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This edition includes updates on some of our initiatives, artists opportunities and events. Recommendations under the Schools Musical Instrument Purchase Scheme were considered at the November Council meeting with 16 schools receiving awards. See further details below.

Meath County Council Cultural Services is delighted to announce Jim McElroy as the Francis Ledwidge Poetry Award winner 2020. Based in Belfast, Jim McElroy grew up on a farm in the Mournes, County Down. Following a life in business and technology his poetry was first published in 2018. Recurring themes...

Notice is hereby given that Meath County Council proposes to make a declaration that the roads in the following named housing developments should be public roads.

In this illustrated diary Paddy Smith, veteran journalist and Trim native, turns his attention to the worldwide pandemic and records its impact on his family’s daily life as the extraordinary becomes ‘the new normal’. Nothing is beneath his attention and he manages to be both entertaining and poignant, christening the...

Meath County Council is seeking applications from first time buyers to purchase fully serviced sites at Lagore Lawns, Dunshaughlin. The nine sites will be sold at a reduced rate to eligible applicants who meet certain criteria as determined by Meath County Council.

Notice is hereby given that the Draft Local Authority Budget of Meath County Council for the financial year ending on 31st December 2021 has been prepared and will be considered by the Council at the Statutory Budget Meeting to be held on Monday, November 30th 2020 in the Solstice Theatre...

Celebrating communities as hundreds of unsung heroes from across the Island of Ireland to take part in the virtual 2020 IPB Insurance Pride of Place awards on Saturday, November 21.

Meath County Council Arts Office, in partnership with the Centre Culturel Irlandais Paris, are pleased to announce: the 2021 artist’s residency bursary. Continuing their partnership for a third year, Centre Culturel Irlandais and Meath County Council Arts Office will work together to support an individual artist from Meath to spend...

At its November meeting Meath County Council awarded €25,000.00 in funding to schools via the Schools Musical Instrument Purchase Scheme. This arts grant allocation, supported by Creative Ireland, will help music education continue in Meath classrooms despite the challenges posed by Covid 19. Facilitated through the Arts Office, the Schools...

Meath County Council Arts Office announces its participation in PLATFORM31, a new national funding and development opportunity for mid-career artists. The Association of Local Authority Arts Officers, in collaboration with the Arts Council, present PLATFORM 31 – a national opportunity for artists to develop their practice and test new ideas...

Plans for works to accommodate Christmas shopping traffic also in place Upgrade works on Abbey Road and Bridge Street in Navan, as part of the significant public realm enhancement works being undertaken by Meath County Council, with the support of the National Transport Authority, are steadily advancing. The Council and...

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