Laois Nationalist

Our story on today's drama in Portlaoise Two gardaí injured after squad car rammed Laois Nationalist
Kevin Myers to open snug dedicated to Laois WW1 hero tomorrow
Noel Tuohy, Catherine Fitzgerald and Jerry Lodge elected on count 11. Rotimi Adebari loses his seat. We're finished.
Worth considering that one of those independents, Brendan Phelan, is former Fianna Fail. Soldiers of Destiny or Soldiers of Good Fortune.
Rotimi Adebari looks set to lose his seat with Catherine Fitzgerald, Jerry Lodge & Noel Tuohy taking the remaining seats in Portlaoise.
B I O MM LEA is done! John King (FG), David Goodwin (FG) and Seamus McDonald (FF) elected without reaching quota.
Paddy Bracken and Brendan Phelan have been elected in the B I O MM LEA on Count 9.
Mountrath Independent James Kelly is the first to be elected in the B I O MM LEA.
Recount called for Portlaoise LEA. by Sinn Fein. Sharon Bailey was eliminated with 552, seven votes short of FG's Jim Ring.
Fine Gael's Kathleen O'Brien loses her seat in Portlaoise following count 7. laois le14
John Finlay, FG, eliminated on MM B I O LEA count 6. His 793 votes will now be distributed.
FG's James Daly loses his seat on count 6 in the Port Graigue LEA.
FF's David Ryan eliminated on count 5 in Portlaoise LEA. His 255 votes will now be redistributed.
James Daly looks set to be the next candidate to be eliminated in the Port Graigue LEA. Big shock. 1179 1st preferences in '09, 698 in '14.
Gerard Phelan FF eliminated following the third count of MM BIO LEA laois le14