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May you spring into life during the Bealtaine Festival in Laois

Laois County Council Arts and Library Sections have partnered with the Dunamaise Arts Centre and Music Generation Laois to present a selection of safe and creative projects during the month of May to celebrate the Laois Bealtaine Festival for older ...

27 Apr 2021 at 11:48

Arts & Entertainment

Spring into art with Sarah in Laois this Bealtaine

The Arts Office of Laois County Council is hosting a free artist training session with Sarah Thornton as part of the Bealtaine Festival. The training session is led by Sarah Thornton. As Artistic Director of Collective Encounters Sarah spearheaded ...

13 May 2023 at 14:53

Local News

Bealtaine Festival 2021 - We Can Do It!

While we may still be fighting Covid-19, one organisation wants you to know that they are busy preparing for an exciting new online Bealtaine Festival 2021 and they need you to join them! Bealtaine Festival, an Age & Opportunity initiative ...

06 Feb 2021 at 15:50

What's On

Laois Bealtaine Festival to celebrate 'Lust for Life'

The theme of this year's Bealtaine Festival in Laois will be about having a 'Lust for Life'. The festival for older people will take place during the month of May. Laois County Council Arts have partnered with the Dunamaise Arts Centre ...

25 Apr 2024 at 13:52

Arts & Entertainment

WATCH: May Day story features love, fairies, May Bush, the start of summer hurling

Bealtaine, or May Day, falls on 1 May and was an important festival in Ireland as it marked the start of summer and was a welcoming festival of flowers, dancing, bonfires and that start of summer hurling. Many May Day traditions ...

01 May 2023 at 17:22

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 ...

19 May 2017 at 11:57

Arts & Entertainment

Having a stab at writing your memoir? Writer can guide you in Laois

The Arts Office of Laois County Council is hosting a four-week memoir writing course with Eileen Casey at Laois Arthouse, Stradbally as part of the Bealtaine Festival. Eileen's ‘digging’ memoir workshops are geared towards ...

05 May 2023 at 09:52

National News

Thousands celebrate return of summer at Bealtaine Fire Festival

Thousands of people gathered in the centre of Ireland to give the coming of summer a traditional welcome. The Bealtaine Fire Festival brought an estimated 5,000 people to the Hill of Uisneach in Rathnew, an ancient ...

12 May 2024 at 10:30

Arts & Entertainment

Laois event to explore county's stained glass windows

An event will be held as part of this year's Bealtaine Festival that will explore Laois' stained glass windows as well as the wider midlands region. The presentation, funded by Creative Laois, will be given by Dr ...

24 Mar 2024 at 08:52

Pictures & Videos

PICTURES: Laois art collection celebrating creative aging on display in Stradbally

A collection of artwork, that has been built up in Laois over the last 30 years and celebrates creative aging, is now on display in Stradbally. The Laois Arthouse Bealtaine Exhibition titled Láithreach ...

20 May 2025 at 18:52

Events & Listings

Hospitable Bealtaine Festival in Laois aims to put a creative spring in your step

The Arts Office, Laois County Council invite people of an older age to join in some of the wonderful events that are happening in Laois for the Bealtaine Festival 2018. The theme for 2018 is ...

11 Apr 2018 at 12:24

National News

Spectators gather for ancient Celtic fire procession that welcomes summer

Hundreds of spectators have gathered for a Celtic fire festival marking the beginning of summer in Co Westmeath. A procession of light and fire was held at the Hill of Uisneach, an ancient ...

11 May 2025 at 10:17

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