Portlaoise Toastmasters

11/10/2026

Reminder: Club meeting takes place on Monday 12th October at 8pm in Kavanagh's Bar.

Reminder: Our next meeting will take place on Monday 12th October, upstairs in Kavanaghs Pub-Portlaoise at 8pm. Guests are most welcome to join us!

08/10/2026

⭐ Member Spotlight: Irene O'Shea ⭐

Irene is the Club President of Portlaoise Toastmasters for 2026/27. Irene has embraced all aspects of Toastmasters since joining our club from delivering speeches, competitions and joining our committee. We are very fortunate to have Irene as a member of our club and we are thoroughly enjoying her leadership as Club President this year.

✨Thank you Irene and we hope you enjoy the year ahead in Portlaoise Toastmasters ✨

07/10/2026

Reminder: Our next meeting will take place on Monday 12th October, upstairs in Kavanaghs Pub-Portlaoise at 8pm. Guests are most welcome to join us!

04/10/2026

📝 Meeting minutes- Monday 28th September

The first club contest of the year was held and what a night it was with three contestants.

Well done to Robin, Irene and Des for putting themselves forward and delivering incredible speeches.

🥇Congrats to Des Phelan on an outstanding speech. Des will represent Portlaoise Toastmasters at the Area Contest.

🤝 Guest Greeter: Mary Heaney

⭐️ Contest Chair: Phuong Hoa Thai

🗣 Contest Speakers: Robin Evans
Irene O' Shea
Des Phelan

👩‍⚖️ Chief Judge: Ann Duncan

⏳️ Time Keeper: Doreen Gowing

💬 Topicsmaster: Mary Heaney

We would love to see new guests join us at our club. Our next meeting takes place at 8pm on Monday 12th October upstairs in Kavanaghs Pub-Portlaoise .

27/09/2026

Reminder: Our next meeting will take place tomorrow ( Monday 28th September) upstairs in Kavanaghs Pub-Portlaoise at 8pm. Guests are most welcome to join us!

23/09/2026

✏️Date for your diary:
Portlaoise Toastmasters Club Meeting

🕗 8pm
🗓 Monday 28th September
📍Upstairs at Kavanaghs Pub-Portlaoise

⭐️ Come visit us as a guest for free for your first two meetings and see what it is all about! You can contact us for further information or you can just turn up at the meeting!

Email: [email protected]

18/09/2026

📝 Meeting minutes- Monday 14th September

A fantastic meeting with energy and enthusiasm for the year ahead. We were delighted to see our members returning and of course thrilled to see FOUR guests in attendance.

Irene O Shea, Club President opened the meeting with warmth and motivation. The gavel was handed over to the wonderful Ann Duncan, Toastmaster for the meeting.

Three fantastic speeches set the bar high for the year ahead. Followed in turn by excellent evaluations.

The second half was really enjoyable with an array of interesting topics from Robin.

What a way to start the year. Well done to all involved and keep up the momentum.

🤝 Guest Greeter: Irene O' Shea

⭐️ Toastmaster: Ann Duncan

🗣 Speakers: Mary Heaney
Mark Bastow
Mary Killeen

✏️Evaluators: Orla Ffrench
Robin Evans
Mark Bastow

🔤 Word of the Day: Bona-fide (Eoghan Martin)

⁉️ Listener/ Ah Counter: Mary White

⚖️ General Evaluator: Doreen Gowing

⏳️ Time Keeper: John Joe Costigan

🏆 Geraldine O'Loughlin Award: Mary Heaney

16/09/2026

🥳 We are back! And what a brilliant first meeting it was.

👏 Portlaoise Toastmasters would like to wish Irene O' Shea all the best as Club President in the year ahead. We know it will be a brilliant year with Irene at the helm.

📝 Meeting updates will follow in the next few days. Keep an eye out for them!

📸 Photo: Ann Duncan (Toastmaster of the evening), Irene O' Shea (Club President)

14/09/2026

📝 Reminder: The first meeting of the club year begins tonight at 8pm. Guests and new members are most welcome.

🗣 Looking to improve your public speaking? Portlaoise Toastmasters could be the place for you!

✏️ Date for your diary:
Portlaoise Toastmasters Club Meeting
🕗 8pm
🗓 Monday 14th September
📍 Upstairs at Kavanaghs Pub-Portlaoise

⭐️ Come visit us as a guest for free for your first two meetings and see what it is all about! You can contact us for further information or you can just turn up at the meeting!

Email: [email protected]

09/09/2026

🗣 Looking to improve your public speaking? Portlaoise Toastmasters could be the place for you!

✏️ Date for your diary:
Portlaoise Toastmasters Club Meeting
🕗 8pm
🗓 Monday 14th September
📍 Upstairs at Kavanaghs Pub-Portlaoise

⭐️ Come visit us as a guest for free for your first two meetings and see what it is all about! You can contact us for further information or you can just turn up at the meeting!

Email: [email protected]