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Our Municipal District offices will be closed Wednesday December 18th from 11:00am to 2.30pm for staff training. Please contact 046 9097000 or email customerservice@meathcoco.ie with any queries during this time. We apologise in advance for any inconvenience caused.

In 2018 a total of 149 people lost their lives on Irish Roads, 42 of those killed were pedestrians and a further nine were cyclists. Safety is key for road users especially during the dark wintry months. As a road user it is your responsibility to check your tyres which...

Kells was selected as the national pilot town for the Irish Walled Town Network (IWTN) ‘ Kick Start Initiative’ funded and facilitated by the Heritage Council and Meath County Council. As part of this initiative a two-day town specific regeneration seminar took place. Five mentors from the Arts, Tourism, Retail...

An 8 page booklet explaining all things Budget 2020.

It’s beginning to look a LOT like Christmas, check out our 12 days of Christmas Energy Tips that will help you save on energy whilst keeping in the festive spirit..... Day 1 : When decorating your tree and house, switch to LED Christmas lights to reduce your energy consumption by...

Meath County Council Arts Office, in partnership with the Centre Culturel Irlandais Paris, are pleased to announce an exciting Artists Residency Bursary for artists in Meath in 2020. The bursary will enable an artist spend a month long residency at the prestigious Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris and includes traveI from...

Girley Bog Meitheal were honoured at the all-Ireland 2019 Pride of Place Awards held in Kilkenny on Saturday evening. The Meath conservation group took top spot in the Creative Place category, edging competition from the Zero Waste project in Kildare and the Soloheadbeg Centenary project in County Tipperary. The judges...

On Friday last, November 29th, Ashbourne Fire Station celebrated the 20th anniversary of the opening of Ashbourne Fire station. Back in the mid to late 1990s, Meath County Council decided to provide more strategic fire cover for the town of Ashbourne and its surrounding areas which were rapidly increasing in...

Hundreds of unsung heroes from across the Island of Ireland will descend on the Lyrath Hotel, Kilkenny, on Saturday for the 2019 IPB Insurance Pride of Place awards. Dubbed the ‘Oscars of the Community Sector’ the Pride of Place awards is an annual competition organised by Co-operation Ireland and sponsored...

Meath County Councillors have adopted the budget for 2020 which provides for expenditure of over €139 million on services next year, an increase of €15million from 2019. Councillors adopted the annual budget for 2020 at a meeting on Monday afternoon with plans for increased spending across a number of areas...

#MeathClimateMatters Photography competition "A picture paints a thousand words" and nothing allows us to look at how others see our world more than photographs. Why not show us how you see your world... Our World. We are asking you to show us what you are doing, how you are making...

Aura Navan wins the 'Outstanding' Facility Award at the National Quality Standard Awards held on Friday, November 8th at the Johnstown Estate, Enfield. Ireland Active, the ‘Leisure, Health & Fitness Industry’ representative body, announced awards for the top Leisure, Fitness and Hotel Leisure facilities across the country on the night...