Tag: Vivienne Phelan

A mental health charity has spoken of the need for increased funding, education and awareness amid a concerning rise in the rates of depression...

Improved public lighting is urgently needed at a well-known former Laois hotel before it results in 'the tragic loss of life'. The Montague Hotel in...

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

The story of the 2024 Local Elections in Laois was undoubtedly the remarkable comeback of Fine Gael's Vivienne Phelan. The Stradbally woman was as much...

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...

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...

Putting yourself up for election, at any time and in any contest, is a brave thing to do. While the general population can go for...

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...

Laois County Council have delivered a new footpath linking Stradbally town to Oakvale cemetery on the N80 Carlow Road. However, the project has not been...

Fine Gael has formally ratified Vivienne Phelan as a new Local Area Representative for the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District. Vivienne, a veterinary surgeon by profession, is...

Halloween is fast approaching and while it is set to be a fun-filled occasion for many people, it can also be a difficult time...

A new councillor will be officially co-opted to Laois County Council later this month after Fine Gael today completed the process of electing a...

In normal times the Fine Gael delegates from around the county would have gathered in a hotel function room or a community hall. There would...

Fine Gael members in the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District will convene on Monday evening for a virtual convention to hear from the candidates in the...

The internal battle in Fine Gael for the Laois County Council seat vacated by Tom Mulhall has been reduced to two candidates following the...

Three names have emerged as candidates to fill the Laois County Council seat left vacant following the retirement of Fine Gael's Emo-based councillor Tom...

Brought to you in association with People First Credit Union Being strong on your home patch was very much apparent in Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District, where...

Brought to you in association with People First Credit Union Padraig Fleming looks set to top the poll for Fianna Fáil and take the first...

Brought to you in association with People First Credit Union The people of Laois and Ireland will be asked to vote in the Local Elections this Friday. There...

Brought to you in association with People First Credit Union In keeping with the lower number of candidates this year putting themselves forward for election,...

Brought to you in association with People First Credit Union A row over posters has erupted in the Graiguecullen-Portarlington area between two Fine Gael Local...

A Laois local election candidate has tonight posted a retraction after a Tweet she posted on Monday caused uproar. Fine Gael's Vivienne Phelan, who is...

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...

Fine Gael will run three candidates in the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal in this year's Local Elections. The party held their selection convention in the Gandon Inn...

Earlier this week the news broke that new candidate Conor Bergin was among nominees for the upcoming Fine Gael Local Election convention in Borris-In-Ossory/Mountmellick. He...

This week on our Student Series we catch up with a final year Veterinary student in UCD. Vivienne Phelan from Stradbally took the time to...