Tag: Fine Gael

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

There's nothing like a cold, dark, car park in November to bring home the reality of a winter election. But in the Mountmellick Development Association...

Fine Gael are considering the addition of a second General Election candidate in Laois, following the upheaval in main opposition party Sinn Féin in...

Like the rest of the country, Willie Aird doesn't know when the General Election is going to be. But he knows one thing. He's...

There were chaotic scenes in Laois County Council this week as Government parties Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil were accused of 'not wanting transparency'. The...

Willie Aird will contest the next General Election as the Fine Gael candidate following this evening’s party convention in Portlaoise. His selection came after the...

We may not know yet when the next General Election will actually be held - but it's a big evening this evening for Fine...

A significant local political decision will be made this evening in the Killeshin Hotel in Portlaoise when the Fine Gael members in Laois vote...

Three names have been nominated to contest the Laois Fine Gael General Election convention early next month. Councillors Conor Bergin from Borris-in-Ossory and Willie Aird...

Laois Fine Gael Councillor Conor Bergin has announced his intention to put his name forward for the upcoming Fine Gael convention to select a...

Fine Gael members in Laois have been told to be ready for a September convention, where they will decide who to run for the...

After the first count in the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District, outgoing councillor PJ Kelly seemed to be in a good position. The Fine Gael man from...

Barry Walsh may have been an outgoing councillor - but he hadn't been elected in his own right before. The Ballyroan man was co-opted to...

There is a gripping battle in store in the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District for the final seat between Fine Gael running mates PJ Kelly and...

The old Chinese proverb, 'May you live in interesting times', is particularly apt for Charlie McDonald, the Ballyroan man who represented the people of...

Barry Walsh is an outgoing councillor in the Portlaoise Municipal District having replaced Mary Sweeney when she stepped down - but fights this election...

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...

The first time Willie Aird was eligible to vote, he voted for himself! That was way back in 1979 when he was elected to...

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...

PJ Kelly is a sitting Fine Gael councillor in the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District - but this is his first election to contest as he...

There was a little bit of everything at the Fine Gael Local Elections launch in the Abbeyleix Manor Hotel last night. A nod to their...

Over 62% of respondents in a LaoisToday poll have said that they would like to see a General Election called in the wake of...

The death has occurred of Tom Mulhall from Emo, a former Cathaoirleach of Laois County County Council and a Fine Gael councillor from 2009-2021. Mr...

Minister Simon Harris was in attendance at Dick Dunne's Lounge, Stradbally, on Saturday last, to launch the election campaign of Vivienne Phelan. Phelan is a...

Fine Gael Councillor Willie Aird says he is solely focused on retaining his seat in the Laois County Council in June. Rumours had been circulating...

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...

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...

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...

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...

We are about nine months out from the 2024 Local Elections and the various political parties are beginning to get their teams in order. Fianna...