Economy of Mullingar

-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"" lang="EN-US">A Farmers' Market is held in Mullingar every Sunday and a further small market is run near Penneys/Marks and Spencer by The Green.

Mullingar contains several industrial estates including Lough Sheever Corporate Park and the Lynn Industrial estate. Two of the towns major manufacturing plants – Penn tennis balls and Tarkett – both closed in the early 2000s causing many job losses. However newer industries have absorbed the job losses – including Capmark, Oakley, P.E.M. Engineering, Trend Technologies, Taconic International, and Mullingar Pewter which are all sizeable operations. The town is also home to a Van Nelle (Ireland) (a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco) factory which has provided employment for many years.

Iralco, an automotive component manufacturer, is located nearby in Collinstown continues to provide employment to a skilled work force. The town recently won a €25m LidlWarehouse and distribution center which will employ between 100 and 150. A new site for the IDA Business Park has been sited along the new N52 bypass. A major addition to the towns telecommunications infrastructure – a broadband network – was completed in 2004 –