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Council goes contactless with new water fountain at Limerick's People's Park


Council goes contactless with new water fountain at Limerick s People s Park
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THE latest in a series of contactless water fountains at public locations across Limerick has been installed at the People’s Park in the city centre.
Located close to the pedestrian entrance near Barrington Street, the new bottle filling station provides clean and safe drinking water without the risk of touching high-use buttons that could increase the spread of infection.
Users can simply place a water bottle into the holder and the sensors will pick up on movement and activate the machine.
To further reduce the potential spread of pathogens the ‘no touch’ design prevents the bottle rim from coming into contact with the nozzle. ....

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Abbeyleix taking big steps toward climate change in Laois


Abbeyleix taking big steps toward climate change in Laois
Trail of Abbeyleix Climate Action Walk to be launched this month to have pretty special artistic signposts
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The Market Square and library animation created for the new Abbeyleix Climate Action Walk by artist Paulina Nickstrom
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A ground-breaking new Climate Action Walk for Abbeyleix will be launched online on Saturday 15th May.
The walk is an end of residency project by science communicator in residence for the Abbeyleix Climate Action Project, Dr Niamh Shaw, working with members of Abbeyleix Tidy Towns.
In response to her six month residency working with Abbeyleix Tidy Towns to engage the community on climate action, Niamh created an interactive walking tour through the town of Abbeyleix to engage the general public about climate change, focusing on the cyclical nature of our planet, how climate change has impacted our lives, how it affects us em ....

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May you spring into life during the Bealtaine Festival in Laois


May you spring into life during the Bealtaine Festival in Laois
Laois elements of the national month of activities for senior citizens launched
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Laois County Council Arts and Library Sections have partnered with the Dunamaise Arts Centre and Music Generation Laois to present a selection of safe and creative projects during the month of May to celebrate the Laois Bealtaine Festival for older people. 
The month of May offers glimpses of new beginnings in nature and also hope for our communities, as we tentatively emerge from Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. With safety in mind, the 2021 Laois programme follows the national theme of Bealtaine At Home with events online, but none the less we hope to have something for everyone to enjoy. ....

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Art, school and lockdown in Laois in the words of local students


Art, school and lockdown in Laois in the words of local students
Final episode in this podcast series ‘If the Bedroom wall had ears’ by broadcaster, Ann Marie Kelly with 3rd year students from Portlaoise College
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Josh Boylan, Ben Campbell, Saoirse Fox, Lucy Grace and Bridget Reidy Dundon, 3rd year students from Portlaoise College. Picture: Kevin Byrne
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“Right now the world is very chaotic, yet now I think we re more of a community than we ever have been .
The words of 15-year-old Lucy Grace in a piece she wrote especially for the last episode of ‘If the Bedroom walls had ears . ....

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