Portlaoise-based Fianna Fáil councillor Catherine Fitzgerald will serve as Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council for the next 12 months after being elected at today’s AGM. Cllr Fitzgerald takes over from Fine Gael’s Barry Walsh, the Ballyroan councillor who was in the role for the past year. There was a large crowd of Cllr Fitzgerald’s family, friends and supporters in the council chamber this afternoon after she was elected unopposed. She previ…
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