Do you know an outstanding youth volunteer in Laois?
Nomination deadline approaching for 2014 All Ireland Youth Awards The search for Ireland’s top youth volunteers is continuing with organisers calling on schools and students throughout Laois to nominate a deserving teenager by October 25. The eighth annual Pramerica Spirit of Community Awards will honour 20 youth volunteers who give their time and talent. “To […]
Small Business Works for Laois Invention Sweepovac
In early times Cullenagh, Portlaoise, was famous for being one of the original commercial centers of Co Laois with 2 mills and a bustling local trade. Building on the area’s business roots is inventor and serial entrepreneur, Henry Fingleton. Henry from Cullenagh has invented the Sweepovac, a new innovative vacuum device that is installed into […]
Huge Consumer Support for Motor Industry Swappage Scheme
Budget Proposal is a “Win-Win” and will “GUARANTEE” €126million for Exchequer Consumer research has shown emphatic support for the Society of the Irish Motor Industry’s (SIMI)Budget submission scheme, Swappage, which proposes a reduction of €2,000 in VRT for any new car purchased in 2014 when a car aged 6 years or older is traded in. […]
DoorJammer – Prevent Opportunistic Burglars This Winter
The prospect of shorter daylight hours and long winter nights with the upcoming clock change on 27th October can make people worry more about crime and personal safety. New statistics from An Garda Siochana reveal that residential burglaries have increased by 9% on 2012 figures. DoorJammer is a new and revolutionary lightweight and super-strong personal security […]
A Taste of Laois at ‘Flavours’ Event in London
Tourism enterprises from around Ireland (including the Heritage Golf & Spa Resort, Killenard, travelled to London to take part in this year’s Flavours of Ireland. The B2B tourism workshop, organised by Tourism Ireland, saw 100 representatives of the top GB-based inbound tour operators come together to do business with 41 Irish tourism organisations. Now […]
Laois people urged to make their will -66% of people in Ireland do not have a will-
80 charities who are all members of the MyLegacy organisation, in partnership with 400 solicitors, are joining forces for the third year running to encourage the people of Laois to make a will and consider leaving a gift to their favourite charity, regardless of size and after family and friends have been looked after. Members […]
Laois and Offaly Rural Bus Services: Deadline Looms for Submissions says MEP Jim Higgins
Jim Higgins, MEP for the Midlands has today reminded interested parties that Fridayis the deadline for making submissions to the National Transport Authority regarding the future of bus services in Laois and Offaly. Speaking in Strasbourg, MEP Higgins who is Ireland’s representative on the European Parliament’s Transport Committee said “What the National Transport Authority proposed […]
Meanwhile Use of Spaces and Places, 9th October – Dublin 2
Source: www.heritagecouncil.ie Date: 9th October L ocation: The Irish Architectural Archive, 45 Merrion Square, Dublin 2 Time: 10am-4:30am Cost: Free Many of Ireland’s historic towns […]
The Forgotten State of Industry, 18th & 19th October, Wicklow
Source: www.heritagecouncil.ie Date: 18th & 19th October Location: Glendalough Hotel, Co Wicklow Cost: €70 first day, €40 second day or both days €100 This exciting […]
2014 May be Bumper Year for Car Sales: Research Points to Two-Tier Auto Market
Vehicle data expert Cartell.ie reports today (02 October 2013) that 2014 may be a bumper year for new vehicle sales given the right incentives – due to an overhang of 42,000 vehicles which ordinarily would have traded-up in a pre-recessionary market environment. In the biggest research sample of its kind Cartell.ie reports the recession has created a […]