C’mon and explore Monaghan this summer, where a warm and genuine welcome awaits. Just an hour from Dublin lies a complete change of pace and an opportunity to recharge.
Visit award-winning heritage treasures, including the brilliant new Patrick Kavanagh Centre, and Carrickmacross Workhouse, with its powerfully evocative guided tours. Meanwhile, the breath-taking drumlin landscape lends itself to an array of outdoor adventures: from a laid-back round of golf at one of the country’s championship courses to cycling in Sliabh Beagh, a stunning expanse of wilderness home to an abundance of birds and wildlife.
Discover why Rossmore Forest Park is the most popular forest park in the country, with its captivating Drumlin Giants’ trail, Coffee Doc and fantastic playground, which blends seamlessly into the natural surroundings.
Monaghan is brimming with foodie finds, from fine-dining and artisan producers to fabulous food trucks, which show off the fresh local produce to tasty effect. You’ll also find charming villages such as Glaslough and Inniskeen, with buckets of Insta-appeal.
The four-star Hillgrove Hotel & Spa is situated just a short stroll from Monaghan town centre and set amongst its own private grounds. The hotel features a relaxing spa with its own luxury thermal suite. Other facilities you can enjoy during your stay are the leisure club with a 20-metre heated swimming pool, the coffee dock, PK’s Bar - named after none other than Patrick Kavanagh - and The Bistro, serving local and Irish produce.
Since undergoing a €1m revamp in 2020, the Patrick Kavanagh Centre ‘mini-museum’ has gone on to win a raft of prestigious international awards. Learn about the celebrated local poet’s life, loves and the landscape and landmarks here in South Monaghan which inspired his work, on a guided tour experience in the company of a Kavanagh expert.
Wild Thyme Restaurant is the county’s hottest new food offering. With a CV which includes Gregans Castle in the Burren, The Greenhouse and Locks Brasseries, chef/owner Karl Breen brings his exciting blend of modern Irish cooking to the sleepy village of Threemilehouse, just outside Monaghan Town.
C’mon and plan your Monaghan adventure today! For accommodation offers and staycation inspiration, click here.
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1. The promotion is open to residents of Ireland aged 18 years or over except employees of the Promoter, their families, agents or anyone professionally connected with the promotion.
2. A valid entry consists of a correct answer entered in the form above, accompanied by the entrant’s name, email address and a phone number.
3. No applications from agents, third parties, organised groups or applications automatically generated by computer will be accepted. No incomplete, illegible, or corrupted entries will be accepted. No entries not in accordance with the entry instructions will be accepted.
4. The Promotion will run from 04/08/2023 to midnight on 20/08/2023 inclusive.
5. All entries must be received by the Promotor by no later than midnight on the Closing Date. All competition entries received after the Closing Date are automatically disqualified.
6. Promotion limited to one entry per person. No entrant will win more than one prize.
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8. Responsibility will not be accepted for entries lost, damaged or delayed as a result of any network, computer hardware or software failure of any kind. Proof of sending is not proof of receipt. Entries will become the property of the Promoter.
9. The prize is a two-night stay for two adults at the four-star Hillgrove Hotel & Spa, a guided tour experience at the award-winning Patrick Kavanagh Centre and a three-course meat Wild Thyme. There will be one winner.
10. All prizes will be subject to any additional terms and conditions of the supplier of the prize to the Promoter. The accommodation with Hillgrove Hotel can be used from Sunday to Thursday and cannot be refunded, transferred or redeemed for cash.
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12. In the event of unforeseen circumstances the Promoter reserves the right to substitute the prize for an alternative of equal or greater value.
13. The winners will be notified by email. The winner must claim the prize within 30 days of the notification. If the prize is unclaimed after this time, it will lapse and the Promoter reserves the right to offer the unclaimed prize to a substitute winner selected in accordance with the Promotion rules.
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