Editing Monaghan (section)

==Local government==
[[File:Monaghan Town Council - geograph.org.uk - 2650225.jpg|thumb|[[Monaghan Town Hall]]]]
Local issues are dealt with by the Monaghan Municipal Council which elects six members, all of which are elected as members of Monaghan County Council. The town forms part of the Monaghan ward for local elections for elections to Monaghan County Council and part of the [[Cavan–Monaghan (Dáil constituency)|Cavan–Monaghan constituency]] for elections to [[Dáil Éireann]]. [[Monaghan Town Hall]] is a former bank branch dating from around 1880.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/41303128/monaghan-town-hall-dublin-street-roosky-monaghan-monaghan|title=Monaghan Town Hall, 1 Dublin Street, Roosky, Monaghan, County Monaghan|publisher=National Inventory of Architectural Heritage|access-date=7 December 2023}}</ref>

The largest party on the municipal council is [[Sinn Féin]], which holds two of six seats. [[Fine Gael]] and [[Fianna Fáil]] each hold one seat and there are two independent members.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}