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Businesses by town
Of the 1,057 listings, 946 name a town or village. Monaghan Town leads with 285 (27.0% of all listings), followed by Carrickmacross (185) and Castleblayney (169). In total the directory covers 35 named towns and villages.
Smaller villages (fewer than 5 listings)
Threemilehouse (4), Tydavnet (3), Stranooden (3), Tyholland (3), Silverstream (3), Ardaghey (2), Knockatallon (2), Broomfield (2), Carrickroe (2), Latton (2), Scotshouse (2), Shantonagh (2), Lough Egish (2), Cremartin (1), Doohamlet (1), Oram (1), Castleshane (1), Donaghmoyne (1), Magheracloone (1), Truagh (1)
Rural addresses and unknowns
56 listings give only a townland and an Eircode. We grouped these by their Eircode postal district: Monaghan Town district 31, Carrickmacross district 13, Castleblayney district 9, Cootehill district 2, Dundalk district 1. A further 43 listings say only “Co. Monaghan” and 12 have no usable address. These are reported as Other/unknown and are not counted in any town above.
Businesses by category
Community & Services is the largest category with 235 listings (22.2%), followed by Trades & Construction (161) and Retail & Shopping (144).
Category mix in the five main towns
| Category | Monaghan Town | Carrickmacross | Castleblayney | Ballybay | Clones |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community & Services | 56 | 38 | 33 | 13 | 18 |
| Trades & Construction | 37 | 32 | 22 | 8 | 3 |
| Retail & Shopping | 46 | 32 | 22 | 9 | 4 |
| Industry & Agriculture | 17 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| Food & Drink | 29 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 1 |
| Beauty & Wellness | 22 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 1 |
| Finance & Accountancy | 29 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
| Automotive | 13 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 5 |
| Health & Medical | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Hospitality & Tourism | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 4 |
| Legal & Solicitors | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Total | 285 | 185 | 169 | 72 | 50 |
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Which sectors are growing?
Active enterprises in County Monaghan, 2019–2024
The number of active enterprises in Co. Monaghan rose from 3,961 in 2019 to 4,875 in 2024 (+914, +23.1%). Between 2023 and 2024 it rose by 182 (+3.9%). Source: CSO, Business in Ireland 2024, table BRA34 (released 6 Oct 2026).
Growth by sector, 2019 → 2024 (CSO)
| Sector (CSO / NACE) | Nearest directory category | 2019 | 2024 | Change | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | Community & Services | 82 | 128 | +46 | +56.1% |
| Other personal services (incl. hair & beauty) | Beauty & Wellness | 175 | 273 | +98 | +56.0% |
| Information & communication | Finance & Accountancy (IT/digital) | 44 | 67 | +23 | +52.3% |
| Professional, scientific & technical | Finance & Accountancy / Legal | 293 | 434 | +141 | +48.1% |
| Financial & insurance | Finance & Accountancy | 61 | 90 | +29 | +47.5% |
| Administrative & support (incl. cleaning, landscaping) | Community & Services | 176 | 237 | +61 | +34.7% |
| Construction | Trades & Construction | 944 | 1,223 | +279 | +29.6% |
| Real estate | Finance & Accountancy | 166 | 215 | +49 | +29.5% |
| Manufacturing | Industry & Agriculture | 336 | 413 | +77 | +22.9% |
| Health & social work | Health & Medical | 196 | 239 | +43 | +21.9% |
| Accommodation & food | Food & Drink / Hospitality | 208 | 229 | +21 | +10.1% |
| Wholesale, retail & motor trade | Retail & Shopping / Automotive | 808 | 856 | +48 | +5.9% |
| Transport & storage | Industry & Agriculture | 273 | 279 | +6 | +2.2% |
The fastest-growing sectors in percentage terms were Arts, entertainment & recreation (+56%), Other personal services (incl. hair & beauty) (+56%) and Information & communication (+52%). The biggest gains in raw numbers came from construction (+279 enterprises) and professional, scientific & technical services (+141).
“Nearest directory category” is our own approximate mapping. CSO sectors (NACE) and directory categories are not defined the same way. CSO counts exclude public administration and membership organisations. Some smaller CSO cells are suppressed and are left out here.
New openings in 2026
These businesses opened, or are very likely opening, in County Monaghan between August and October 2026. Each one is backed by a public source: a news report, a launch post, a domain registration or a recruitment ad “for our new store”. We only list openings we could verify.
| Business | Town | Type | Date / evidence | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Padel 100 Monaghan | Monaghan Town | Sports & Leisure | 2026-08-04 | Confirmed | source |
| Rockstone Engineering | Monaghan Town | Professional Services (engineering) | 2026-08-07 | Confirmed | source |
| Choice Stores Carrickmacross | Carrickmacross | Retail & Shopping (chain) | 2026-09-21 / late Oct 2026 | Likely | source |
| Carrickmacross Community Café (Irish Red Cross / Monaghan Social Prescribing) | Carrickmacross | Charities & Community groups | 2026-10-10 | Confirmed | source |
| Bua Muay Thai | Emyvale | Sports & Leisure | 2026-10-18 | Likely | source |
| BioConnect Innovation Centre | Monaghan Town (Knockaconny) | Professional Services / Business hub | 2026-10-22 | Confirmed | source |
We also tracked companies newly registered with the CRO at Monaghan addresses since August 2026. Many of these turned out to be existing businesses incorporating rather than new openings, so they are not counted here. Opened a business in Monaghan this year? Get listed in the directory and we'll include you in next year's report.
Context: County Monaghan at a glance
Population of Co. Monaghan (Census 2022), up 6% since 2016. Source: CSO Census 2022
Active enterprises in Co. Monaghan in 2024. Source: CSO BRA34
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Methodology
- Source data: every published listing in the Monaghan Businesses directory, read from the site's public listings feed on 3 November 2026 (1,057 listings). Listings were cleaned and checked against Google Business Profiles and web sources in late 2026, and listings found to be fake, closed or outside the county were removed. Listings include businesses, community groups and public services.
- Towns: each address was matched to a Co. Monaghan town or village by name. Street names such as “Glaslough Street, Monaghan” were not mistaken for the village of the same name. Addresses with only a townland and Eircode were grouped by Eircode postal district (H18 Monaghan, A81 Carrickmacross, A75 Castleblayney, H16 Cootehill, A91 Dundalk). Anything else is reported as Other/unknown.
- Categories: the directory's own 11 categories, one per listing.
- Growth: taken from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) table BRA34 Business Demography by Activity and County, Co. Monaghan, active enterprises 2019–2024 (latest available, released 6 October 2026). We did not estimate growth from directory data, because listing dates are not recorded.
- New openings: researched between August and October 2026 from local news (Northern Sound, Monaghan Brief), business announcements, domain registration records and job ads. Only openings graded “confirmed” or “likely” are shown. Unverified leads and existing businesses that simply incorporated were excluded.
- Limitations: a directory is not a census. Sole traders without an online presence are under-represented, and counts reflect the directory's coverage, not every business in the county. Corrections are welcome via the directory.
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