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Cathaoirleach of Kells Municipal District Cllr. Eugene Cassidy was joined by Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD, recently to officially open Castletown Trail. The looped trail secured grant funding of €200,000 under the 2019 Outdoor Recreational Infrastructure scheme (ORIS) and saw the construction of a footpath from the graveyard to...

Meath Library Service is delighted to be running the Summer Stars Reading Programme 2023 from Monday, June 12 to Saturday, August 26. This free nationwide children’s reading programme takes place in all the public libraries and online each summer.

Welcome to the Summer 2023 edition of the Meath Arts Office Newsletter.

Twenty-Seven Meath schools received their Green Flags at an awards ceremony in City North Hotel on Wednesday 24th May.

Meath County Council welcomed Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, to Meath to officially open and visit a range of projects across the County which have received funding from her department.

BirdWatch Ireland are undertaking a survey of Barn Owls in Meath this summer and they are asking the public and landowners to report information on Barn Owls to help direct their survey efforts.

Meath County Council host Civic Recognition

Celebrating Bealtine 2023, Meath Arts Office are delighted to announce The Age and Opportunity Tyrone Guthrie Centre Residency Award in partnership with Louth County Council Arts Office. Two artists (one based in Meath, and one based in Louth) will receive a funded week-long residency in the Tyrone Guthrie Centre including...

Meath Arts Office are pleased to announce the launch of the CULTURE NIGHT 2023 EVENT GRANT SCHEME . Culture Night is an annual all-island public event that celebrates culture, creativity and the arts, taking place on September 22nd 2023. This award supports artists, venues and local arts/cultural organisations who wish...

The Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant was first launched in July 2022. It is a grant to support the refurbishment of vacant and derelict properties. The scheme is now open to rural properties as well as urban properties. The grant is open to properties which will be the owner’s principal private...

Meath County Council is delighted to announce plans for the recently acquired Thomas Ryan PRHA, 1929 – 2021, Ashbourne Collection.

Cathaoirleach Cllr. Nick Killian thanked all of the Transition Year Students from across Meath, Dublin City, Kildare, Wicklow, Wexford and Dun Laoghaire Rathdown for their participation in the Rubbish Film Festival in 2023 at a Screening and Awards event in the Solstice Arts Centre, Navan on May 3.