Date: 10th November @ 8pm – 10pm Cost: FREE Location: Dunamaise Arts Centre Join Mary Dorcey, Jean O’Brien, Rita Kelly and Louise C. Callaghan for an evening of poetry celebrating 40 years of Salmon Publishing, as part of Leaves Festival 2022. Salmon Poetry, taking its name from the Salmon of Knowledge in Celtic mythology, was established in 1981 as an alternative voice in Irish literature. The Salmon, a journal of poetry and prose was a flagship for writers in the west of Ireland, and Salmon’s first books, Gonella by Eva Bourke and Goddess on the Mervue Bus by Rita Ann Higgins broke new ground for women poets. More info: https://dunamaise.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873630586
Woodland (Silvopastural) Farming Workshop With Fiorbhia In County Laois
Date: 9th November @ 12pm – 2pm Cost: FREE Location: Bloom HQ This workshop will cover a different variety of items ranging from, reducing costs by wintering pigs and cattle using the forest as a natural shelter. Extra income generating potential. Farming biologically (no chemical inputs). More info: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/woodland-silvopastural-farming-workshop-with-fiorbhia-in-county-laois-tickets-435558716847?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl)
Date: 9th November @ 11am – 1pm Cost: €5 – €8 Location: Dunamaise Arts Centre The award winning movie that has taken Irish Cinema by storm. Nine-year-old Cáit is sent by her dysfunctional family to spend the summer with an Aunt and Uncle she has never met before. The once quiet Cáit blossoms in their care, but in this house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers one. An Cailín Ciúin is a genuine, deeply felt portrait of the bonds that sustain us. More info: https://dunamaise.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873629693
Lir Women in Technical Theatre Roadshow
Date: 8th November Cost: FREE Location: Dunamaise Arts Centre The Women in Technical Theatre Roadshow engages female pupils from secondary level through a practical workshop that shows how lighting, sound and stage management skills serve live performance. These workshops are delivered by industry professionals who have studied at The Lir Academy. A facilitator from the Abbey leads the performance element. The process uses a carousel approach giving small groups of students an equal chance to explore how lighting, sound support and stage management enhance a short scene. The groups move round a series of stations and also learn the scene. The second half of the workshop is like a series of mini-techs where they get a chance to stage the scene. More info: https://dunamaise.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873630213
Laois Sports Partnership Winter Initiative
❄️ 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 ❄️ Laois Sports Partnership are delighted to launch the Winter Initiative 2022🥳 The campaign is a 90-day challenge encouraging you to increase your daily activity. Challenge Details: 1️⃣ Sign Up with the link below 2️⃣ Download the exercise tracker calendar 3️⃣ Get active and log your activity SIGN UP HERE!! https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=1YLk8sbvv0iqU82iEkajdrHkhwg7T-NBvNVCn2JpUGZUMUlNMFVZTzgxWUlIVDZSU0ZDUEFYRUlPTC4u To get started see what programs are happening in your local area: link to LSP/sport Ireland website This programme is open from now until the end of January 2023 and participants are welcome to register at any stage throughout the winter months. The exercise calendar can be downloaded from the our website, link below: https://www.laoissports.ie/winter-initiative-2022/
County Laois Joint Policing Committee – Annual Public Meeting
A public meeting of Laois County Joint Policing Committee will be held in the Council Chambers, Laois County Council, JFL Avenue, Portlaoise on: Monday, 21st November 2022 at 3.30pm The function of a Joint Policing Committee is to serve as a forum for consultations, discussions and recommendations on matters affecting the policing of the local authority administrative area. Members of the public have the right to make their views known and submit questions to the Joint Policing Committee. Questions will be accepted by the Joint Policing Committee from any individual member of the public, or collectively from any group/organisation. Questions in relation to the above, or any other relevant topic, should be submitted in advance in writing to Ms. Anne Marie Kirrane, A/Administrative Officer, Community Development, Laois County Council, Áras an Chontae, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, by email to dce@laoiscoco.ie or by phone at Tel. (057) 8664060, no later than 4.30pm on Wednesday, 9th November, 2022. It should be noted that in certain circumstances, it may not be possible to provide the information requested. Name and contact details of those submitting the question should be supplied but will not necessarily be publicised at the meeting.