Tag: Sinn Fein

On the day when Pearse Doherty took Micheal Martin to task in the Dail over speaking rights, he ended it by visiting Portlaoise for...

Newly-elected Sinn Féin Senator Maria McCormack has vowed to be the strong female voice the people of Laois need in the Oireachtas. Speaking at Leinster...

Laois woman Maria McCormack is on course to be elected to Seanad Éireann for Sinn Féin, after an impressive first preference vote essentially guaranteed...

Maria McCormack, the Sinn Féin candidate in the recent General Election in the Laois constituency, is to run for the Seanad as one of...

Cllr Caroline Dwane-Stanley has resigned from Sinn Féin in the latest chapter in the long-running saga with the party following on from husband Brian,...

Sinn Féin councillor Caroline Dwane-Stanley has launched a blistering attack on the party following the election of her husband Brian as an Independent TD. Brian...

If you'd told Maria McCormack last June that she'd be Sinn Féin's candidate in the next General Election, would poll just under 5,000 first...

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...

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

Mary Lou McDonald's return visit to Laois has been postponed until next Wednesday, November 27. The Sinn Féin leader had been due to visit Portlaoise...

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald will return to Portlaoise on Thursday as she continues to rally support for General Election candidate in Laois...

The General Election is less than two weeks away, which means every housing estate and main street across the country are abuzz with promises,...

Brian Stanley has said that his family have been a "source of immense strength" over the past couple of weeks since his high-profile resignation...

Brian Stanley officially launched his General Election campaign in the Portlaoise Parish Centre recently. In front of a crowd of around 60 people, Stanley took...

Throughout the week between now and Election Day on Friday, November 29, we’ll be bringing you a daily bulletin from the campaign trail in...

It has rumbled on for the guts of a month now. Brian Stanley's resignation from Sinn Féin, his description of a 'Kangaroo Court' inquiry, his...

Sinn Féin have endured a tricky couple of weeks, to say the least, but there was a show of strength in Portlaoise this evening...

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald is set to attend the party's selection convention in Laois on Monday night where Maria McCormack looks likely...

Laois TD Brian Stanley has officially announced his intention to contest the upcoming General Election as an Independent candidate. Deputy Stanley went a step further,...

Fine Gael TD Charlie Flanagan has called on his fellow Laois TD Brian Stanley to make a public statement in the Dail. Taking to Twitter/X...

Laois TD Brian Stanley has accused Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald of 'abusing Dail privilege' in statements she made about him today. Speaking in...

Brian Stanley has welcomed Sinn Féin's decision to refer the inquiry into a complaint about him to the Gardaí. In a statement issued by his...

Sinn Féin members in Laois are set to meet this week to discuss their next steps following the decision of TD Brian Stanley to...

Sinn Féin will have a candidate in the General Election in Laois, according to Mary Lou McDonald, who was speaking in the wake of...

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has issued a statement in response to Brian Stanley's announcement last night that he has resigned from the...

Laois Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has announced his resignation from Sinn Féin in a statement this evening. Stanley has been a TD for Laois-Offaly...

Sinn Fein's spokesperson on housing Eoin Ó Broin says that he would love a General Election to be called 'tomorrow'. The Dublin Mid-West TD was...

The three Midlands counties Laois, Offaly and Westmeath are dtill without any specialised palliative care inpatient unit. Addressing the matter, Laois Sinn Fein TD, Brian Stanley,...

Long serving Laois County Councillor Aidan Mullins has announced his resignation from Sinn Fein. In a statement this afternoon, the Portarlington based politician said he...

Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley says “Sinn Féin’s Affordable Homes Plan will bring home ownership back into the reach of ordinary people in...