- Louise Phelan of PayPal to Address Laois Open for Business Event
17th May 2013 - Laois Bealtaine Festival 2013
17th May 2013 - Works and Interactions, Cóilín Rush Artist Residency 2012/2013
16th May 2013 - Change for Art – A Guinness Book of Records Attempt
16th May 2013 - Anam Beo Exhibition - Birr Theatre & Arts Centre - May 22nd 3pm
16th May 2013 - Nominations for MidlandsIreland.ie Best in Business Awards 2013 are now open.
13th May 2013
- Bealtaine- Older People’s Festival1 May - 31 May 2013 Throughout Offaly
- Laois Bealtaine Festival1 May - 31 May 2013
- Enjoy the beauty of the Grand Canal4 May 2:00 pm - 1 June 2013 5:00 pmGrand Canal Tullamore
- Kilclonfert Maypole Festival24 May 2013 Kilclonfert
- Mullingar Country Fayre & International Horse Festival25 May - 26 May 2013 Mullingar Equestrian Centre, Athlone Road, Mullingar
Welcome to MidlandsIreland.ie
The Midlands of Ireland is a thriving, vibrant region with opportunities for living, learning, enterprise and tourism. Encompassing the counties of Laois, Offaly, Longford and Westmeath, population in the region has risen rapidly in recent years, with more than 282,000 people or 6% of the national population calling the Midlands home.
Located in the ‘heart’ of Ireland, the Midland Region encompasses the counties of Laois, Offaly, Longford and Westmeath. The landscape of the Midland Region is diverse, dominated by the River Shannon and its callows along the western boundary, interspersed with the lakes, wetlands, bogs, agricultural lands and eskers throughout the central area, the upland area of Slieve Bloom Mountains to the south and the rolling landscape of the Barrow and Nore valley to the south east.
The Midland Region has much to offer the tourist, from both a land based and water based perspective, natural heritage, archaeology, architecture, festivals and food are important land-based associations. Water based visitors can enjoy the River Shannon, the Grand and Royal canals, and the numerous lakes throughout the region which offer opportunities for outdoor activities and pursuits including boating angling, canoeing, cycling, walking and wildlife watching. Associated attractions include Lough Ree Environmental Summer School and the monastic sites of Clonmacnoise, Fore, Ardagh and the islands of Lough Ree. The wetland areas of Lough Boora Parklands and the Slieve Bloom Environmental Park present an innovative way for tourists to interact with the unique landscape of the peatlands.