Five years of 'progress' reflected on at final MDC meeting before local elections

The end of the current term of Nenagh Municipal District occurred recently, and those present took the opportunity to reflect on some of the fantastic work and progress achieved over the last five years in the North Tipperary town and surrounding areas.

This included a reminiscing over completed projects like the installation of lights on Nenagh's N52 walking route to the 1.2km trails at Garrykennedy.

Other examples included completing the Bord Gáis multi-infrastructure project in Nenagh, John's Lane Car Park, the one-way traffic system, and providing an outdoor dining area on Kenyon St, Newport Town Park.

A huge sum to the tune of €59 million was spent on roadworks in the district between 2019 and 2024, while ten streets in the town of Nenagh were resurfaced.

Numerous festivals and events were organised and supported by Nenagh Municipal District, including the hugely successful ‘Nenagh Live’, the Christmas 2020 initiative which reached over 572,000 people worldwide, and there was also the successful Nenagh 800 project, St Patrick's Day and Christmas festivities, and the lighting up of Nenagh Castle.

Also, the Nenagh Tourist Office was opened and new Town Teams were established in Nenagh and Newport. Nenagh won the national Pride of Place competition in 2023 and was a runner-up in the 2019 Enterprise Town Awards.

There was also the Outstanding Award for Nenagh Leisure Centre in the National Quality Standard Awards in 2019.
Progress was also made with a series of other projects, including the planned business and enterprise centre at the former Rialto building in Nenagh.