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The Midlands Astronomy Club will be giving an introductory talk on the cosmos at Portlaoise Library this evening (Wednesday, July 26). ‘A Tour of the Stars’ will take place at the library at 6.30pm and all are welcome.

26 Jul 2017 at 15:22

Arts & Entertainment

New €5m Portlaoise library now in doubt over lack of national funding

The multi million euro library planned for Portlaoise is now in doubt after the construction price rose from €3.7 to €5 million, with local taxpayers to foot most of the cost. Laois County Council CEO John Mulholland has stated that unless national ...

30 May 2017 at 11:16

Events & Listings

College bound - Laois Libraries have some vital help on offer

Do you know anyone who is starting college, attending third-level education or wanting to brush up on their writing, referencing and research skills? If so Portlaoise Library may be help. Staff there are planning to run a one-hour talk outlining ...

27 Aug 2022 at 11:52

Your Community

Great night for the girlies at Portlaoise Library

A recent makeup demonstration in Portlaoise was described as a lovely girlie time Local make-up artist Clodagh Finlay and her model and assistant Ciara Dooley demonstrated a mini-facial and make-up application with lots of tips on both along ...

19 May 2017 at 11:57

New Portlaoise library is going ahead at estimated cost of €3.4 million

Local News

New Portlaoise library going ahead at estimate cost of €3.4 million

The stalled plan for a new state of the art library in Portlaoise is back on track, with Laois County Council now preparing to put the job out for tenders. The library will be built on lower Main Street, on the site of the old Shaws ...

29 May 2018 at 16:53

Portlaoise

Gaeilge celebrations in Portlaoise Library

Portlaoise Library celebrated Seachtain na Gaeilge with events involving local people including children from local schools. Photographer Denis Byrne covered one of the events for the Laois Library Service.

28 Mar 2019 at 12:00

Portlaoise

Minister says €5 million Laois local library project has the green light

Building work is set to commence soon on a multi-million euro library project for Portlaoise according to Laois TD and Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan. The politician took to social media to make the announcement that Laois ...

24 Oct 2019 at 17:05

Portlaoise

Laois County Council says new €5 million library is a ‘priority project’

A restart is urged this year on the stalled new €5 million county library on Portlaoise Main Street but there is still no sign of most of the cash from the Government. Laois County Council bought the old Shaws shop for almost ...

15 Feb 2018 at 18:22

Arts & Entertainment

Journey to Gaeilge - writer tells story of journey around Ireland and Irish in Portlaoise

‘Some part of me believed I would become a more complete person if I spoke Irish, more in tune with my roots, my identity, my very being.’ That is a line from the book 'Coming Home' by Michael McCaughan who discusses his ...

25 Oct 2017 at 16:15

What's On

Local man's path to the White House

With two high-profile candidates fighting it out to to occupy the most famous building in the world – for the next four years, at least – America’s White House is very much in the news these days. But for the hundreds ...

25 Oct 2016 at 16:27

Christmas In Laois

Cracking Christmas Laois events at Portlaoise Library

The busy and creative Laois Libraries staff at Portlaoise Library have lined up lots of Christmas events for local families to enjoy. First and foremost there's a Santa letter writing and craft on Thursday, November ...

24 Nov 2024 at 15:52

Arts & Entertainment

Irish women's War of Independence stories to be told in Portlaoise

A dramatic telling of the Irish women involved in the fight for Irish independence is the focus of a play to be staged in Portlaoise this week. Greyhound on Train produced by Carnation Theatre will be performed at ...

01 May 2019 at 13:51

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