Business Briefing: Grow Remote, business news and upcoming events
Laois Chamber Alliance CEO, Caroline Hofman, caught up with Dónal Kearney, Community Manager with Grow Remote…
Tell us a bit about Grow Remote and your...
Business Briefing: O’Mimo’s Good Globe Pantry, business supports and upcoming events
Laois Chamber Alliance CEO, Caroline Hofman, caught up with Mimo and Seamus O’Flynn of O’Mimo's Good Globe Pantry, based in Portarlington…
Tell us a bit...
Stradbally brewery named winner of the Laois County Enterprise Award for 2023
A brewery from Stradbally is this year’s winner of the Laois County Enterprise Award for 2023, Local Enterprise Office Laois has announced.
Ballykilcavan Brewing will...
‘Clear signal’ that IDA wants to prioritise Laois, claims Minister for Enterprise
The fact that the IDA has invested significant money in buying a 45-acre site in Portlaoise is a clear signal that it wants to...
‘Portlaoise needs to be so much more than a place where people working in...
'Portlaoise needs to be so much more than a place where people working in Dublin can afford to live'.
So Minister for Enterprise, Trade and...
Joe Mallon Motors win national electric vehicle dealership award
Joe Mallon Motors in Naas have been crowned the national winner of Electric Vehicles Dealership of the year awards at the SEAI Energy Show...
The CUBE Low Carbon Centre of Excellence officially opened in Portlaoise
This evening saw the official opening of The CUBE by Minister Simon Coveney, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
The 10,000 square foot Low Carbon...
Business Briefing: Beechfield Healthcare, business news and supports
This week, Laois Chamber Alliance CEO, Caroline Hofman, caught up with James Gargan, Commercial Director with Beechfield Healthcare, based in Portlaoise.
Tell us a bit...
Laois company claims gold medal at prestigious international beer competition
There was great delight this week at Ballykilcavan Brewery as three of their beers won medals at the prestigious international competition.
The Concours International de...
The CUBE Low Carbon Centre of Excellence appoints new Director ahead of official opening
The CUBE Low Carbon Centre of Excellence has appointed Caroline Hofman as its new Director, effective from today.
Located in the heart of Portlaoise, The...
Seventeen Laois winners announced in Leinster section of Irish Restaurant Awards
The 17 Laois winners in the Leinster section of this year's Irish Restaurant Awards were announced at an event in the Killashee House Hotel...
In Pictures: Laois students set for Croke Park appearance in entrepreneurship finals
Local Enterprise Office Laois have announced that teenage entrepreneurs from Heywood Community School and Portlaoise College will represent Laois at this year’s Student Enterprise...
Business Briefing: Abbeyleix Chauffeur Services, award winners and business supports
Laois Chamber Alliance CEO, Caroline Hofman, caught up with Aubrey Hutchinson, Owner of Abbeyleix Chauffeur Services.
Tell us a bit about Abbeyleix Chauffeur Services and...
Cooking up a storm in uncertain times – Laois woman to provide free business...
Facing rising costs from every direction, enterprises in the hospitality industry can feel overwhelmed but it’s often the small invisible costs rather than the...
Laois hotel scoops two accolades at Best Workplace Awards ceremony
A Laois hotel has scooped two accolades at the Best Workplaces Awards that took place in the Burlington Hotel in Dublin recently.
The Midlands Park...
Laois hotel receives ‘Great Place to Work Certification’ for the second year in a...
The four-star Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise has been awarded the Great Place to Work Certification for 2023.
This is the second year in a...
In Pictures: 2023 Laois Jobs Fair proves another great success with big attendance
The 2023 Laois Jobs Fair returned to the heart of Portlaoise on Monday, February 20, and was a huge success.
The now annual event attracted...
Weekend Read: Portlaoise-born financier Sean Conroy on some of the biggest deals he’s been...
Cutting deals in both good and bad economic times, Portlaoise born financier Seán (John) Conroy has been at the heart of the action in...
Leinster honours for Joe Mallon Motors at prestigious Electric Vehicle Dealership awards
Laois business Joe Mallon Motors were the Leinster winner at the prestigious Electric Vehicle Dealership of the Year awards held in Dublin this week.
Zero...
Weekend Read: The fascinating financial career of Portlaoise man Sean Conroy
It’s a long way from Portlaoise to Pennsylvania Avenue – the home of US presidential power - and Wall Street but it has been...
Laois wedding venue secures two prestigious accolades at national awards
Stradbally’s spectacular wedding venue Ballintubbert Gardens & House has been announced as a winner in the national wedding venue awards.
The celebrated wedding venue has...
40 electric car sales in Laois in January as figures creep up again
There were 40 electric car sales sold in Laois in January, the highest ever single-month figure according to the recent Society of Irish Motor...
Laois Chamber Alliance urges businesses to register for Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme
Laois Chamber Alliance is urging Laois businesses to check their eligibility and avail of the Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme (TBESS).
The Department of Finance...
List of guest speakers confirmed ahead of eagerly awaited Laois Jobs Fair next month
With the upcoming Laois Jobs Fair only a matter of weeks away, Laois Chamber Alliance have announced a list of speakers who will be...
Excitement in Ballylinan as new pharmacy officially opens for business
The balloons and ribbons were out in Ballylinan on Monday afternoon as a new pharmacy officially opened its doors for business.
Ballylinan Pharmacy is a...
Business Briefing: Patricia Frayne on managing Portlaoise Enterprise Centre, seeing companies grow and the...
Laois Chamber CEO, Caroline Hofman, caught up with Laois Chamber member Patricia Frayne, Centre Co-Ordinator for Portlaoise Enterprise Centre.
Tell us a bit about Portlaoise...
Popular Laois bakery announces closure due to ‘uncertain economic situation and rising costs’
A popular Laois bakery, which opened its doors in February 2019, has announced it has closed with immediate effect.
Sweet Bakery was located on James Fintan...
Weekend Read: From honours maths switch to MD role at Accenture – the career...
When Paula Neary (nee Fennelly) from Ballydavis near The Heath was in secondary school at the Presentation Convent in Portlaoise, neither honours maths nor...
Portlaoise store set to be the first to close as Argos announce closure of...
The Argos store in Portlaoise is set to close in early May, following an announcement by the company today that that they are shutting...
Laois woman’s holistic menstrual education programme awarded €3,000 and place on programme
Paula Byrne, the founder of The Mindful Cycle, is one of eight organisations to win a place on Social Entrepreneurs Ireland’s (SEI) Action Lab...
