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Abbeyleix volunteers swap the bog for Áras an Uachtaráin

Eight volunteers from Abbeyleix bog attended a garden party in Áras an Uachtaráin on Friday, June 30. The garden party is one of many parties held every year by the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins. President Higgins and his wife Sabina ...

04 Jul 2017 at 17:47

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Presidential praise from Michael D Higgins for Abbeyleix Bog in Laois

Abbeyleix basked in warm praise from President Michael D Higgins, as well as warm sunshine, when he visited its restored bogland recently. The president strolled on the new boardwalk, guided by ecologist and local volunteer with Abbeyleix Bog ...

06 Jun 2017 at 19:15

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Volunteers welcome for another big day on Abbeyleix Bog

Trojan work continues on Abbeyleix Bog clearing Rhododendron and doing other work. Over recent Saturdays volunteers have been busy on the community run project. A host of volunteers ranging have joined the Abbeyleix Bog Project team on the ...

21 Oct 2016 at 12:35

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Bog Lovely day out on the Bog in Laois for Michael D in Abbeyleix

President Michael D Higgins got to see the natural beauty of what Lovely Laois has to offer today when he took a walk on the Abbeyleix Bog. The Irish President was in town as a special guest at the Community Wetlands Forum in the ...

25 May 2017 at 19:27

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IN PICTURES: Laois kids enjoy creative activities at unique Abbeyleix Bog festival

Click 'Next' to look through the gallery! A new creative festival in Laois celebrating art and nature is underway at Abbeyleix Bog. The unique Of.Hands festival - which continues on July 13 and July 14 - promises to inspire ...

09 Jul 2024 at 18:54

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Beginners guide to bog beauties in Laois

Abbeyleix Bog has become cemented into the living heritage of 21st Laois thanks to the ongoing mainly voluntary efforts of local people to make it an amenity for Laois and people everywhere. So what better place for some ...

13 Aug 2023 at 15:52

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Funding support for community bog projects in Laois

Laois community groups are being urged to apply for funding under an environmental scheme aimed at conserving and revitalising bogs and raise engagement with the natural heritage and environment. The Peatlands Community ...

13 Jan 2022 at 17:00

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Enter your snaps in the Abbeyleix Bog calendar photo contest

The Abbeyleix Bog Project invites you to submit your photos for inclusion for the 2022 Calendar Photo Contest. The Project committee seeks photos of flora, fauna and landscapes taken at the bog, across the seasons. The ...

20 Oct 2021 at 11:53

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Laois community groups in running to win big at National Lottery Good Causes awards

Three Laois community organisations are in the running to win cash awards that could boost their services and activities for local people. Representatives from the Cuisle Cancer Support, the Abbeyleix Bog Project and ...

28 Oct 2019 at 16:58

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Biodiversity talks in Laois town that is a hub for nature

Abbeyleix is already a Heritage Town but it has a grown reputation as a hub for nurturing nature and biodiversity. The latest project in this process takes place from January to April in the shape of a series of ...

24 Jan 2019 at 11:58

Presidential day in the sun on Abbeyleix bog in Laois for Michael D

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Presidential day on Abbeyleix bog in Laois for Michael D

06 Jun 2017 at 19:22

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Laois scouts troop set out to use drones to survey local bog

Laois groups are to share more than €15,000 in peatlands related projects one of with one group of young people setting out to survey a local bog from the area. Mountrath Scouts and the Abbeyleix Bog ...

22 Feb 2021 at 20:50

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