The National Transport Authority has awarded Monaghan County Council €3,985,620 towards a programme of walking and cycling projects to be carried out during 2021, as part of a five year ‘Active Travel’ scheme being rolled out under the Programme for Government. This is an exciting development for walking and cycling in the county, and is…

County Monaghan has its first Walking & Cycling Strategy – well, almost! The Strategy is in draft form, and is open to public comment for the month of April. This is an important opportunity to influence public policy, and will have a real impact on walking and cycling infrastructure over the next three to five…

Cavan Monaghan Transport Co-Ordination Unit, which provides the rural transport service for Co. Monaghan, launches a new route linking the villages of Tydavnet, Ballinode and Scotstown to Monaghan town this weekend. The service will run seven days a week, and will cover Monaghan Institute, the Combilift site and Monaghan Hospital. You can view the timetable…

The Department of Transport Tourism and Sport has published a public consultation paper on a “Strategy for the Future Development of Greenways” and is inviting submissions from interested parties on the issues raised in the paper by 14 July. Minister Shane Ross says: “ The paper discusses a wide range of issues surrounding the development…

Castle Cabs are now offering a €5 taxi service from Castleblayney and running through a number of villages en route to Carrickmacross and Monaghan town on Saturday nights. Phone 042 9751818 for more information https://www.facebook.com/castlecabsblayney/ Timetable:

Tired of walking home with your shopping? Well, why not take the BUS!!! Cavan Monaghan Transport Co-Ordination Unit has introduced a local service which takes people from the residential areas into the town centre and back again. Why not give it a spin and let us know how you go? The service is free if…

Monaghan County Council invites you to a community event on Wednesday 27th May in the Glencarn Hotel Castleblayney at 7pm. The purpose of the meeting is to brainstorm ideas for commemoration events. Funding will be made available to events. See the attached letter for more details: Invitation from Council  

Monaghan County Council are carrying out a survey of attitudes to Walking and Cycling in Monaghan Town. During 2014 a section of the Ulster Canal Greenway was developed as a walking and cycling route with support of the Smarter Travel programme. We are conducting this survey to assess the impact of the project and in…