Mullingar

Mullingar (An Muileann gCearr in Irish, meaning "The Crooked Mill") is the administrative centre of County Westmeath, Ireland and the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Meath. The town and its hinterland have a combined population of some 23,000 inhabitants (Council estimate, March 2005).

Commerce

Mullingar has a vibrant commercial sector. It has expanded rapidly in recent years from just a few shops on the main streets of the town - Oliver Plunkett St., Austin Friars St., and Mount St. - to several major shopping areas. There is an out of town retail park at Lakepoint (about a mile from the town center), the shopping center 'Harbour Place' near the town center and a new development at the Green - the site of the former Avonmore and Pennys units.

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The town has a good mix of chain stores (Tesco, Dunnes Stores,Pennys, Lidl, Supervalu, Boots and more) and local retailers. The town also has branches of all the major banks - AIB, Bank of Ireland etc. and building societys - First Active, EBS etc.

Related Topics:
Tesco - Dunnes Stores - Pennys - Lidl - Supervalu - Boots - AIB - Bank of Ireland - First Active - EBS

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Mullingar also boosts a Farmers Market which is held every Sunday and a small market which is located around the Pennys parking lot near the Green.

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