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An Introduction to Monaghan Town
Monaghan town has a large number of traditional industries which have provided constant employment, notably in the engineering, furniture and agri-food industries. The major employers in the town are Kingspan Century Homes and IJM Timber Engineering Ltd., manufacturers of pre-fabricated timber homes and the furniture manufacturers, John E. Coyle and McNally & Finlay.Other major mployers outside the town boundary but providing direct employment to the town include Monaghan Mushrooms and Combi Lift Ltd.
These industries provide employment for a substantial proportion
of the working population of Monaghan town. The
Industrial Development Authority (IDA) has a serviced
estate at Knockaconny, including small cluster units, which
are occupied by a mix of tenants. Monaghan
County Enterprise Board have developed the M
Tek Building and a second technology based enterprise unit
to be completed construction 2009..
Monaghan is the largest town in the county (pop 6,250 – Census 2006) and functions as the administrative centre of the county, with the County Hospital, St. Davnet's Hospital, Garda Headquarters and County Council offices all located in the town. The town also hosts the regional and county offices for a number of banking and financial companies. The town serves as the main retail centre for the north of the county.
Source: Monaghan Town Development Plan 2007-2013
Monaghan Chamber of Commerce
Monaghan Chamber of Commerce was re-established in February 2009, due to the volume of traders in Monaghan Town who felt it was time to re-ignite the enthusiasm in our bustling, market, border town.
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Parking
In Monaghan town there are currently 1209 car parking
spaces provided either, as on-street spaces (448 spaces), as
dedicated public car parks (741) or as disabled spaces (20).
There are in addition some private spaces including those at
the shopping centre & credit union car parks.
The introduction of pay parking in Monaghan town in
January 2005 has been a major success with improved
access and availability of parking facilities.The Town Council
is committed to the further improvement of off-street parking
throughout the town.
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