It’s setting up to be an egg-cellent weekend for the Easter Bank Holiday with plenty of family fun days out, Easter Egg hunts and musical sessions to fill the four days.
FRIDAY MARCH 30
O’Moores table quiz
O’Moores Camogie Club are holding their annual table quiz in Rosenallis Community Hall at 9pm.
SATURDAY MARCH 31
Timahoe Easter Egg Hunt
Timahoe Heritage Centre is the place to be for Easter Egg hunting on Saturday. Reigstration will take place at 11am and the hunt will take place around the village green and the Round Tower.
Easter draw at the Stradbally market
There is an Easter draw in conjunction with the weekly market in St Patrick’s Hall between 10am and 1pm.
Slieve Bloom walks
The Phil Higgins Memoriam walk meets in the Glenbarrow car park at 2pm. It is a 6km grade B walk.
Rosenallis monthly social dance
The monthly social dance is on in the Owenass Hall, Mountmellick, from 9.30pm to 12.30am with music from Twice Shy.
SUNDAY APRIL 1
Stradbally steam train
The steam train at the Stradbally Woodland Railway will be up and running on 12 noon until 4pm.
Easter Rising Commemoration
Laois Sinn Féin will hold their annual Easter Rising 1916 Commemoration at Barrowhouse Church, Ballylinan at 2.30pm.
Sean Chistin session
The next music and dance session in Irey, Ballyfin, takes place this Sunday at 7.30pm.
Slieve Bloom walks
Fearbreague walk meets at Kinnitty Community Centre at 11am. It is a 10km walk lasting 4 hours.
Cullohill Cake Sale
There will be a cake sale in Cullohill Community Centre from 11am. All funds go towards the Ossory Lourdes pilgrimage for volunteer helpers in May 2018.
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