Portlaoise Main Street to feature on RTE Prime Time as local traders warn of town centre decline

Portlaoise Main Street to feature on RTE Prime Time as local traders warn of town centre decline

Portlaoise Main Street will be in the national spotlight tonight as RTÉ’s Prime Time examines the challenges facing traditional town centres across Ireland. The programme, entitled Main Street: Closed for Business, will look at the changing face of Irish towns and ask whether the decline of the traditional Main Street can be reversed. Portlaoise features prominently in the report, with two well-known local families speaking about the dramatic ch…