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LoveLaois Podcast: Debates, coalition options and predictions – our Friday panel...
After a successful first outing, our Friday panel for our LoveLaois podcast for the General Election is back for another episode.
This is once again...
LoveLaois Podcast: 10 minutes with Jason Lynch (Independent)
Jason Lynch was very late to declare but has entered the race as an Independent.
A paramedic from Portlaoise, his story is very interesting and...
LoveLaois Podcast: 10 minutes with Maria McCormack (Sinn Fein)
Maria McCormack, who lives in Portlaoise but is a native of Ballyroan, is Sinn Fein’s candidate - replacing Brian Stanley.
A candidate in the recent...
LoveLaois Podcast: 10 minutes with Aisling Moran (Independent)
Aisling Moran from Killeen is an Independent – and has enlisted the support of her Laois County Council colleagues Ben Brennan from Crettyard, James...
LoveLaois Podcast: 10 minutes with Elaine Mullally (Independent)
Portarlington woman Elaine Mullally, who owns Clown Around play centre in the town, was among the first confirmed candidates in Laois for this General...
LoveLaois Podcast: 10 minutes with Rosie Palmer (Green Party)
From Ballinakill, Palmer was the Green Party’s candidate in the Portlaoise Municipal District in the Local Elections back in June.
But that was a tough...
LoveLaois Podcast: 10 minutes with Austin Stack (Fianna Fail)
Austin Stack entered the race late enough as he was added to the ticket by Fianna Fail HQ.
A retired prison officer, Austin is the...
LoveLaois Podcast: 10 minutes with Brian Stanley (Independent)
A Sinn Féin TD since 2011 and a councillor prior to that since 1999, the Brian Stanley/Sinn Fein saga has been well documented at...
LoveLaois Podcast: From Ballyfin to the Sunday Times – Claire Scott on General Election...
Ballyfin woman Claire Scott has a bird's eye view of General Election 2024 on a national level.
We chatted to her on Tuesday afternoon from...
LoveLaois Podcast: DCU Politics professor Gary Murphy chats Laois, posters and the history of...
The latest guest on our LoveLaois General Election Podcast is Gary Murphy, the Professor of Politics in DCU who is a regular contributor on...
It’s Saturday – so here are the week’s top stories
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There was a great reaction to the news that two 90s supergroups would be performing at the Electric Picnic.
Tradegy struck as a...
The week that was – our most read stories of the last seven days
1 - Arrest made as man in his 60s found dead in Laois hotel
It was the news on everybody's lips in Laois and the...
LaoisToday Podcast: Martin Murphy on championship success, management career and looking to 2021
The special guest on this week's LaoisToday Talking Sport Podcast is Portarlington senior football manager Martin Murphy.
Murphy guided Portarlington to the 2020 SFC title...
Talking Sport Podcast: Extra time, penalty shoot out, first final since 1949 and Fionan...
The Laois SHC semi finals took place in the most horrific weather conditions imaginable yesterday and yet produced two incredibly dramatic affairs.
We thought we...
From the Archives: Yvonne McKeon Interview: Taking on the family business at 21, heading...
When the sudden death of her father saw her drop her plans to work in New York to instead run the family business –...
Talking Sport Podcast: Port, Emo and Crettyard all get up and running as Portlaoise...
It was another busy night of action on the Laois GAA pitches.
The storm that hit the country throughout Tuesday may have threatened the fixtures...
From the Archives: 25 signs it’s time to start thinking of retiring from your...
This piece was originally published on LaoisToday on May 4, 2018.
There's an old joke that compares professional soccer players to their amateur inter-county counterparts...
Talking Sport Podcast: Willie Dunphy, Stephen Maher and Eoin Doyle as Clough-Ballacolla prepare for...
With the Clough-Ballacolla hurlers heading for Croke Park this weekend we have a bumper episode to look ahead to their Leinster club final against...
Talking Sport: Elections, fixture backlog and U-20 preview in our latest Podcast
Our Talking Sport Podcast this week is a bit of a strange one.
It comes after a weekend when almost every sporting fixture was called...
The Midweek Podcast: Local bakers requested, Rathdowney TV presenter on TikTok success and the...
On this week’s LaoisToday Midweek Podcast, host Paul Downey is joined by three brilliant guests.
Consider it Cakes is a new community group set up...