Monaghan County Council
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Monaghan County Council
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Environment Department,
Carrickmacross Civic Offices,
Riverside Road,
Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan.
A81 RY22

Telephone: 042 9661240

Email:

dogs@monaghancoco.ie

 

The Environment Section,
Carrickmacross Civic Offices,
Riverside Road,
Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan.
A81 RY22

Telephone: 042 9661240

Email: envservices@monaghancoco.ie

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Events

In collaboration with Carrickmacross Tidy Towns, we are running 3 bicycle repair workshops to encourage more people to cycle safely and confidently and learn how to look after their bicycle. These workshops help residents learn basic maintenance skills, ensuring their bicycles are roadworthy and long-lasting. By promoting cycling, the Council aims to support healthier lifestyles, reduce carbon emissions, and make sustainable travel a practical choice for everyone in the community.

Bike Repair Workshop 1

19th March

 

Bike Repair Workshop 2

26th March

 

Bike Repair Workshop 3

2nd April

 

 

The workshops are being held at the Civic Offices Carrickmacross from 10.30 am to 12.30 pm each day of the course.  They are being facilitated by Karl Dolan from the Bike Station in Dundalk and are being held at the rear of the Civic Offices in Carrickmacross.

Following our hugely successful debs dress pop up shop at Easter, we are delighted to announce that we are holding it again!

The event will take place on 10th and 11th April at the Gate Lodge, Lough Muckno Leisure Park, Castleblayney.  With over 100 dresses registered so far, it is shaping up to be another runaway success.  For more information on how to register your dress or buy one, click here: https://monaghan.ie/environment/pop-up-shop/

Environmental benefits:
Fast fashion and single-use outfits contribute to textile waste and pollution. By reusing or reselling your Debs dress, you help reduce waste, save resources, and lower the carbon footprint associated with producing new clothing.

Join us on Wednesday 13th May at 8.00 pm in the Shirley Arms Hotel, Carrickmacross for an evening with local author Orla Drumgoole of Irish Mammy Cooks fame.

Looking at making the most of what we already have in the house, fridge and cupboards, mindful shopping, how to use as much of each food item as possible, how to cook smart, using up the same spices to make different dishes and using leftovers creatively. 

This event will be advertised on Event Brite nearer the date.

Spring Clean – April

National Spring Clean is Ireland’s most popular, well recognized and successful anti-litter initiative. Taking place during the whole month of April, the campaign encourages every sector of society to actively participate and take responsibility for litter, by actually conducting clean ups in their own local environment.  

Monaghan County Council can provide skips free of charge during this month, to assist large groups clean up their estate or locality.  We offer litter pickers and bags also to groups within the county.  To avail of these, you must be registered with www.nationalspringclean.org.

In 2025, 5,250 groups registered to carry out clean-ups throughout the country – Volunteers who participated in the Spring Clean 2025 collected an estimated 2,700 tonnes of litter.

Registrations for National Spring Clean 2026 are now open!

On the National Spring Clean website, you will get lots of really useful information, including how to organize an event and other initiatives.

For National Spring Clean month, April 2026, we are delighted to announce that we are running a clean-up competition.

All you have to do is to be registered with National Spring Clean via their website, take a photo of a clean-up site, before and afterwards, and send it to us with a one page report on how you completed the project.  The winning entry will receive a cash prize of €500!  Submit your entries by Friday 15th May, 2026.

For more information, contact litter@monaghancoco.ie

World Clean Up Day – September

World Clean Day is an initiative and unites millions of people to clean up their world and planet in one day.  Communities and groups are encouraged to actively participate and clean up their localities by tackling litter.   

Monaghan County Council can provide skips free of charge during this week in September, to assist large groups clean up their estate or locality.  They offer litter pickers and bags also to groups within the county.   

For more information contact 042-9661240 or email litter@monaghancoco.ie 

Get ready to make some noise for a cleaner, greener County Monaghan.

We are delighted to invite primary schools to take part in Monaghan County Council’s Anti-litter Song Competition – Sing!, a fun, creative way for students to use their voices and talents to spread an important message: Let’s keep Monaghan Clean and Green, say no to Litter!

Here’s the challenge:

Guidelines:

  • Write a song, no longer than 3 minutes long, promoting positive messages about Anti-litter, caring for the environment, reducing waste, keeping local communities clean
  • Or  you can pick a popular song you already know and rewrite the lyrics to include an anti-litter message
  • Entries will be accepted from 3rd class to 6th class only
  • Entries as Gaelige are welcome
  • Entries can be performed by individuals, classes up to a maximum of 30 or a small group
  • There can be more than one entry per school
  • We would love your performance to include instruments, props and dance/creative movement – get creative, the sky’s the limit!!
  • Depending on number of entries, there may be shortlisting
  • The big final will be held on the morning of Friday 8th May, 2026 in Iontas Castleblayney (Please note schools will have to pay for their own transport).  Lunch will be provided.

We have some amazing prizes, 1st place €500, 2nd place €275, 3rd place €150 (additional prize for special class participation)

 

The winning school will also have their entry professionally recorded.

Please note: We warmly welcome entries from special classes, and these can be assessed separately in your own location if requested.

This is a fantastic opportunity for your students to shine, have fun, and show how music can make a difference.  Imagine the energy, the creativity and the pride of seeing your school lead the way in protecting our environment.

To take part simple email :  bmcmahon@monaghancoco.iePlease let us know no later than FRIDAY 6TH MARCH, 2026

Once you are on board, we will send all the details about how to submit your entry and key dates.

Let’s turn up the volume on positive change – and make County Monaghan sing for a litter free future

Swap Shop in collaboration with Monaghan Tidy Towns and the Women’s Collective, Monaghan

All roads lead to the WCI Monaghan on Thursday 19th March, 2026 where, in collaboration with Monaghan Tidy Towns and the Women’s Collective, we are holding a swap shop!  The event takes place from 5pm to 9pm.

Our aim is to promote sustainability, reduce waste, and bring the community together. It encourages people to reuse and recycle items instead of throwing them away, helping to cut down on landfill waste. Swap shops also give participants the chance to declutter their homes, find new-to-them items for free, and connect with others who share an interest in sustainable living. They’re fun, social events that highlight the value of reusing what we already have while saving money and protecting the environment.

Venue: YWCA Building

North Road, Monaghan

https://monaghan.ie/environment/