Knockharley Cricket Club were founded in 1982 and are the only cricket club in County Meath competing in the Leinster Cricket Union, the clubs most recent success came in 2006 when the 1st XI won the Middle 2 Leinster Cup defeating Mullingar at North Kildare.

The town has several hotels-including the Greville Arms Hotel, Annebrook House Hotel, Bloomfield House Hotel, Leisure Club and Spa, Newbury Hotel and the 4 star Mullingar Park Hotel which houses a conference centre.

St. Mary's Snooker Club ran / runs ranking events for Greater Westmeath, namely the Mullingar Open Snooker Championship, The Westmeath Open Snooker Championship, the Midland Open and the St Mary's Open Classic.

Mullingar Hockey Club currently has 4 adult teams and the club play its matches in the Loreto College, on the Longford road, not far from the hospital.

The colts section is no longer up and running, but check the Mullingar Hockey Club page on Facebook for further info.

The Mullingar Jets Swimming Club is based in the town swimming pool located in Mullingar Town Park.

* The shores of Lough Ennell host Mullingar Golf Club, the local golf club to the north east of the lake.

There is also a move to restore service on the Dublin to Navan line, and smaller campaigns to re-establish the rail links between Sligo and Enniskillen / Omagh / Derry and Mullingar and Athlone / Galway.

* Lilliput is reputedly named after the real area of Lilliput on the shores of Lough Ennell in Dysart, Mullingar, County Westmeath in Ireland.

The head office of Westmeath County Council is located in Mullingar.

Mullingar () is the county town of County Westmeath in Ireland.

Mullingar is famous for the neighbouring lakes, Lough Owel, Lough Ennell and Lough Derravaragh which attract many anglers.

The town of Mullingar is linked to Lough Ennell via Lacy's Canal and the River Brosna.

The town is divided into the Mullingar East and Mullingar West local electoral areas for elections to Westmeath County Council, which elects nine members altogether.

The town is something of a stronghold for the centre left Labour Party, which holds 4 out of the nine seats on the town council and four out of the nine in the Mullingar local electoral area's.

The Stables is a nationally recognized music venue in Mullingar which first opened in 1989.

Niall Horan, born and raised in Mullingar, is member of boy band One Direction

Niall Horan, born and raised in Mullingar, is the only Irish member of popular boy band One Direction.

Pat of Mullingar is an Irish rebel song.

Mullingar Student Players is a dramatic society made up of entirely by secondary school students from the area.

Director Sean Lynch is a native of Mullingar and joins with Musical Director Angela Lynch and Choreography Siobhan Murphy to bring various musical productions to fruition.

Mullingar is mentioned in the song " The Rocky Road to Dublin " by The Dubliners, which is one the few songs in the 2009 film, Sherlock Holmes that was not composed for the film.

The town is also associated with Irish author James Joyce, who was an occasional visitor to Mullingar during his youth.

Mullingar's most notable building is the cathedral of Christ the King Mullingar, the cathedral of the Diocese of Meath.

Arguably the largest development in Mullingar, the proposed " Mullingar Central " development is located between Mount Street, the Railway station and Blackhall Street.

A Farmers ' Market is held in Mullingar every Sunday and a further small market is run near Penneys / Marks and Spencer by The Green.

These days, the line northwest to Longford and Sligo is the mainline, Galway is accessed from Heuston Station via Portarlington and the line between Mullingar and Athlone is currently disused.

One of Mullingar's major exports are items of pewterware produced by the firm of Mullingar Pewter located near the town.

Mullingar rugby football club is located in Cullionbeg, and has had a degree of success in the 1990s with two towns cup final appearances.

The Roman Catholic bishop's seat is located at Christ the King Cathedral, Mullingar.

During the War of Independence the Irish Republican Army ( IRA ) burned the Royal Irish Constabulary ( RIC ) barracks located on the Mullingar Road.

Belvedere House and Gardens is a famous country house located near Mullingar, in county Westmeath, Ireland.

Rabbitte proposed the extension of this strategy, named " the Mullingar Accord " after a meeting between Rabbitte and Kenny in the County Westmeath town, at the 2005 Labour Party National Conference.

The town was originally named Maelblatha, and takes its modern name from a mill noted in the legend of Colman of Mullingar.

The town of Mullingar as also linked to Lough Ennell via Lacy's Canal and the river Brosna.

Loreto College for girls is the largest secondary school in the town, while Mullingar Community College is a co-educational school for boys and girls.

The Mullingar Monarchs were formed in 2001, training from the CBS gym in the town centre.

Mullingar Equestrian Centre ( 5 minutes outside the town ) regularly hosts competitions.

Lough Owel () is a lough in the Midlands of Ireland, situated north of Mullingar, the county town of Westmeath.

The Brosna is a tributary of the Shannon, flowing through Mullingar and Kilbeggan, both in Westmeath, and from there through the town of Clara ( County Offaly ) into the Shannon.

The Westmeath Examiner circulates in the north of the county and is based in Mullingar, the capital town of Westmeath.

Lough Ennell () is a lake near the town of Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland.

The town is from Mullingar ( along the N52 ) and is the setting of the book Valley of the Squinting Windows by Delvin native Brinsley MacNamara, described under the fictitious name of " Garradrimna ".

The lyrics refer to the Irish capital city Dublin, the Irish towns Tuam and Mullingar, the Welsh town Holyhead, the Irish county Galway and the English city Liverpool.

They were originally planned for use on the Mullingar to Sligo mail trains, however they were poor steamers and proved to be underpowered for this work being transferred soon afterwards to the Westport – Achill branch line in western County Mayo — a highly scenic line which passed through the small town of Newport and the village of Mallaranny before reaching the western seaboard at Achill Sound.