'Monks' bench to be reinstated

The bench next to 'The Pilgrims' on Austin Friars Street is set to be reinstated by Mullingar Kinnegad Municipal District (MKMD).

At the October of meeting of MKMD on Monday, Cllr Aoife Davitt asked that the bench next to "The Monks" that was removed in June be reinstated. She also called for the benches removed from Mullingar Town Park to be replaced.

MKMD said that while the bench at Austin Friars Street is set to be reinstated, “there are no plans to install additional seats in the town park in addition to the 13 benches in situ”.

MKMD also stated that earlier this year additional seating was installed at Dominick Square and Castle Street.

While welcoming the news about the bench at Austin Friars Street, Cllr Davitt noted that picnic benches with table tops should be installed in the town park for families to use.

Cllr Davitt also called on the local authority to install bike racks at local lakes and amenities.

MKMD said that “suitable locations will be selected and a limited number of bike racks will be installed at lakeside amenities over the next number of months”.