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Meath County Council Library Service would like to invite all creative talents within the LGBTQI+ communities to submit entries for their upcoming Meath Operation Rainbow competition. There are 3 categories in the competition, a Short Story category, Poetry/Spoken word category and an Art category. Entrants can submit one piece of...

Meath County Council Library Service continues to provide a welcoming and inclusive space for all members of our community. We are delighted to announce a series of actions across our branches to visibly signal our support of all our LGBTQI+ citizens. The Operation Rainbow initiative includes a collaboration with Youthwork...

Le tacaíocht ó Éire Ildánach, chur Foireann Sheirbhísí Cultúir Chomhairle Chontae na Mí Gradam Fhilíocht na Gaeilge i gcrích sa bhliain 2022 in ómós don fhile cáiliúil Máire Mhac an tSaoi a bhí ina cónaí i gContae na Mí ar feadh tamaill. Ón iontráil náisiúnta mór a bhí faighte, tugadh...

€915,953.59 allocated to Creative Ireland projects in Meath County since 2017 €161,161.00 to be allocated for core Creative Ireland initiatives in Meath County in 2023

An initiative to get young children to join their local library was recently launched by Meath County Council Library Service. 'My First Library Card' aims to encourage parents of all new-borns and children aged 0-5 to join the library. The card is free, all children can borrow up to 12...

Children from Oakleaves Preschool and Scoil Naomh Eoin, Navan were the special guests for the launch of a Scéal Trail in Blackwater Park on Thursday. Meath County Council Library Service recently installed the Scéal Trail as a fun way to bring together the enjoyment of reading, a love of the...

Meath County Council are delighted to announce our dyslexia-friendly book gifting initiative for primary schools. On launching this initiative, Cathaoirleach Cllr. Nick Killian said that “we want to support reading for pleasure in schools and hope this gift will make classrooms and schools libraries even more accessible and dyslexia friendly”.

Cllr. Nick Killian, Cathaoirleach of Meath County Council officiated at the launch of The Murray Photograph Collection in Dunshaughlin Library on Tuesday evening, 13 September. The photographs which are being exhibited form part of an extensive collection of images taken by Peadar Murray, founder of the Gaelic League in Dunshaughlin...

Curraghtown, July 1922 is published on the centenary of the battle of Curraghtown which took place on 5 and 6 July 1922, and is a companion to Trim, September 1920. This programme of publication forms an important part of Meath’s Decade of Centenaries 2012-2023 Programme which aims, in keeping with...

Run by Meath County Council Cultural Services and supported under the Creative Ireland Programme, the Poetry in Irish Award was established in honour of poet Máire Mhac an tSaoi (1922-2021) one of Ireland’s foremost Irish language poets. In addition to being a poet, Máire was a critic, translator, academic and...

A National Day of Creativity for children and young people, Cruinniú na nÓg will take place on Saturday 11th June 2022. Cruinniú na nÓg is a national initiative that celebrates and encourages participation in culture and creativity through performance, theatre, art and music workshops, readings, screenings, special events and much...

Four cocooners who took part in the Conversations in Portrait initiative facilitated by the Meath Library Service and funded under the Keep Well campaign was presented with their portraits earlier this week by Cathaoirleach Cllr. Sean Drew. The Conversations in Portrait project was rolled out during lockdown, creating an authentic...