Tag: Willie Aird
Laois’s longest serving politician elected new Cathaoirleach of County Council
Fine Gael's Willie Aird has been elected as Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council at the AGM this afternoon.
The Portlaoise native, who has spent 40...
Box by box – how your area voted in the 2019...
There were 31 boxes in the Portlaoise Municipal District - with 22 of them in Portlaoise and the remaining nine spread across a wide...
ELECTED: Fourth election in a row that Willie Aird tops the...
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Willie Aird has managed an astounding feat by topping the poll in the Portlaoise Municipal...
Battle for the last seat in Portlaoise set to go right...
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Six of the seven seats in the Portlaoise Municipal District are set to be won...
1999 Election Memories: The count that ended up in court as...
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If it’s nail-biting drama, excitement and intrigue you are looking for, forget about the Game...
2004 Election Memories: No TDs, some PDs, a Sinn Féin breakthrough...
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While the country was still basking in the warm afterglow of Bertie Ahern’s second term...
Councillor asks for continued support for new development committee in Ballinakill
Cllr John Joe Fennelly asked at the latest Portlaoise Municipal Meeting that the council continue to support the new development committee in Ballinakill with...
County Councillor warns CIE that ‘our day will come’
A Laois County Councillor has fired a warning shot towards CIE following a dispute over a footpath in Portlaoise.
The matter arose at a recent...
Tributes flow for former Councillor on return to chamber
Laois County Council chamber was packed on Thursday evening for a reception for the Cooper family from Coolrain, owners of the Irish Grand National-winning...
Wired with Whelan: Leo is more my type, but Simon is...
Come gather ‘round people
Wherever you roam
And admit that the waters
Around you have grown
And accept it that soon
You’ll be drenched to the bone
Is your time...
Laois on wrong end of commercial premises vacancy list
Laois has the 11th highest vacancy rate for commercial premises in the country, a survey has found.
A total of 12.89% of premises in Laois...
Funding of €1millon approved for Portlaoise relief road
Funding of €1 million has been allocated to allow the compulsory purchase of land for the Portlaoise Southern Relief Road, which is seen as...