Portlaoise

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Portlaoise (Irish: Port Laoise) is the county town of County Laois, in the south midlands of Ireland, in the province of Leinster. With a population of 22,050, it is the most populous and also the most densely populated county town in the Midlands region. The 2016 census shows that the town's population increased by 9.5%, which is well above the national average of 3.8%. This also makes it the fastest growing of the top 20 largest towns in Ireland.