PORTLAOISE aviation history will be at the forefront of Heritage Week 2021 in Laois, as three events celebrate the huge contribution the town has made to Irish…
Portlaoise plane set for take-off on TV
Tuesday, August 03, 2021
By Carmel Hayes
THE famous Portlaoise plane is set for take-off on TV, after a recording session in the town today.
Cameras rolled as a team from RTÉ arrived to film the 112-year-old Portlaoise Flyer, which recently returned to its home town following a magnificent restoration.
The plane built by the Aldritt brothers, with the help of master carpenter John Conroy, will feature on the
Nationwide programme during Heritage Week on Wednesday 18 August.
Laois heritage officer Catherine Casey said the team had “a super fun day” filming a piece on the Col Fitzmaurice newspaper archive and the beautiful plane, which in 1909 was the first plane to fly in what later became the Republic of Ireland.