Mullingar Town Park
| Mullingar Town Park | |
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 A view of the town park featuring the pond | |
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| Type | Public park |
| Location | Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°31′27.6″N 7°20′12.93″W / 53.524333°N 7.3369250°WCoordinates: 53°31′27.6″N 7°20′12.93″W / 53.524333°N 7.3369250°W |
| Public transit access | Bus Éireann |
Mullingar Town Park is a public park situated in the centre of Mullingar, a town in County Westmeath, Ireland. The park includes a wide variety of playgrounds, a swimming pool and a large pond near the centre. On 22 July 2016, the park became one of 22 public spaces in Ireland to be awarded a Green Flag.[1]
Free WiFi zone[]
On 21 August 2016, it was announced that there would be high-speed WiFi available throughout the park, ready to use by the end of August 2016. Local councillor, Andrew Duncan hoped that the idea will encourage more people to use the already popular amenity.[2]
"I think that the park is under utilised. I think that young people, in particular, who want to use free WiFi shouldn't have to depend on going to McDonald's or other venues. The park isn't utilised enough and should be developed more. It's a wonderful amenity and we've got to get more people in there, this is one way to do it. If young people are going to be on their phones or their iPads, it's better they’re doing in it the park than being stuck on their sofas."
References[]
- ^ "Green Flags awarded to 22 public spaces in Ireland". RTE.ie. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Westmeath Examiner - Free WiFi coming to Mullingar Town Park". Westmeath Examiner. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
External links[]
- Parks in Ireland
- Protected areas of County Westmeath
- Mullingar