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UPDATED – LoveLaois: A handy week-by-week listing of Summer Camps on around the county this Summer

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Laois Summer Camps 2023

The summer holidays are fast approaching and many a parent will be eyeing up activities to keep their little ones entertained over the school break.

Below you’ll find a list of the Summer camps, organised by week, happening around the county this year.

Week 1 – July 3-7

Cúl Camps Locations

  • Barrowhouse (football/ladies football)
  • Colt-Shanahoe (football/ladies football/hurling/camogie)
  • Killeshin (football/ladies football)
  • Park-Ratheniska (football/ladies football)
  • Portarlington (football/ladies football/hurling/camogie)
  • Rathdowney-Errill (hurling/camogie)
  • Abbeyleix (hurling/camogie)

 

  • Times: Monday-Friday, 10am-2pm.
  • Ages: 6-13 years
  • Cost: €75 for 1st child; €60 for 2nd child; €50 for 3rd and subsequent children. The cost for a child attending a second camp ,without receiving kit and bag, is €50.
  • Website: GAA Cúl Camps – The Official GAA Summer Camps

Let’s Go Camps

Let’s Go! Summer Schools operate multi activity sports camps. Each Let’s Go! Multi Activity Summer Camp offers two programmes of activities, one for the 5-6 year olds (children must be attending primary school) and the second for children aged 7-12 years.

  • Locations: Portlaoise 
  • Dates and times: Monday to Friday 9.30-3.30pm each day
  • Week beginning 3 July – Portlaoise
  • Ages: 5-12 years
  • Cost: First Child – €120, Second child – €105, Third Child €90
  • Website: Let’s Go Summer Camps

FAI Soccer Summer Camps

The camps aim to provide children between the ages of 6 and 14 the opportunity to attend a week-long football summer camp over the holiday period. Every year boys and girls of all abilities turn out to enjoy five days of fun and football.

  • Location: Lions AFC, Durrow
  • Time: 10am -1pm each day (including bank holidays if applicable)
  • Ages: 6-14 years
  • Cost: First Child – €80 Family Discounts (2nd, 3rd, 4th Child) – €70 *Extra Time (2 or more camps) – €65
  • Website: FAI Football Camps

Irish Language Summer Camp

Camp activities will include: orienteering/treodóireacht, games/cluichí, races/rásanna, quizzes/tráth na gceist, art/ealaín, music/ceol and conversations/comhrá.

  • Location: Vicarstown Community Hall
  • Time: 10am -2pm
  • Ages: Primary school children/daltaí bunscoile
  • Cost: First Child/páiste amháin- €70 and two children/beirt páiste – €130
  • Contact: campvicarstown@gmail.com for more information and booking.

Stradbally Summer Camps

Stradbally summer camps will run for four weeks during the month of July

Pre-schoolers are catered for by Early Learning Montessori while school-going age groups are facilitated by Stradbally Afterschool Centre.

Early Learning Montessori

  • Location: Main Street, Stradbally R32X6T7
  • Times: 9am-2pm
  • Ages: 2-4 years
  • Cost: €30 per day/€150 per week
  • Contact: WhatsApp 089-4328131

Stradbally Afterschool Centre

  • Location: Main Street, Stradbally R32D2C2
  • Times: 9am-2pm
  • Ages: 5-12 years
  • Cost: €30 per day/€150 per week
  • Contact: WhatsApp 089-4490908

Week 2 – July 10-14

Cúl Camps Locations

  • Ballyfin (football/ladies football/hurling/camogie)
  • Clonad (hurling/camogie)
  • Mountmellick (football/ladies football)
  • Portlaoise (football/ladies football/hurling/camogie)
  • Stradbally (football/ladies football)
  • The Harps (hurling/camogie)

 

  • Times: Monday-Friday, 10am-2pm.
  • Ages: 6-13 years
  • Cost: €75 for 1st. child; €60 for 2nd child; €50 for 3rd and subsequent children. The cost for a child attending a second camp, without receiving kit and bag, is €50.

Website: GAA Cúl Camps – The Official GAA Summer Camps

Starcamp

A multi-activity camp including singing, dancing, acting, talent shows, arts and crafts plus much more. Locations include Mountmellick, Portarlington and Portlaoise.

  • Location: Portarlington
  • Times: 9.30am-2.30pm each day
  • Ages: 4-12 years
  • Cost: €99 for one child, €180 for two siblings, €250 for three siblings, €320 for four siblings.
  • Website: Starcamp Summer Camps

Speak Out Drama Summer Camps

A multi activity camp including fun and creative drama activities, storytelling, painting, arts and crafts, music and dance and a treasure hunt.

Stradbally Summer Camps

Stradbally summer camps will run for four weeks during the month of July

Pre-schoolers are catered for by Early Learning Montessori while school-going age groups are facilitated by Stradbally Afterschool Centre.

Early Learning Montessori

  • Location: Main Street, Stradbally R32X6T7
  • Times: 9am-2pm
  • Ages: 2-4 years
  • Cost: €30 per day/€150 per week
  • Contact: WhatsApp 089-4328131

Stradbally Afterschool Centre

  • Location: Main Street, Stradbally R32D2C2
  • Times: 9am-2pm
  • Ages: 5-12 years
  • Cost: €30 per day/€150 per week
  • Contact: WhatsApp 089-4490908

Castletown Community Centre Summer Camp

A multi-activity camp with sports, games, arts, crafts, music and dance. Tuck shop available also.

  • Location: Castletown Community Centre
  • Times: 10am-2pm
  • Ages: 5-13 years
  • Cost: €80
  • Contact: Eimear on 086-4537778

Camp Cúchulainn

A bilingual hurling nursery camp. Lots of fun nursery games to encourage and get started on hurling skills for life, through the medium of Gaeilge and Béarla.

  • Location: R32X403 – Ballycarnan, Portlaoise
  • Times: 10am-12pm
  • Ages: 3-6 years
  • Cost: €50
  • Contact: campacuchulainn@gmail.com
                      086-8752870

Parks Tennis Summer Camp

Offered in association with Laois County Council, Parks Tennis Summer camps are open to everyone, whether you’ve ever played Tennis or just want to try it out. Come along and have some fun, with an experienced Tennis Coach. All equipment provided.

  • Location: Bloom HQ, Mountrath
  • Times: 10am – 11:30am (6 – 10 years), 12pm – 2pm (11 – 16 years)
  • Ages: 6-16 years
  • Cost: €30 per child, €25 for additional sibling
  • Website: Registration through Eventbrite

Week 3 – July 17-21

Cúl Camps Locations

  • Ballinakill/Ballypickas (hurling/camogie)
  • Ballylinan (football/ladies football)
  • Camross (hurling/camogie)
  • Clonaslee St Manmans (football/ladies football/hurling/camogie)
  • Clough/Ballacolla (hurling/camogie)
  • Rosenallis  (football/ladies football/hurling/camogie)
  • Times: Monday-Friday, 10am-2pm.
  • Ages: 6-13 years
  • Cost: €75 for 1st child; €60 for 2nd child; €50 for 3rd and subsequent children. The cost for a child attending a second camp ,without receiving kit and bag, is €50.
  • Website: GAA Cúl Camps – The Official GAA Summer Camps

FAI Soccer Summer Camps

The camps aim to provide children between the ages of 6 and 14 the opportunity to attend a week-long football summer camp over the holiday period. Every year boys and girls of all abilities turn out to enjoy five days of fun and football.

  • Location: Abbeyleix AFC, Mountmellick Utd FC
  • Time: 10am -1pm each day (including bank holidays if applicable)
  • Ages: 6-14 years
  • Cost: First Child – €80 Family Discounts (2nd, 3rd, 4th Child) – €70 *Extra Time (2 or more camps) – €65

Website: FAI Football Camps

Leinster Rugby Camps

These camps are open to any girls and boys, new and existing players, who would like to come and give rugby a try this summer, in a fun and safe environment.

There will be visits to each camp from Leinster Rugby players. The day and time of the player appearances at the camps may change from week to week, in accordance to the players schedule.

Every camp attendee gets a training t-shirt, Rhino rugby ball, and drawstring bag. Camp goers will also get one free ticket to a selected Leinster game

  • Location: Portlaoise RFC
  • Time: 9.30am -1pm each day 
  • Ages: 6-12 years
  • Cost: €90 per child. No sibling discount available.
  • Website: Leinster rugby summer camps

Designer Minds Summer Camps

STEAM camps will see kids get hands on with interactive Science experiments, creative Technology, fun Engineering challenges, Art projects and even a little Maths!

  • Location: Holy Family Senior School, Portlaoise.
  • Steam Camp Times: 9-1pm and 2-6pm
  • Ages: 6.5-13 years
  • Cost: €140
  • Website: Designer Minds Summer Camps

Stradbally Summer Camps

Stradbally summer camps will run for four weeks during the month of July

Pre-schoolers are catered for by Early Learning Montessori while school-going age groups are facilitated by Stradbally Afterschool Centre.

Early Learning Montessori

  • Location: Main Street, Stradbally R32X6T7
  • Times: 9am-2pm
  • Ages: 2-4 years
  • Cost: €30 per day/€150 per week
  • Contact: WhatsApp 089-4328131

Stradbally Afterschool Centre

  • Location: Main Street, Stradbally R32D2C2
  • Times: 9am-2pm
  • Ages: 5-12 years
  • Cost: €30 per day/€150 per week
  • Contact: WhatsApp 089-4490908

Parks Tennis Summer Camp

SVT Activity & Wellness Hub are excited to announce Parks Tennis Summer camps. Offered in association with Laois County Council, the camps are open to everyone, whether you’ve ever played Tennis or just want to try it out. Come along and have some fun, with an experienced Tennis Coach. All equipment provided.

  • Location: Vicarstown Community Hall
  • Times: 10am – 11:30am (6 – 10 years), 12pm – 2pm (11 – 16 years)
  • Ages: 6-16 years
  • Cost: €30 per child, €25 for additional sibling
  • Website: Registration through Eventbrite

Week 4 – July 24-28

Cúl Camps Locations

  • Courtwood (football/ladies football)
  • Graiguecullen (football/ladies football)
  • St Fintans Mountrath (hurling/camogie/football/ladies football)
  • The Heath (football/ladies football)
  • The Rock (football/ladies football)
  • Timahoe (football/ladies football)
  • Times: Monday-Friday, 10am-2pm.
  • Ages: 6-13 years
  • Cost: €75 for 1st child; €60 for 2nd child; €50 for 3rd and subsequent children. The cost for a child attending a second camp ,without receiving kit and bag, is €50.
  • Website: GAA Cúl Camps – The Official GAA Summer Camps

FAI Soccer Summer Camps

The camps aim to provide children between the ages of 6 and 14 the opportunity to attend a week-long football summer camp over the holiday period. Every year boys and girls of all abilities turn out to enjoy five days of fun and football.

  • Location: Arlington AFC (Portarlington), T & S Utd (Timahoe)
  • Time: 10am -1pm each day (including bank holidays if applicable)
  • Ages: 6-14 years
  • Cost: First Child – €80 Family Discounts (2nd, 3rd, 4th Child) – €70 *Extra Time (2 or more camps) – €65
  • Website: FAI Football Camps

Starcamp

A multi-activity camp including singing, dancing, acting, talent shows, arts and crafts plus much more. Locations include Mountmellick, Portarlington and Portlaoise.

  • Location: Portlaoise
  • Times: 9.30am-2.30pm each day
  • Ages: 4-12 years
  • Cost: €99 for one child, €180 for two siblings, €250 for three siblings, €320 for four siblings.
  • Website: Starcamp Summer Camps

Speak Out Drama Summer Camps

A multi activity camp including fun and creative drama activities, storytelling, painting, arts and crafts, music and dance and a treasure hunt. Locations include Cloghan and Portlaoise.

Stradbally Summer Camps

Stradbally summer camps will run for four weeks during the month of July

Pre-schoolers are catered for by Early Learning Montessori while school-going age groups are facilitated by Stradbally Afterschool Centre.

Early Learning Montessori

  • Location: Main Street, Stradbally R32X6T7
  • Times: 9am-2pm
  • Ages: 2-4 years
  • Cost: €30 per day/€150 per week
  • Contact: WhatsApp 089-4328131

Stradbally Afterschool Centre

  • Location: Main Street, Stradbally R32D2C2
  • Times: 9am-2pm
  • Ages: 5-12 years
  • Cost: €30 per day/€150 per week
  • Contact: WhatsApp 089-4490908

Parks Tennis Summer Camp

Offered in association with Laois County Council, Parks Tennis Summer camps are open to everyone, whether you’ve ever played Tennis or just want to try it out. Come along and have some fun, with an experienced Tennis Coach. All equipment provided.

  • Location: St Fergal’s College, Rathdowney
  • Times: 10am – 11:30am (6 – 10 years), 12pm – 2pm (11 – 16 years)
  • Ages: 6-16 years
  • Cost: €30 per child, €25 for additional sibling
  • Website: Registration through Eventbrite

Week 5 –  July 31-August 4

Cúl Camps Locations

  • Arles Killeen (football/ladies football)
  • Borris in Ossory Kilcotton (hurling/camogie)
  • Castletown (hurling/camogie)
  • Crettyard (football/ladies football)
  • Kilcavan (football/ladies football)
  • O’Dempseys (football/ladies football)

 

  • Times: Monday-Friday, 10am-2pm.
  • Ages: 6-13 years
  • Cost: €75 for 1st child; €60 for 2nd child; €50 for 3rd and subsequent children. The cost for a child attending a second camp ,without receiving kit and bag, is €50.
  • Website: GAA Cúl Camps – The Official GAA Summer Camps

LetsGo Camps

Let’s Go! Summer Schools operate multi activity sports camps. Each Let’s Go! Multi Activity Summer Camp offers two programmes of activities, one for the 5-6 year olds (children must be attending primary school) and the second for children aged 7-12 years.

  • Locations: Ballinakill
  • Times: Monday to Friday 9.30-3.30pm each day
  • Ages: 5-12 years
  • Cost: First Child – €120, Second child – €105, Third Child €90
  • Website: Let’s Go Summer Camps

 

Designer Minds Summer Camps

Art camps will see children enjoy painting, print making, drawing and upcycling. They will also learn an artistic digital skill, bringing their creativity into the 21st century!

  • Location: Holy Family Senior School, Portlaoise.
  • Art Camp Times: 9am-1pm
  • Ages: 6.5-13 years
  • Cost: €140
  • Website: Designer Minds Summer Camps

Speak Out Drama Summer Camps

A multi activity camp including fun and creative drama activities, storytelling, painting, arts and crafts, music and dance and a treasure hunt. Locations include Cloghan and Portlaoise.

Parks Tennis Summer Camp

Offered in association with Laois County Council, Parks Tennis Summer camps are open to everyone, whether you’ve ever played Tennis or just want to try it out. Come along and have some fun, with an experienced Tennis Coach, on one of our three full size Tennis Courts in a safe and friendly environment. All equipment provided.

  • Location: Mountmellick Tennis Club (Eircode: R32 HK76)
  • Times: 10am – 11:30am (6 – 10 years), 12pm – 2pm (11 – 16 years)
  • Ages: 6-16 years
  • Cost: €30 per child, €25 for additional sibling
  • Website: Registration through Eventbrite

Week 6 – Aug 7-11

Cúl Camps Locations

  • Annanough (football/ladies football)
  • Mountmellick (football/ladies football)
  • Park-Ratheniska (hurling/camogie)
  • Portarlington (football/ladies football/hurling/camogie)
  • Portlaoise (football/ladies football/hurling/camogie)
  • Times: Monday-Friday, 10am-2pm.
  • Ages: 6-13 years
  • Cost: €75 for 1st child; €60 for 2nd child; €50 for 3rd and subsequent children. The cost for a child attending a second camp ,without receiving kit and bag, is €50.
  • Website: GAA Cúl Camps – The Official GAA Summer Camps

FAI Soccer Summer Camps

The camps aim to provide children between the ages of 6 and 14 the opportunity to attend a week-long football summer camp over the holiday period. Every year boys and girls of all abilities turn out to enjoy five days of fun and football.

  • Location: Abbeyleix AFC
  • Time: 10am -1pm each day (including bank holidays if applicable)
  • Ages: 6-14 years
  • Cost: First Child – €80 Family Discounts (2nd, 3rd, 4th Child) – €70 *Extra Time (2 or more camps) – €65
  • Website: FAI Football Camps

Starcamp

A multi-activity camp including singing, dancing, acting, talent shows, arts and crafts plus much more. Locations include Mountmellick, Portarlington and Portlaoise.

  • Location: Mountmellick August 8-12 (Tues-Sat)
  • Dates and times: 9.30am-2.30pm each day
  • Ages: 4-12 years
  • Cost: €99 for one child, €180 for two siblings, €250 for three siblings, €320 for four siblings.
  • Website: Starcamp Summer Camps

Portarlington Community Centre Summer Camp

This is the 7th year of the Portarlington Community Centre Summer Camp. Children will enjoy, arts and crafts, games, dance, song as well as meditation and mindfullness.

Week 7 – Aug 14-18

Cúl Camps Locations

  • Ballyroan Abbey (football/ladies football)
  • Emo (football/ladies football)
  • LOETB Centre of Excellence (football/ladies football/hurling/camogie)
  • Spink (football/ladies football)
  • Times: Monday-Friday, 10am-2pm.
  • Ages: 6-13 years
  • Cost: €75 for 1st child; €60 for 2nd child; €50 for 3rd and subsequent children. The cost for a child attending a second camp ,without receiving kit and bag, is €50.
  • Website: GAA Cúl Camps – The Official GAA Summer Camps

FAI Soccer Summer Camps

The camps aim to provide children between the ages of 6 and 14 the opportunity to attend a week-long football summer camp over the holiday period. Every year boys and girls of all abilities turn out to enjoy five days of fun and football.

  • Location: Mountmellick Utd, Portlaoise AFC
  • Time: 10am -1pm each day (including bank holidays if applicable)
  • Ages: 6-14 years
  • Cost: First Child – €80 Family Discounts (2nd, 3rd, 4th Child) – €70 *Extra Time (2 or more camps) – €65
  • Website: FAI Football Camps

Speak Out Drama Summer Camps

A multi activity camp including fun and creative drama activities, storytelling, painting, arts and crafts, music and dance and a treasure hunt.  Locations include Cloghan and Portlaoise.

Sonas Kids Camp

The Sonas Kids Camp is run by primary school teacher and qualified strength and conditioning coach, Pauraic McEvoy. He is currently the head academy strength and conditioning  coach with Laois GAA. The camp will include fundamental movement skills, balance and co-ordination, strength and conditioning as well as yoga and mindfulness.

  • Locations: St Colman’s NS, Stradbally
  • Dates and times: Aug 14-16 : 10am-1pm each day
  • Ages: 4-12 years
  • Cost: First Child €50, second child €40, third child €30
  • Contact: pauraic.studio11@gmail.com or call Pauraic on 085-1607807 to register

Week 8 – August 21-25

FAI Soccer Summer Camps

The camps aim to provide children between the ages of 6 and 14 the opportunity to attend a week-long football summer camp over the holiday period. Every year boys and girls of all abilities turn out to enjoy five days of fun and football.

  • Location: St Annes AFC, Ballylinan
  • Time: 10am -1pm each day (including bank holidays if applicable)
  • Ages: 6-14 years
  • Cost: First Child – €80 Family Discounts (2nd, 3rd, 4th Child) – €70 *Extra Time (2 or more camps) – €65
  • Website: FAI Football Camps

This list can be updated. If you would like your camp added to the list, please send details to hello@laoistoday.ie.

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