Date: Saturday, November 26th @ 19:30 – 23:30 Location: Maldron Hotel We welcome all riders, members, friends and family to celebrate the achievements of our horses and riders. Riders and horses will be recognised with both the annual trophies and the collective mileage rosettes More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/812496259832960/
From Treo Nua Portlaoise Family Resource Centre
We are looking to see if anyone is interested in taking part in a free computer course. Would you be interested in learning how to carry out online banking, booking flights and hotels, paying your motor tax online or setting up an email or would you like to learn how to use Word and Excel or even take part in an advanced computer course. You can pm us or give us a call on 057 8686145.
Afrobeats Portlaoise
Date: Friday, November 25th @ 22:00 – 02:30 Location: Lilly’s Bar and Kitchen Cost: €10 Afrobeats is back in Portlaoise! Book early to enjoy a nightclub event dedicated solely to Afrobeats, Afro-fusion and Afro-pop. More info: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/afrobeats-portlaoise-tickets-381061885357?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
Strings & Things
Date: Friday, November 26th @ 22:30 – 00:30 Location: Kavanagh’s Bar and Venue The lads are back again in Kavanaghs this weekend, make sure you come and join us for what will undoubtedly be a memorable nights entertainment More info: https://www.universe.com/events/strings-things-tickets-TFNSDM
Benefit Night Sports Table Quiz
Date: Friday, November 25th @ 21:30 – 00:30 Location: De Brun’s Cost: €40 One for the diaries folks! Sports Table Quiz coming up this month to help out one of our members from the very start. There’s also a Raffle, Finger food and Music to finish off the night! More info: https://www.facebook.com/debrunsbarlaois%20%20
Kevin McGahern
Date: Friday, November 25th @ 20:30 – 23:30 Location: Kavanagh’s Bar and Venue Cost: €17.60 Fresh from hosting the 2nd season of RTE’s hit panel show Clear History, Kevin McGahern is stepping out from behind the desk and stepping up to the mic for his all new stand-up tour. Looking back on his childhood, the one phrase Kevin kept hearing was “Stop Showing Off”. Now the star of Republic of Telly and Hardy Bucks finds himself in the one job where “Showing Off” is not only encouraged but in fact, a contractual obligation. Topics covered include: the dangers of choosing your celebrity Hall Pass and failing to reach enlightenment while taking Ayahuasca in Cavan. More info: https://www.ticketweb.ie/event/kevin-mcgahern-kavanaghs-bar-venue-tickets/11903505
Portlaoise Christmas Market
Date: Friday, November 25th – Sunday, November 27th Location: Main Street, Portlaoise We are delighted to announce that our popular Portlaoise Christmas Market is going to be a weekend event this year. The Christmas lights will be turned on in the Top Square on Friday. Saturday and Sunday the Main Street will turn into the spectacular Christmas Market with a huge array of festive gifts for all. More info: https://www.facebook.com/portlaoisechristmas/
The High Fortress: A Guide To The Rock Of Dunamase Book Launch
Date: Wednesday, November 23rd @ 19:00 – 22:30 Location: Midlands Park Hotel, Portlaoise Laois County Council is delighted to invite you to the launch of The High Fortress: A Guide to the Rock of Dunamase More info: https://www.facebook.com/laoisheritageoffice
Could you be a befriender
Laois Volunteer Centre are holding an information event in conjunction with Alone next Thursday, 24th November in Portlaoise Parish Centre at 7pm. Anybody interested in volunteering as a befriender to an elderly person should come along to find out about the free training provided by Alone and support from Laois VC.
Lock up Light up
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Lock Up Light Up is An Garda Síochána’s anti-burglary awareness campaign which encourages homeowners to protect their homes over the winter months, when burglaries traditionally tend to rise. Data from the Garda Analysis Service shows that one-third of all burglaries are through the front doors – with most burglars using their own body to gain entry. Other key findings include: Burglars also commonly target back doors (26%), back windows (24%) and front windows (8%), with one in five cases involving a burglar getting access through an unsecured door or window. Jewellery and cash remain the most common objects stolen, with €600 being the average value of goods taken. Computers, mobile phones, TVs and games consoles are also among the top items stolen. Nearly half of burglaries (46%) occur between 5pm and 11pm. The practice of ‘fishing’, where car keys are fished through a letterbox by burglars, also remains a problem with the Dublin region most at risk.