanagan, has welcomed the commencement of a traffic assessment study in Mountmellick town. This follows approval...

Laois/Offaly TD and Minister for Justice & Equality, Charlie Flanagan, has confirmed that Laois is to benefit from almost €61,000 funding for five projects...

Laois/Offaly TD and Minister for Justice & Equality, Charlie Flanagan, has this morning announced that funding has been approved for works at Mountrath Fire...

Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan has unveiled a raft of new measures to be contained in a sex offenders law. Speaking to the Irish Mirror,...

A new €1m funding scheme aimed at community and voluntary groups supporting older people in their community is now open for applications, according to...

There was a real sense of pride and accomplishment in Mountrath this afternoon as the local community were joined by a host of dignitaries...

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On Wednesday, a discussion took place at the Portlaoise Municipal District meeting where Councillors reminisced about the Blue Bridge in Portlaoise. The iconic blue metal...

Funding of up to €200,000 is available for rural towns and villages across Laois through the 2019 . This is according to Laois/Offaly TD and...

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan is this morning at the centre of what he himself described as a “bizarre” drink-driving row, due to comments made...

Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan says that efforts will be made to bring so-called 'Irish ISIS bride' Lisa Smith home from Syria - but...

Laois/Offaly TD and Minster for Justice & Equality, Charlie Flanagan has urged Laois County Council and local communities to work together on proposals for...

It is less than three months until the Elections and our third Election Diary is now here. We look at the latest political pieces as...

A public information session on the new national heritage plan will be held on the 7th and 15th of February in Portlaoise. Speaking this morning...

Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan will be spending St Patrick's Day in New York this year. The news was revealed last night as the Government...