Tag: Portlaoise College

Transition Year students at Portlaoise College recently held a showcase of their enterprise creations. The small businesses included products such as caffeinated chewing gum (Go...

The Transition Year students in Portlaoise College have thrown their support behind the 20x20 campaign to promote and champion the involvement of women and...

Seven Laois projects are among the 550 finalists for the 2021 BT Young Scientist Exhibition. Two Laois schools will be represented - with four projects...

The TY2 class of Portlaoise College are currently working on designing a sensory trail for the children of Laois which will be located at...

This is a lovely gesture. Parents at a Laois secondary school have come together with a novel idea to give back to teachers who have...

From Poland, to Portlaoise College, to becoming a PE teacher - Pawel Nowakiewicz has gone through a challenging but ultimately most rewarding few years...

A Laois secondary school has published the first ever edition of its brand new digital newspaper. The 'Student Voice' was officially published for the very...

On October 1, Portlaoise College took the innovative step to stage a Virtual Open Night for its perspective students ahead of the October 23...

In a record-breaking year, five of the teaching staff at Portlaoise College are still standing at the business end of the Laois hurling and...

"School days are the best days of your life." It’s a phrase many of us have heard before. In order to make sure this statement...

In response to an audit on single-use plastic waste, the Green Schools Committee in Portlaoise College decided it was time to take action, and...

If for whatever reason you're thinking of going back to repeat your Leaving Cert, then Portlaoise College is well worth considering. Opened in 2006, Portlaoise...

There was great excitement in Portlaoise College as the school welcomed 168 First Year Students to start their second level education. This is the highest...

Getting your hair shaved off is a big deal for a teenage girl - but Katie Linh Roe did so for not one but...

Over the last week students, parents and their families tuned into Portlaoise College’s Facebook page to find out who the student award winners were...

Portlaoise College has come up with an innovative method of holding their annual student Awards Night this year. Each night next week from Monday 11th...

A Laois secondary school has reached out to all of their students by sending them cards. Portlaoise College sent out these cards to remind all...

Laois TD and Minister for Justice & Equality, Charlie Flanagan has announced that additional accommodation has been approved for Portlaoise College. Six general classrooms, four...

The Coronavirus pandemic is affecting almost every aspect of our lives at the moment. Bar those working in essential services, the rest of the population...

Portlaoise College has announced this year’s winners for the first year scholarship programme. Abbie Maher from St Colman's National School in Stradbally and Jonathan Murphy...

The Coronavirus pandemic is affecting almost every aspect of our lives at the moment. Bar those working in essential services, the rest of the population...

It is tough being a student at the moment. Since March 12, they have been taken out of their classroom setting and forced to change...

Like all schools and colleges in the country, Portlaoise College is having to embrace a new and innovative way of learning. Schools across the country...

On Thursday the March 5, Portlaoise College Green Schools Committee along with Principal, Noel Daly collaborated with Tidy Towns. The aim was to become active...

Students at Portlaoise College have an ocean of hidden talent amongst them. They had the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and abilities during the Talent...

More than 140 students from 1st Year exhibited forty four projects in SciFest@School in Portlaoise College recently. This was the school’s first time hosting the...

Some teachers go over and above - and that's something Portlaoise College teacher Julie Cunneen has done by publishing a cook book for Junior...

On Thursday January 30, Portlaoise College welcomed a large group of 5th class pupils and their parents to the annual STEM Experience Night. Information Leaflets...

In the early hours of Thursday morning, a group of TY and 5th year students from Portlaoise College are setting out on a life-changing...

Thinking of what to do for Valentine's Night 2020? Well think no further! Portlaoise College are hosting a Valentine's Ball to raise funds for the school. The...