St. Patricks in

Co. SLIGO

St. Patrick’s Accommodation Centre is OFFALY located in which is on the border with . St. Patrick’s Accommodation Centre houses single people and families. COUNTY MONAGHAN

Centre Manager: James Keogh Public Health Nurse: Siobhan McCague Community Welfare Officer: Anita Tierney

Jesuit Refugee Service Ireland LOCAL SERVICES

PUBLIC SERVICES

Social Welfare Citizen’s Information Service Monaghan Town 23 North Road, Monaghan Town Phone: 04730170 Phone: 0761076230 Open Monday – Friday 9.30-12.00, 14.00-16.00 Email: [email protected]

VOLUNTEERING AND EDUCATION

Monaghan Volunteer Centre and Monaghan ETB Adult Monaghan Integrated Development, Guidance Service North Road, Monaghan Town Market Street, Monaghan Town Phone: 04772191 Phone: 04730888 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: cavanmonaghan.etb.ie Website: volunteermonaghan.ie Monaghan Town Library North Road, Monaghan Town Website: monaghan.ie/library/monaghan/

SUPPORT GROUPS

Monaghan Immigrant Support Group Fáilte Isteach Monaghan www.facebook.com/ Phone: 0872195545 groups/1731977200459945/ www.facebook.com/pg/ FailteIsteachMonaghan/about/?ref=page_ Dóchas for Women internal www.facebook.com/dochaswomen/?hc_lo- cation=ufi LGBT Youth Monaghan Phone: 0871507056 / 04771640 Support for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Email: [email protected] people up to age 25. Phone: 0879057598 www.youthworkireland.ie/what-we-do/ lgbt-youth-projects

National LGBT Support Line 1890 929 539

CHILD AND FAMILY

Teach Na Daoine Family Resource For information on schools in the area Centre visit: 1 Oriel Way, www.education.ie/en/find-a-school Mullaghmatt/Cortolvin, Co Monaghan Phone: 0646635589

SPORTS CLUBS

Monaghan Harps Monaghan Town Runners Gaelic Football, Hurling and Handball Training on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Website: http://www.monaghanharps.gaa.ie/ Website: www.monaghantownrunners.ie Monaghan United FC Monaghan Park Run For boys aged 5 -16 years Free 5k run every Saturday morning. Website: http://monaghanunited.tv/ Website: www.parkrun.ie/monaghantown

FURTHER RESOURCES http://www.monaghantidytowns.com/ https://monaghantown.ie/ http://www.jttmonaghan.com/ Monaghan, Co. Monaghan

County Monaghan is part of the of Ireland. It has existed since 1585 when the rulers of Airgíalla agreed to join the Kingdom of Ireland. Following the Irish War of Independence, Monaghan was one of three Ulster counties to join the Irish Free State (now the ) rather than Northern Ireland.

Despite its small size, Monaghan has made a significant contribution to Ireland’s creative history, as it was the birthplace of the poet and writer Patrick Kavanagh, one of the country’s greatest poets. County Monaghan is also home to a world-class lace industry, producing lace used in the wedding dresses of royalty around the world.

Lough Muckno Leisure Park contains the largest lake in the county and extensive woodland and nature walks. The town also has an award-winning museum displaying Monaghan’s culture and heritage.

The Patrick Kavanagh Centre is a museum and exhibition centre in the town of , commemorating the poet.

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