Training
Local Authority and Regional Assembly Staff Training - November 2025
Athlone Public Realm Improvements
The OPR, as part of its Strategic Research Programme, is looking at public realm improvements in Irish towns and cities to see how the work is being undertaken, what issues are arising and what lessons can be learnt.
The journey began in Athlone with the impressive town centre public realm improvements recently completed by Westmeath County Council.
This training webinar focused on sharing insights from this project with presentations from Westmeath County Council, delivered by:
- Councillor Vinny McCormack – Mayor of Athlone
- Lorraine Middleton – Executive Planner
- Noel Beggan and Dermot Killeen – Senior Executive Engineer and Executive Engineer
- Cathaldus Hartin – Senior Planner
We are happy to share the recording of this webinar, along with training materials, below.
