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The EDA has continued to represent the area with the statutory bodies and pressed for necessary developments. It has also carried out the following work:

Produced Information Leaflets and Brochures on the area.
Organise guided tours of the interesting places including the McKenna, Carleton and PEI connections.
Visitors who participate in a tour and fulfil the tradition of ‘walking across the bridge from south to North’ are awarded a Certificate of Honorary Citizenship of Emyvale - McKenna Country.
A register of Visitors is maintained.
Launched and maintain this Web-site.
In Summer 1998 Moira Treanor and Edel Treanor were employed to carry out an Inventory of Memorials in the Cemetery at St. Patrick’s Church, Corracrin.
In Summer 1999 Amelia Murphy compiled a House by House census of the village and researched previous occupiers of the houses on Main Street. She also set up a database on computer of all Honorary Citizens and useful contacts.

Produced and launched an Audio Tape of the Heritage Tour with accompanying literature.
Consulted with Monaghan County Council at various times to bring about improvements through the Village Enhancement Scheme. Assisted the Council to draw up a Local Action Plan for the Village as part of the County Development Plan 2001. This was done by organising public meetings and with the asistance of Facilitator, Mary Wright, Caledon, an Action Plan for Emyvale was submitted to the Council. Patrick Callery, Donagh Development Association, and John Finn, Lakeview Residents Association, contributed greatly to this process.

Emyvale Development Association, with assistance from representatives of some other clubs/organisations and individuals, and with the guidance of Facilitator, Colette Nulty, and with funding support from the Programme for Peace and Reconciliation, conducted a Household Survey during 2000. 339 houses were invited to fill in a Questionnaire and there was a 73% return.

The main recommendations from the survey were:

The setting up of an ‘Umbrella Group’ to broaden participation in community development and to encourage communication in the area.
A plan for the development of the Tourism Potential should be drawn up jointly by all organisations involved in tourist-type projects.
The EDA should continue to lobby for improvements and should get the support of other organisations in the community.
The Leisure Centre Committee needs to draw up an Operational Plan for the next 5 years.
Childcare Facilities and Womens’ Groups are needed.
The EDA should continue to work with Monaghan Enterprise Board for the development of an Enterprise Centre.
More needs to be done to support the elderly.
Top priority should be given to setting up the Umbrella Group but this has not yet happened.

The following books on Emyvale have been published: ‘A Film of the Mind’ - selected poems by Charles McCluskey. ‘Emyvale GAA Club - a History’ - by Seamus McCluskey (1984). ‘Emyvale Leisure Centre Official Opening’ - edited by Peadar McMahon (May 1985). ‘Emyvale Sweet Emyvale’ - by Seamus McCluskey (1986). ‘Pairc N.Oilbhear Pluinceid Official Opening’ - Emyvale GAA Club (August 1990). ‘Emyvale - McKenna Country’ - by Seamus McCluskey (1996 and revised 1999).