This year's Live Well Health and Wellbeing Expo is taking place today, 8 April 2026, from 11am to 5pm at the Midlands Park Hotel, Portlaoise. All are welcome. 

NON-profit organisation Kare has partnered with Midlands Park hotel, Portlaoise to launch Project Pathways, a new employment programme offering work experience for young adults with intellectual disabilities.

 Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise celebrated ten years under the ownership of hospitality veterans, Colm and Anthony Neville on Tuesday 26 November.

Charter Bar & Eatery at the Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise, Co Laois, has been named Hotel Bar Of The Year at the Midlands 103 Hospitality Awards.

Laois Heritage Society will host ‘A Day in the Life of a Regency Lady’ : a Costumed Talk by Dr Melissa Shiels on Thursday 23 October at 8pm in the Midland Park Hotel, Portlaoise.

Laois Local Enterprise Office invites you to joing them on Tuesday next, 27 June at 6pm in the Midlands Park Hotel Portlaoise for some refreshments, networking and a talk by renowned speaker, Susan Hayes- Culleton.

A JAM-PACKED itinerary awaits those taking part in the 122 year running of the Gordon Bennett Classic Car Run that takes place from Thursday 30 May to Monday 2 June.

THE Midlands Park Hotel, Portlaoise was well represented at a recent Fáilte Ireland's EU Just Transition Tourism Learning Network Programme workshop and networking event.

THE Midlands Park Hotel, Portlaoise was well represented at a recent Fáilte Ireland's EU Just Transition Tourism Learning Network Programme workshop and networking event.

Throughout December, a donation of €1 will be given to the charity from every meal purchased.

JUST weeks after the Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise picked up a Great Place to Work award, the four-star hotel won the Overall Hotel of the Year for the second consecutive year at the Midlands 103 Hospitality Awards.

It was the fourth year in a row that the hotel won the award as being a 'Great place to Work'.

The Siver Gala Ball takes place on Friday night 25 October.

Christmas Party time in Portlaoise

THERE was a record attendance at an evening of music, photographs and history in Portlaoise Library when local historian John Dunne gave an interesting presentation on Hidden Portlaoise during Heritage Week.