Facts & Figures

Location

The Market Square in Mullingar Town centre

Mullingar is the capital town of Westmeath and the administrative headquarters of the county. Mullingar is ideally located on the axis of the Dublin-Sligo N4 artery and is less than an hour from Dublin. Mullingar is a thriving business, administrative and industrial centre.

Mullingar Town has a population of approx 18,529 while the Mullingar area population (which includes Mullingar urban and rural district electoral divisions has a population of approx 43,188 (source: Census 2006 preliminary report).  There has been an increase of 13.5% from the 2002 Census report further highlighting Mullingar as an attractive place to live, work and do business.

Source: Census 2006 preliminary report

Services & Industry

Ireland’s economy has thrived over the past few decades and Mullingar has developed a strong and evolving economy in that same period. Manufacturing has been at the core of this evolution. Taconic, Genesis Fine Arts, Weather Care Window Systems, Imperial Tabacco and Green Farm Foods are just a few of the established companies that are based in the Mullingar area and who are operating successfully both nationally and internationally. Our thriving economy has also enabled Mullingar’s industry base to grow. The construction industry has prospered with many companies such as Owens Concrete, B.D. Flood, Bennett Construction, Lagan Cement and Kelly Builders emerging as important contributors to the local economy.  Mullingar also has a growing and significant services sector with companies operating within the commerce, finance, business support and promotions industry such as First Active, FBD Insurance, Bill Butler Promotions, and Laurell Signs.

Industrial / Retail Bases

Lakepoint Business & Retail Park, Harbour Place Shopping Centre and the Fair Green Development in Mullingar are leading retail centres that have attracted leading brand names in the retail area such as Dunnes Stores, Tesco, Marks & Spencer and Atlantic Homecare.

There are a number of Industrial Parks with fully serviced sites and units available for lease or purchase. Among Industrial Parks in the County are Mullingar Business Park, Lough Sheever Corporate Park and Lakepoint Business & Retail Park in Mullingar. In addition the IDA have a 70 acre Business Park currently under way in Marlinstown in Mullingar, also a new Enterprise Centre is planned for Mullingar Business Park offering incubation units to the micro-enterprise sector.

Infrastructure

Road

Mullingar owes much of its prominence to its central location. The M50, Dublin’s orbital route, is only a 50 minute drive since the opening of the new M4 motorway and Sligo to the West is only a 90 minute drive, allowing easy access to Dublin airport, the port tunnel and the city centre itself. The opening of the C-ring orbital route around Mullingar town has also been a great advancement for infrastructure in the town giving ease of access to main routes and eliminating congestion within the town.

Rail

Mullingar sits on one of Ireland’s most important mainline rail routes, providing daily passenger and freight services. The existing commuter train service has been enhanced with the introduction of hourly service linking Mullingar into the commuter network for Dublin, passing through the university town of Maynooth and providing direct access to the rail service along the East Coast.

Broadband

Mullingar has broadband infrastructure in the form of 15-80 Gbit Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) and up to 2.5 Gbits Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) technology.

Gas

Mullingar is serviced by the (national) gas pipeline linking it to the new gas field off the west coast, providing guaranteed access to the cleanest and most efficient fuel for years to come.