Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcom Noonan TD will officially launch ‘How Ireland Saved Motor Sport’, two heritage videos telling the story of Gordon Bennett. The launch will take place in the VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art, Carlow on Friday 16th June at 7:30pm. The videos tell the story in two parts and were […]
Laois County Council intend to appoint an architect-led construction design team to develop an enhancement scheme to regenerate the historic centre of Mountmellick. The council has invited companies to bid for the contract worth up to €150,000 to draw up plans for the public realm. A similar plans has been prepared for Portlaoise. A draft plan […]
Laois has been chosen as the county to have Ireland’s first dedicated plastic bottle recycling factory. Waste management company Panda have signed an agreement to construct Ireland’s first dedicated bottle to bottle plastic recycling facility in Portlaoise. The €20 million investment is said to create up to 100 new jobs. It’s exact location is not […]
The Stradbally Six exhibition was launched Wednesday 19th September by the Laois Arthouse Gallery and is now officially open to the public. The exhibitions consists of work by six artists who have recently worked, or are resident artists at Laois Arthouse; historically a courthouse and jail. These artists came together to live and work in […]