Portlaoise Enterprise Centre – supporting start-ups and growing businesses in Laois
Ms Patricia Frayne, a chartered accountant with vast experience working alongside SMEs and owner-managed businesses, is Centre Co-Cordinator at the Enterprise Centre.
Ms Frayne was...
European Commission announces Laois company as EU Organic Award winners for 2023
A Laois company has been honoured with an EU Organic Award for 2023 by the European Commission.
The Merry Mill, based in Vicarstown and owned...
Laois business set to exhibit at Ploughing Championships as part of Local Enterprise Village
One of Laois’s best small businesses will get a chance to exhibit their business to almost 300,000 people at the National Ploughing Championships this...
Laois man, elected new Irish Road Haulage President, to focus on sustainability and road...
Having recently been elected as the new President of the Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA), Laois man, Ger Hyland has said he will be...
The Ranch Cabin – unique accommodation with beautiful Slieve Bloom mountain views
Laois Chamber Alliance CEO, Caroline Hofman, this week caught up with Iveta Melgaile and Patrick Bowe, owners of The Ranch Cabin, located near Errill.
Tell...
Business Briefing: McKeon Stone, Powerpoint Engineering, Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery and much more
Business News
We are delighted to see Stradbally-based Laois Chamber Alliance member, McKeon Stone, feature in this short film by the Defence Forces.
The film itself...
Interview with Niall Treacy, Manager of Treacy’s Bar & Restaurant – ‘A real family...
Laois Chamber Alliance CEO, Caroline Hofman recently caught up with Niall Treacy, Manager of Treacy’s Bar & Restaurant, located on The Heath.
Tell us a...
Business Briefing: Awards, sponsorship, public transport and much more
Business News
Congratulations to Laois Chamber Alliance member, G’s Gourmet Jams, nominated for three awards in the Preserves category.
The nominations were for their Four Summer...
Laois business awarded prestigious international food and travel award
The Heritage, Killenard has been awarded the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Award for 2023.
The award is the highest recognition presented annually to those businesses that...
Laois businesses among the winners at Midlands 103 Customer Service Awards
A number of Laois businesses were among the winners at the Midlands 103 Customer Service Awards held in the Mullingar Park Hotel on Monday...
Business Briefing: People First Credit Union, business news and upcoming events
Laois Chamber Alliance CEO, Caroline Hofman, caught up with Belinda Gyves, Business Development Executive with People First Credit Union, with branches in Athy, Abbeyleix,...
Two Laois students have co-founded a chess technology company based in Portlaoise
Two Laois students have co-founded a brand-new technology company in Portlaoise.
Tarun and Trisha Kanyamarala, former students from Portlaoise College, are the current National Chess...
New Chief Executive Officer appointed by Laois Partnership Company
Laois Partnership Company (LPC) appointed a new Chief Executive Officer earlier this month.
Caroline Lydon has joined the local development company and says she intends...
Portlaoise Businesses invited to event for Portlaoise Energy Master Plan
An information session for businesses in Portlaoise and surrounding areas on the future Portlaoise Energy Master Plan will be held this week.
Laois County Council...
Business Briefing: Fifty-Seven Boutique, business news, supports and upcoming events
Laois Chamber CEO, Caroline Hofman, caught up with Laois Chamber Alliance member, Jenny Miller of Fifty Seven Boutique and Gift Emporium, with stores in...
Kildare native appointed as the new General Manager of The Heritage in Laois
Paul Beehan, a 38-year-old hotelier from the Curragh in Kildare, is the newly appointed General Manager of The Heritage in Laois.
He is a graduate...
Laois business owner seeks planning permission for a new three-storey gym in Portlaoise
Laois business owner John Watchorne has applied for planning permission to turn the old Eason’s building in Portlaoise into a new three-storey gym.
This building...
A major employer in Laois has been acquired by a global infrastructure manager
Enva, a leading provider of recycling and resource recovery solutions, has announced that it has reached an agreement to be acquired by I Squared...
Laois jewellery maker picked for and making big waves at Bloom in Dublin
Emo-based jewellery designer Yvonne Bolger is at Bloom this June bank holiday weekend, showcasing her designs, many of which are fittingly inspired by flowers...
In Pictures: Fifty Seven boutique celebrates 20 years in business in style
The central green in Durrow provided the perfect backdrop as Laois business, Fifty-Seven Boutique and Gift Emporium, celebrated 20 years in business on Wednesday...
Business Briefing: Apple Blossom Holistic, business news and upcoming events.
Laois Chamber Alliance CEO, Caroline Hofman, caught up with Paula Byrne, Founder of Apple Blossom Holistic, based in Abbeyleix…
Tell us a bit about yourself...
Local Value Centre manager wins national award
A Laois shop manager has scooped a top award at the prestigious annual ShelfLife Grocery Management Awards.
Keith Browne, 4 Aces, Portlaoise, has been named Cash...
Laois brewing company to represent at National Enterprise Awards while it also takes another...
A brewing company from Laois have been selected as one of the Finalists for the National Enterprise Awards that take place next month.
Ballykilcavan Brewing...
Laois students win National Ward at Enterprise Finals in Croke Park
Students from Laois have taken 3rd prize in the Senior category at this year’s Student Enterprise Programme National Finals, which took place in Croke Park.
Supported...
Business Briefing: EBS Mortgage Master, business news and upcoming events
Laois Chamber Alliance CEO, Caroline Hofman, caught up with Matthew Kennelly, a Mortgage Master with over 15 years’ experience working with EBS, located at...
Business Briefing: Grow Remote, business news and upcoming events
Laois Chamber Alliance CEO, Caroline Hofman, caught up with Dónal Kearney, Community Manager with Grow Remote…
Tell us a bit about Grow Remote and your...
Business Briefing: O’Mimo’s Good Globe Pantry, business supports and upcoming events
Laois Chamber Alliance CEO, Caroline Hofman, caught up with Mimo and Seamus O’Flynn of O’Mimo's Good Globe Pantry, based in Portarlington…
Tell us a bit...
Stradbally brewery named winner of the Laois County Enterprise Award for 2023
A brewery from Stradbally is this year’s winner of the Laois County Enterprise Award for 2023, Local Enterprise Office Laois has announced.
Ballykilcavan Brewing will...
‘Clear signal’ that IDA wants to prioritise Laois, claims Minister for Enterprise
The fact that the IDA has invested significant money in buying a 45-acre site in Portlaoise is a clear signal that it wants to...
‘Portlaoise needs to be so much more than a place where people working in...
'Portlaoise needs to be so much more than a place where people working in Dublin can afford to live'.
So Minister for Enterprise, Trade and...