Minister Humphries Turns sod for Portlaoise Library

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Minister Humphries Turns sod for Portlaoise Library

Date 05-08-2020

The Minister of Social Protection, Community & Rural Development and the Islands, Heather Humphries TD, turned the sod for the new Portlaoise Library on the 5th August 2020.

The Library is located on the prominent site of the former Shaws Department Store in The Square, Portlaoise.

The €4m Library will consist of 1,543m² building on 3 levels and will provide a significant landmark building in the historic town centre.

The image above was taken at the Sod Turning Ceremony and includes (left to right):

Sean Fleming, Minister of State at the Department of Finance, John Holland, CE Laois County Council, Minister Heather Humphries, Bernie Foran, Laois County Librarian, Councillor Catherine Fitzgerald, John Joe Hartnett, FC Murray & Sons, Michael Turley, MJ Turley & Associates and Conor Finnegan, MCOH Architects

Trevor Finnegan