Award winning designer Heidi Higgins presents a chic & contemporary label that is sensitive to emerging trends, designing luxurious timeless pieces for the modern woman. Heidi’s deftful tailoring techniques paired with canny detailing identify with current catwalks while always retaining her unique aesthetic.

50 acres of woodland, lakes and formal gardens including the sunken garden designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens.

Heywood Gardens is the site of two garden types: the great park created by Frederick Trench in the late 1700s and the small interlocked formal gardens created by Sir Edwin Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll in the early 1900s.

Completed in 1912, the property consists of gardens, lakes, woodland and architectural features. the formal Gardens form the centre-piece of the property and were designed by the famous architect, Sir Edwin Lutyens (1869-1944). It is one of only four Gardens in this country designed by Lutyens, the others being in the War Memorial Park, Lambay Island and Howth Castle. The Gardens are composed of four elements linked by a terrace that ran along the front of the house which now no longer exists.

High Nelly Cottage sits in a superb touring location and provides couples and small families with a charming, character base for discovering much that Ireland can offer. This character, thatched cottage near Abbeyleix, County Laois, sleeps four people in two mezzanine bedrooms.

Centrally located, family run Bord Failte registered self catering holiday apartments and holiday farm cottage, Hillview self-catering holiday rentals are the perfect place to enjoy your vacation. An ideal base for touring, Hillview self catering accommodation is located in the heart of Ireland just off the M7 Motorway, an hour from Dublin and just 45 minutes from Kilkenny.

Irish Canoe Trails aim to create a safe and fun environment for training and instruction within the sport of canoeing. It is a great way to see the sights and sounds of the county and with organised trips along the Grand Canal and the River Barrow, you can get to places that are otherwise unreachable and see the world from a different angle.

The Irish Fly Fishing and Game Shooting Museum explores 300 years of hunting and fishing in Ireland. It is a treat for anyone interested in country life.

Ireland's national & largest specialist biennial forestry show will take place on Fri May 5th & Sat May 6th 2017 in the grounds of Stradbally Hall Estate, Stradbally Co. Laois

Winner of an R.A.C Little Gem award for overall excellence in Ireland, and also a sparkling Diamond Award. This exquisite 19th Century listed Georgian residence has been recently restored to the highest standards and is within a two minutes walk of Portlaoise town centre.

Kellyville Lake is a man-made lake of approximately 12 acres, which existed on the Webber Estate at Ballintubbert near Stradbally in County Laois and was the location of the most successful Duck Decoy in Ireland operating in the period 1870 – 1910. Thomas Webber wrote in 1891 of between six and seven thousand ducks on the lake. It had silted up and it had become overgrown with vegetation over the years. The lake has now been fully restored and will be stocked with coarse fish.

The Collins Bog and Killamuck Bog Loops are two waymarked looped walks centered on Abbeyleix Bog at the southern end of the Heritage Town of Abbeyleix. These beautiful loops take walkers through woodland and forestry paths before diverting into Abbeyleix Bog. The Killamuck Loop is the longer of the two options at 8 km. This walk takes in the full perimeter of Abbeyleix Bog and offers the opportunity to see the what the entire site has to offer.