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...
Joe Mallon Motors win national electric vehicle dealership award
Joe Mallon Motors in Naas have been crowned the national winner of Electric Vehicles Dealership of the year awards at the SEAI Energy Show...
The CUBE Low Carbon Centre of Excellence officially opened in Portlaoise
This evening saw the official opening of The CUBE by Minister Simon Coveney, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
The 10,000 square foot Low Carbon...
Business Briefing: Beechfield Healthcare, business news and supports
This week, Laois Chamber Alliance CEO, Caroline Hofman, caught up with James Gargan, Commercial Director with Beechfield Healthcare, based in Portlaoise.
Tell us a bit...
Laois company claims gold medal at prestigious international beer competition
There was great delight this week at Ballykilcavan Brewery as three of their beers won medals at the prestigious international competition.
The Concours International de...
The CUBE Low Carbon Centre of Excellence appoints new Director ahead of official opening
The CUBE Low Carbon Centre of Excellence has appointed Caroline Hofman as its new Director, effective from today.
Located in the heart of Portlaoise, The...
Seventeen Laois winners announced in Leinster section of Irish Restaurant Awards
The 17 Laois winners in the Leinster section of this year's Irish Restaurant Awards were announced at an event in the Killashee House Hotel...
In Pictures: Laois students set for Croke Park appearance in entrepreneurship finals
Local Enterprise Office Laois have announced that teenage entrepreneurs from Heywood Community School and Portlaoise College will represent Laois at this year’s Student Enterprise...
Business Briefing: Abbeyleix Chauffeur Services, award winners and business supports
Laois Chamber Alliance CEO, Caroline Hofman, caught up with Aubrey Hutchinson, Owner of Abbeyleix Chauffeur Services.
Tell us a bit about Abbeyleix Chauffeur Services and...
Cooking up a storm in uncertain times – Laois woman to provide free business...
Facing rising costs from every direction, enterprises in the hospitality industry can feel overwhelmed but it’s often the small invisible costs rather than the...
Laois hotel scoops two accolades at Best Workplace Awards ceremony
A Laois hotel has scooped two accolades at the Best Workplaces Awards that took place in the Burlington Hotel in Dublin recently.
The Midlands Park...
Laois hotel receives ‘Great Place to Work Certification’ for the second year in a...
The four-star Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise has been awarded the Great Place to Work Certification for 2023.
This is the second year in a...
In Pictures: 2023 Laois Jobs Fair proves another great success with big attendance
The 2023 Laois Jobs Fair returned to the heart of Portlaoise on Monday, February 20, and was a huge success.
The now annual event attracted...
Weekend Read: Portlaoise-born financier Sean Conroy on some of the biggest deals he’s been...
Cutting deals in both good and bad economic times, Portlaoise born financier Seán (John) Conroy has been at the heart of the action in...
