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Open the Door to Laois Heritage during National Heritage Week

A wide range of online and in person events are taking place across Laois and indeed across Ireland to celebrate this year’s National Heritage Week, which takes place from August 14th to August 22nd. Organised by the Heritage Council, National ...

11 Aug 2021 at 12:24

Arts & Entertainment

Ukrainian war refugees in Laois taken on Portlaoise heritage tour

A group of Ukranians now living in Portlaoise were taken on a guided heritage tour of the town by the Col. James Fitzmaurice Commemorative Committee during National Heritage week. Included was a walk on around the Old Fort of Maryborough and ...

20 Aug 2023 at 20:52

Pictures & Videos

In PICTURES: Super sunflower Sunday in Laois

Laois Heritage Week featured a special sunflower fundraiser to help families living with Autism and Alzheimers. The pick your Own Sunflowers is a Charity Event, which is the brainchild of Roisín O'Connell Hussey, was held in aid of Laois ...

21 Aug 2023 at 12:52

Arts & Entertainment

Laois Libraries have lots to do during Heritage Week

With National Heritage Week 2023 fast approaching it's time to check out what’s happening here in Laois. This year Heritage Week will run from 12th - 20th August, with a huge range of events taking place across the county, including ...

09 Aug 2023 at 13:52

Local News

Portarlington train station to be in the spotlight in Laois talk

Irish Rail's work to conserve Portarlington's busy and historic train station will be the subject of a talk during Heritage Week on an evening when the rescue of another famous building in the Laois Offaly town will be explored. ...

15 Aug 2023 at 17:23

In PICTURES: Vikings invade Portlaoise during Laois Heritage Week

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In PICTURES: Vikings invaded Portlaoise during Laois Heritage Week

Heritage Week 2023 featured a visit by the Golden Raven’s Viking Reenactment Group to the Fitzmaurice Place in Portlaoise's Old Fort Quarter. Tap NEXT or ARROW to see more photos take by Alf Harvey and supplied to the Leinster ...

17 Aug 2023 at 13:22

Arts & Entertainment

In PICTURES: Weather, trad, and bronze crafts on Laois Heritage menu

Laois has hosted lots of Heritage Week events including a trad session in Durrow, bronze crafting in Abbeyleix and a talk on the weather by Evelyn Cusack in Portlaoise. Alf Harvey has been out and about taking pictures since ...

18 Aug 2023 at 13:28

Local News

Mystical and magical promised at Portlaoise exhibition

What's described as a showcase of magical and mystical art opens in Portlaoise during Heritage Week in Laois. Greg Hallahan is a mixed media artist from Kildare who focuses on the magical and mystical prehistoric monuments. ...

16 Aug 2023 at 12:23

Local News

Learn how to be a local historian in Laois

Are you somebody who would like to be learn out to dig up stories from the past? If so, a Heritage Week event in Laois called 'Digital Skills for Exploring Local History' could be the place to start. Laois Historian Regina ...

15 Aug 2023 at 13:53

Arts & Entertainment

How Laois volunteers saved lives in war

The work of Laois volunteers in treating injured British soldiers during World War I is the feature of a Heritage Week event in Laois. World War I Volunteer Aid Detachment (VADs) of Queen’s County, Portlaoise Library, is ...

16 Aug 2023 at 08:22

Arts & Entertainment

Making reparations in Laois for War of Independence and Civil War damage

Reparation for alleged damage to property from the War of Independence Truce to the Civil War in Laois is the subject of a talk during Heritage Week. Dr Cormac Moore will explain how in 1922 the Irish Distress Committee,...

17 Aug 2023 at 08:53

Arts & Entertainment

In PICTURES: Strollin' and diggin' in Portlaoise during Laois Heritage Week

Fitzmaurice Place hosted a Viking era BIG DIG while John Beattie giave a walking tour of Portlaoise during Heritage Week in Laois. Alf Harvey captured the events on camera. To see more tap NEXT OR ARROW. That's the ...

19 Aug 2023 at 15:52

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