New restaurant specialising in gluten-free food opens in Portlaoise
A new restaurant specialising in gluten-free food has just opened its doors in Portlaoise.
The Bay Tree restaurant can be described as a coeliac heaven,...
Georgian house sold to mystery bidder for €1.64 million
Ashmount House, a Georgian property in Clonygowan just across the Laois border, sold for €1.64 million on Thursday with much speculation on the identity...
Vacant Mountrath pub sells for €80,000
The vacant Cedar Inn in Mountrath has sold for €80,000 at an Allsop auction.
The pub, which extended to 6,500 square foot, comprised of a...
‘Heavy going, hard work … but we love what we’re doing’
We recently visited Rose Cottage Farm near Mountrath to meet with the Phelan family and hear their story of growing strawberries in Laois for the past...
New manager appointed at Midlands Park Hotel
Dara Cruise has taken charge as the new General Manager at the recently refurbished Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise.
Dara comes to one of the...
Popular Laois soap business in a change of a hands
Don’t get yourself into a lather, but, Rose & Alice soaps is changing hands. Happily though they are remaining in Laois and staying in...
Chinese vase that sold in Durrow for €740k had a reserve of €800
Arrangements are being made to ship the vase that sold for €740,000 at auction in Durrow on Saturday to its new owner in Paris.
The...
All Ireland recognition for Portlaoise-based Le Skinny Chef
A French man, in business in Portlaoise, was among the winners at the recent All Ireland Farmers Market competition held in Wexford.
Aymar Gourdet, who...
In Pictures: Irish Farmers Journal visit Vicarstown to meet local businesses
The Irish Farmers Journal visited Vicarstown on Friday last to meet a number of local people in business for an upcoming feature in their...
170-acre farm plus Georgian house on the market across the border
A 171-acre residential farm between Portarlington and Tullamore is one of the largest holdings to come on the market in the area in recent...
Abbeyleix woman wins €25,000 prize
Abbeyleix mother of two, Valerie Bergin, has been announced as the winner of a €25,000 prize, having entered a competition open to customers of...
High-speed broadband being rolled out in Laois
Around 22,000 homes and premises in Laois now have high-speed broadband with a further 5,000 plus premises to be connected in the coming years.
Orlagh...
20 new jobs for Rathdowney as Outlet Centre hopes for new lease of life
The operations manager at the 'Rathdowney Hub', formerly the Outlet Centre, is hoping that the decision by a big company to open a Mr PRICE...
Bibi Baskin to speak at the relaunch of Network Ireland Laois branch
An open evening for the re-establishment of the Laois branch of Network Ireland will be held next Tuesday, May 30, at 6pm in the Heritage...
‘We’re here for the long haul,’ say Portlaoise’s newest hotel owners
As the Portlaoise Heritage Hotel officially becomes the Midlands Park Hotel today, the new owners say they are in Laois "for the long haul"...
Heidi Higgins tells her story to women in business event
Local fashion designer Heidi Higgins was one of the main speakers at at a Laois women in business event in Portlaoise this week as she...
In pictures: Laois women in business networking event
Almost 70 Laois business women attended a Bank of Ireland networking event in the Midlands Park Hotel on Thursday.
Organised by Emily Cruise, Premier Advisor...
The personal information you give away is staggering … and businesses need to be...
You’d be amazed how much personal information you give away on a daily basis.
As consumers we often sleepwalk into sharing our data, via social...
In Pictures: Check out the new-look Midlands Park Hotel
The creation of 50 new jobs, a €7m investment and months of development work, the former Portlaoise Heritage Hotel officially re-launches as the Midlands Park...
A top Laois hotel is changing its name
One of the top hotels in the midlands region is undergoing a name change.
The Portlaoise Heritage Hotel will become known as the Midlands Park...
€50,000 fund available to young Laois entrepreneurs as 2017 IBYE comes into focus
Laois business people under the age of 35 are being encouraged to put their name forward for Ireland's Best Young Entrepreneur (IBYE) award which...
Mountmellick company a finalist in National Enterprise Awards
Infrastruct AMS Ltd from Mountmellick has been officially announced by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’ Connor T.D. as a...
Big names lined up for Laois Women in Business network event
Fashion, fitness, business and a spot of lunch will be on the agenda next Wednesday, May 17, for Bank of Ireland's Laois Women in...
Fleming welcomes progress on Commission of Investigation into Project Eagle
Fianna Fáil TD for Laois Seán Fleming has welcomed the fact that the Cabinet has approved the Terms of Reference for the Commission of...
All Ireland honour for Abbeyleix pub
Morrissey's Pub in Abbeyleix has been crowned as the All Ireland Pub of the Year in the Irish Restaurant Awards.
And there was also an...
Laois woman opens new boutique and gift shop in Athy
High-profile personalities from the fashion, business, political and sporting worlds were in attendance on Friday night as a young Laois woman officially launched her new...
In Pictures: Killeen Engineering crowned Laois Business of the Year
Killeen Civil Engineering, a family-run civil engineering company based in Portlaoise, have been crowned Laois Business of the Year.
Laois County Council, in association with...
Portlaoise shop cashing in on ‘Fidget Spinner’ craze
A Portlaoise shop has been mad busy all week as they're enjoying a boom in business thanks to the fact that they're stocking 'Fidget...
These are the finalists in tonight’s inaugural Laois Business Awards
The inaugural Laois Business Awards take place tonight – with 28 nomineees from around the county shortlisted across nine different categories.
There were a total of 87...
Abbeyleix designer the winner of €4,000 Fuelling Ambition competition
Young Laois fashion designer Alison McEvoy won a prize package worth €4,000 at the Fuelling Ambition Roadshow held in the Portlaoise Heritage Hotel on Tuesday...
