16/10/2021
16/10/2021
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider subscribing to our ePaper and/or free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
Durrow Cullohill man Ollie Clooney has been elected to Laois County Council.
The first time candidate is non party, and gained a huge vote from his area, to represent the Mountmellick Borris-in-Ossory Municipal District.
The celebrations are sure to be massive judging by the cheers in this video.
Read also: Final count figures
New candidate Fine Gael's Conor Bergin was also elected on the count, and is now the youngest Laois councillor at the age of 25.
The announcements brought a mammoth three day count to an end in Laois, with all 19 councillors elected.
Champagne popped and hip hop hurrahs rang out in the count centre afterwards.
Official opening of the B.Braun Wellstone Dialysis Clinic in Portlaoise. Pictures: Michael Scully
Rory's stories star Rory O'Connor during one of his shows in Laois. Picture: Alf Harvey/HRPhoto.ie
Picture used by gardaí to warn about fireworks
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This website and its associated sites are full participating members of the Press Council of Ireland and supports the Office of the Press Ombudsman. This scheme in addition to defending the freedom of the press, offers readers a quick, fair and free method of dealing with complaints that they may have in relation to articles that appear on our pages. To contact the Office of the Press Ombudsman go to www.pressombudsman.ie or www.presscouncil.ie
