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Looking for a story to read to the children on Christmas Eve? Here's one created by our Writer-in-Residence author/illustrator Oisín McGann and the children who attended the Christmas Story sessions in Meath Libraries earlier this month.

An Taoseach, Leo Varadkar, commends 31 local authorities on internationally recognised leadership in Age Friendly policies and practices. Creating a great place in which to grow old is the aim of the WHO inspired movement to cater for an ageing poplation, with Ireland leading internationally in rolling out the programme...

Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 12 (1) (b) of the Planning and Development Acts, 2000-2019 that Meath County Council, being the Planning Authority for County Meath, has prepared, in accordance with the provisions of the above Act, a Draft Meath County Development Plan for the County of Meath...

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.

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...