Portlaoise Women's Shed

Portlaoise Women’s Shed finished the season on a high with a fantastic picnic at Emo Court.
It was great to see so many familiar faces together again, sharing laughs, stories, and plenty of good cheer. Huge thanks to Maeve & Ann for bringing the music and the great atmosphere, and to everyone who helped make the day so special.
Thanks to all those who did sessions with us, those who gave talks and demonstrations and in particular the management and staff at our wonderful Portlaoise Library who provide such a welcoming home to Portlaoise Women's Shed.

Thank you all for a brilliant year of friendship, fun, and connection. We’re looking forward to starting back on September 4th — see you then! ❤️

What a fantastic day out for the Portlaoise Women's Shed! 🌞

We enjoyed a wonderful visit to the Shackleton Experien in Athy, kindly funded by Connect Laois, with the help and great support of Karen. Well worth a visit. Afterwards, we had a delicious lunch at the beautiful Kilkea Castle.

It was a day filled with sunshine, fun, laughter, great company, and wonderful memories. Thank you to everyone who helped make it such a special outing.

Last Friday Portlaoise Women’s Shed welcomed Belinda Gyves from First Credit Union .
Belinda gave us information on the many products and services they provide, like the cross-border health loan for anyone on a HSE waiting list, Free banking for older members & Community Funding that they provide to many groups throughout the year. Thank you Belinda & many thanks to People First Credit Union Portlaoise! Another great morning with you all 🌸

Hats off to Pamela Curtin who visited our shed recently to show off some of her fantastic creations. We are lucky to have such a talented milliner right on our doorstep. Pamela can put the finishing touches to any outfit with one of her own hand made head pieces . We enjoyed trying on the hats and fascinators and Pamela was very generous with her time answering questions and giving advice.

Thank you to Portlaoise Library for having our members in such a beautiful building.

This week we had Angela from “Just For You “ & Carol from “Iona Essence”who creates her own beautiful Irish essential oils. Check them out if you haven’t been!

It was such an enjoyable and relaxing morning, we all had a treat of a massage and we really appreciated you both sharing & giving your time with us. Also our group participated in the walk for Domestic Abuse, & Sheila gifted beautiful crochet purple roses to us this morning thank you!

Portlaoise Women’s Shed welcomed Travis from Hearmed Acoustic Healthcare, a local audiology practice based in Portlaoise .

Travis gave a presentation on hearing health—how it impacts daily life, and why taking care of our hearing is so important.

What an informative presentation filled with energy & much laughter also for our group. If you haven’t visited “Hearmed” located on the edge of Bridge Street, do pop in as Travis is welcoming & very supportive to all things hearing.

What a lovely morning we enjoyed on Friday at our Portlaoise Women’s Shed Quiz ☀️🧠

Great company, plenty of laughs, and a few tricky questions to keep us all on our toes! It’s mornings like these that remind us how important it is to come together, connect, and enjoy each other’s company.

Thanks to everyone who joined us—great crack!

We are just back from our Easter Break which we all enjoyed. There was plenty of time to catch up at our weekly Friday morning session in the library with chat, craic, crafts and coffee and lots of cups if tea.
On our last session before we closed we had Caroline from Portlaoise Nutrition
who gave her invaluable insights into healthy eating habits.
In addition to her expert advice, Caroline generously offered a free one-to-one consultation for members of the PWS community. This was very much appreciated by all. Thank you very much Caroline.