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With National Heritage Week 2024 fast approaching its time to check out what is happening here in Laois. This year Heritage Week will run from 17th- 25th August, with a huge range of events taking place across the county, including lots of talks and events in Laois LibrariesRead More

Land and Labour in Laois from 1904 to 1924 by Laois Historian-in-Residence Terry Dunne, the final talk in our summer series, takes place on Wednesday 7th August at 7pm.Read More

Talk on Land and Labour in Laois from 1904 to 1924 by Laois Historian-in-Residence Terry Dunne is postponed to Wednesday 7th August 2024.Read More

This week’s talk on Wednesday 24th July is Kevin O’Higgins, his Friends and Enemies by Arthur Mathews. 7pm Portlaoise LibraryRead More

Creative Ireland Laois supported by Laois County Council are delighted to announce the recipients of the 2024 Heritage Through Art grant scheme. The total grant awarded from the Creative Ireland Laois fund for the 17 projects was €36,400Read More

This week's talk in our summer series is Women’s Activism in Laois from 1914 to 1923 by historian Regina Dunne, Wednesday 10th July, 7pmRead More

Portlaoise Library is delighted to announce the return of its summer series of local history talks. The talks will take place in Portlaoise library at 7pm on Wednesday evenings throughout the month of July.Read More

This is the story of William Gillespie, senior sales clerk with the Abbeyleix Carpet Factory, who perished on the Titanic. It was written, filmed and and edited by Margaret Kane-Rowe and funded by Creative Ireland, Decade of Commemorations and Creative Laois.Read More

Portlaoise Library, now located in the Old Fort Quarter, is looking forward to its first year as a venue for the Old Fort Festival's heritage events. On Saturday 29th June the library will host a series of free activities and talks on the history of Portlaoise and its people.Read More