Public Consultation for the County Meath Outdoor Recreation Plan 2025-2029
Are you passionate about the outdoors?
We want to hear from you!
A project team has formed with members from Meath County Council, Meath Local Sports Partnership, Meath Partnership, Canoeing Ireland and Coillte to oversee the development of the Meath County Outdoor Recreation Plan*.
As part of the development of this 5-year plan, there will be two public consultations to be held in February to gain feedback on what you the public, and key stakeholders think of current outdoor recreation provision in Meath.
We also want to establish how to improve and enhance the outdoor recreation offering in the county.
We have hired Outdoor consultants – Outscape –to facilitate in-person round table workshops to allow discussion and collaboration to feed into the development of the plan. (Click HERE for further information on County Outdoor Recreation Plans)
11th February 2025 Tuesday 7pm – 8:30pm – Pillo Hotel, Ashbourne, A84 KR91
12th February 2025 Wednesday 7pm – 8:30pm – Meath County Council Offices, Buvinda House, Navan, C15 Y291
Please REGISTER HERE so we can manage numbers efficiently
As part of the national initiative – ‘Embracing Ireland’s Outdoors, The National Outdoor Recreation Strategy 2023-2027’- Meath has been chosen as one of 6 pilot counties to employ a County Outdoor Recreation Officer to help develop and deliver a county outdoor recreation plan.
“At county level, our ambition is to achieve a more planned and coordinated approach between the many stakeholders, with the introduction of a County Outdoor Recreation Committee and the development of an Outdoor Recreation Plan for each county. This will ensure that county needs are prioritised, as well as being aligned with the national strategy. This new structure will be best placed to ensure that value for money is achieved from the significant levels of public investment in outdoor recreation. In addition, it is our ambition to ensure that available funding and resources are better aligned with national and county priorities.” Comhairle na Tuatha.
What is Outdoor Recreation?:
By ‘outdoor recreation’ we mean activities that take place in the natural environment, such as walking, canoeing, mountain biking, orienteering and wild swimming.
It does not include activities that take place outdoors on confined courses or pitches (such as golf, football, show jumping) or motorised activities (such as quads/scramblers) with the exception of motorised mobility aids.
| Land | Water | Air |
| Walking | Canoeing/Kayaking | Paragliding |
| Hilwalking/Hiking | Rowing | Hang-gliding |
| Leisure cycling | Wild swimming | |
| Mountain Biking | Surfing | |
| Horse riding | Coasteering | |
| Running | Windsurfing/Kitesurfing | |
| Orienteering | Sailing | |
| Caving | Diving | |
| Playing in nature | Angling | |
| Mountaineering/Rock climbing | Stand Up Paddleboarding |
*Funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development
For more information on the Outdoor Recreation Plan please contact:
Ross Kenny
Outdoor Recreation Officer │ Meath Local Sports Partnership │Town Hall │ Watergate Street │Navan │Co. Meath │ C15C821
Email: rkenny@meathcoco.ie Office: 046 9067887 Mobile: 087-7144100
