Spring into Storytime is a national story-time initiative in public libraries that runs during the month of April. It celebrates the importance of families reading together and sharing stories.
Meath County Councillors have adopted the budget for 2024, which provides for expenditure of over €208.7 million on local public services, an increase of over €22m (or 12%) on last year’s budget and the first time the Council budget has exceeded €200m. Councillors adopted the annual budget for 2024 at a meeting recently, with plans […]
Meath County Council is hosting a free programme of information events to assist homeowners and communities across the county to reduce their energy use and introduce options for installing new energy systems in homes, community facilities and places of work, to make them warmer, more efficient and to help save money. ‘A Basic Introduction to Energy […]
Building on the success of the Microsoft Dream Space Showcase schools event held at Microsoft Ireland’s Leopardstown campus in Dublin last June, Meath County Council, in collaboration with Microsoft Dream Space and OurKidsCode, is inviting schools in County Meath to participate in an exciting National Schools Programme for the 2023-2024 academic year, with the
In association with Heart Month, Healthy Meath are launching a free chronic disease risk management programme in community pharmacies in Kells and Oldcastle on Monday, September 4th. The purpose of the pilot programme is to provide free health checks to the population to identify risk behaviours that lead to the development of chronic diseases including diabetes […]
nextbike by TIER in partnership with Meath County Council has announced the launch of a multimodal bike service in Navan. The service will be its first to feature push bikes, e-bikes from TIER and e-cargo bikes all through a single customer app and is TIER’s third location launch in Ireland, following the launch of its […]
Fiona Lawless, Chief Executive of Meath County Council wishes to advise that Solstice Arts Centre will be undertaking the management duties of the new Theatre at Trim on behalf of the Council. The Theatre in Trim will operate under its own name, Swift Cultural Centre, reflecting both the importance of the acclaimed author of ‘Gulliver Travels’ […]
Cathaoirleach of Meath County Council Cllr. Tommy Reilly was joined by Minister for Justice Helen McEntee TD and Minister for Sport and Physical Education Thomas Byrne TD in Buvinda House, Navan for the official launch of the Meath Economic Development Strategy Roadmap. The purpose of the roadmap is to continue with the vision and focus […]
The newly upgraded Nobber Fire Station has been officially opened by Meath County Council Cathaoirleach Cllr. Nick Killian. The opening follows the completion of works to the station of €1,100,000 with the redevelopment being funded by the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Upgrade works […]
The citizens of Ashbourne in Meath will have a new way of getting around their local town with a new shared bike scheme. A total of 15 pedal bikes, 15 electric bikes and two electric cargo bikes will be available to hire from an initial 10 bike parking locations throughout the town as Meath County Council […]
The Dermot Gallagher Memorial Lecture was delivered by Rory Montgomery, former Irish Diplomat, former Ambassador to the EU and France, and part of the Good Friday Agreement negotiating team.Montgomery was the lead official on Brexit in the Department of Foreign Affairs until his retirement. Now he is an honorary professor at Queen’s University and recently […]
Meath County Council is currently engaging with the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) to progress the implementation of the national online e-Planning system. E- planning aims to modernise the processing and administration of planning applications and will improve efficiency in the statutory planning process and deliver on the government strategy to move more
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, officially opened Clúid Housing’s development of 96 social homes at The Willows in Meath. The scheme is composed of 72 one-, two- and three-bed apartments, and 24 three-bed terrace houses, and will provide long-term, secure homes to households in housing need. Whilst Clúid builds many […]
The three local authorities of Wicklow, Meath, and Kildare County Councils have come together to address their combined climate mitigation ambitions through the formation of the Mid East Energy Unit. The establishment of the Mid East Energy Unit will provide a platform for the three local authorities to work collaboratively to bring about measurable climate […]
Meta has partnered with Meath County Council and Dunboyne Playspace Forum to fund and support the development of Dunboyne Playground and Skatepark. The playground and skatepark, which is an important piece of community infrastructure for the town, has been made possible with an investment of €285k from Meta, funding of €100k under the town and […]
Meath Local Sports Partnership has announced an initiative aimed at promoting sustainability through the county’s grassroots sports clubs. With Ireland committed to meeting climate action targets required by the United Nations and Paris Agreement, Meath LSP will be the first Local Sports Partnership in Ireland to develop a county-wide sustainability programme. As sport
Meath County Council was recently successful in being awarded certification to the coveted safety management standard ISO 45001:2018. ISO 45001:2018 is the world’s first international Occupational Health and Safety management accreditation award. The standard provides a framework to increase safety awareness, reduce workplace risks and enhance health and well-being at
A sod turning ceremony to mark the start of the works on a new state-of-the-art Bettystown Library took place led by Cathaoirleach of Meath County Council, Councillor Nick Killian, Minister of State for European Affairs, Thomas Byrne T.D., Cathaoirleach of Laytown/Bettystown MD, Cllr. Wayne Harding and Chief Executive, Jackie Maguire. The much-anticipated development will
Festivalgoers and fans of folklore are in for a treat Halloween 2022 as Púca Festival returns to Co. Meath. Celebrating Ireland as the birthplace of Halloween, Púca is an authentic, immersive, and otherworldly festival. Vibrant, fun, and contemporary in feel but strongly rooted in tradition, Púca will take place in festival hubs Trim and Athboy in County Meath, from Friday
Cathaoirleach Cllr. Nick Killian attended Dunboyne Castle to help launch a new nationwide campaign for additional volunteer Community First Responders to support the work of the Emergency Services in local communities. The campaign, which features a new promotional video and website, www.becomeacfr.ie was launched by Cathal O’Donnell, Medical Director of the National
