RTE star and Olympian lined up for Laois Enterprise Week

The line-up for this year's Local Enterprise Week in Laois has been revealed and it is set to feature some very well known faces.

Among this year's guest speakers is Derval O'Rourke, former Irish International athlete along with financial planner and broadcaster Eoin Mc Gee.

Local Enterprise Week is organised and run by Local Enterprise Office Laois and will take place from March 2 to March 6. It offers a wide range of events and clinics celebrating and supporting local enterprise in Laois. CONTINUE READING BELOW PHOTO

Cllr Barry Walsh, Cathaoirleach of LCC; Michael Rainey, Chief Executive LCC and Angela McEvoy, Director of Services LCC with the LEO Laois team of Linda Meredith, Dom Reddin (acting Head of Enterprise); Jason Maher, Honor Deevy and Gearoid Sheridan at the launch of Local Enterprise Week 2026 run by Local Enterprise Office Laois and taking place from March 2nd to March 6th. Photo: Alf Harvey.

An initiative of the Local Enterprise Office, supported by Enterprise Ireland and Laois County Council, Local Enterprise Week offers many seminars, one to one mentoring clinics in person and online, most free of charge.

The clinics offer local business people an opportunity to speak with experts to discuss key areas from financial skills, marketing to boosting their business online. If you wish to attend any of the events or clinics, please register onlinewww.localenterprise.ie/laois or contact LEO Laois on 057 86 61800. Registering online is essential.

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Key speakers for the week include RTE's Eoin Mc Gee who will speak on 'How to Be Good with Money! On Wednesday, March 4 in the Midlands Park Hotel Portlaoise.

Motivational speaker and author in High Performance, Gerry Duffy will speak on the 5 Business Resources every Leader should use - but most Never Do! If you have not experienced one of Gerry Duffy's talks, you have missed out! He will give a talk in the Abbeyleix Manor Hotel on Tuesday, March 3 at 6pm.

Drawing on experience working with over 1,000 companies and organisations, this keynote showcases a set of powerful business resources that many leaders overlook. This event is organised in collaboration with Laois Chamber.

A Laois Women in Business Meet up & Lunch event will take place in the Killeshin Hotel on Friday, March 6 to celebrate International Womens' Day. Registration will take place at 12 noon with the event starting at 12.30pm sharp. The key speaker is Derval O Rourke. CONTINUE READING BELOW PHOTO

Derval competed internationally in the 60 and 100 metres hurdles and has participated in two Indoor World Championships, five Outdoor World Championships and 3 Olympic Games. Since retiring from a very successful athletics career, Derval has published two bestselling cookbooks, created a healthy lifestyle online platform, derval.ie and Derval is also a sports analyst for both RTE and World Athletics. Tickets are only €20 per person but booking is essential. Places are limited so early booking is essential.

For the full line up of events taking place during Local Enterprise Week Laois, please view www.localenterprise.ie/laois or contact Honor Deevy on 057 86 61800. Book now as places are limited!!