 There is also a camogie club called Naomh Éamann Camogie Club

A new road bridge was built in 1972 which relieved traffic congestion in the village.The village is served by Bus Éireann Expressway route 12 linking it to Dublin, Dublin Airport, Portlaoise, and Limerick.Mountrath and Castletown railway station opened on 1 September 1848, closed for goods traffic on 3 November 1975 and finally closed altogether on 6 September 1976.