Laois Constituency
Latest news and analysis from the three-seat Offaly Dáil constituency
Laois: Brian Stanley (Ind)
Former Sinn Féin TD left the party in October after months of mutual recrimination
Laois: Seán Fleming (FF)
Fianna Fáil junior minister seen as a safe pair of hands at the ballot box for the party
Laois: Willie Aird (FG)
First elected to Portlaoise Town Commission in 1979, aged 19, he has waited until now to contest his first general election
Laois constituency candidates list: All eyes on Sinn Féin and their former party colleague Brian Stanley
Election 2024: Former Fine Gael minister for justice Charlie Flanagan has decided not to contest the election
Brian Stanley acknowledges ‘uphill battle’ in bid to be elected as Independent
Election 2024: Former Sinn Féin TD hits out at party, saying it is ‘not judge, jury and they’re certainly not executioner’
‘Awful ambiguity’: Sinn Féin’s woes and Brian Stanley’s independent ambition make Laois even tighter
The fallout from the TD’s surprising resignation from Sinn Féin has created confusion in a recently redrawn constituency and left many local voters eager for clarity
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