The All Ireland Community and Council Awards take place on February 28th.
Midlands County Councils have picked up eight nominations in this year's All Ireland Community and Council Awards.
Laois is up for Council of the Year alongside Dublin, South Dublin, Kilkenny, Mayo, Tipperary and Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown.
The CUBE in Portlaoise is up for Best Enterprise and Start Up Hub.
While The Poets Cottage in Camross is nominated for Best Community Scale Enhancement and Portlaoise's Goldencroft project for Best Housing Regeneration and Urban Planning.
Portlaoise Low Carbon Town gets two nods for long term sustainable infrastructure.
Offaly is nominated for Energy Decabonisation for its work in Tullamore, with Westmeath's works on Kinnegad Public Library featured in Reimagining Public Places
Midlands Ireland rounds it off in the National Impact award with their driving STEM programme through the councils - with the ceremony taking place on February 28th.
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