Monksland is situated outside Athlone. Athlone is located in the centre of Ireland and is a thriving town on the banks of the River Shannon. It is an ideal destination for a holiday, weekend break or business trip. The town offers extensive choices in quality accommodation, restaurants, shops, pubs, sport & leisure activities and entertainment.

Monksland is strategically positioned in the centre of Ireland, where an esker ridge provides convenient access through the surrounding lowlands to make it the focus of east-west traffic across the river Shannon.

Athlone town is located in the centre of Ireland and is well served by local and national infrastructure.

There is a good existing road network connecting Athlone to Dublin, Galway, Sligo, Limerick, Cork and all the major population centres i.e. east-west (N6 National Primary Road connecting Dublin to Galway) and north-south (National Secondary Routes; Cavan/Belfast N55, Limerick N62 and Sligo M61 routes. The planned dual carriageway from Dublin to Athlone and Athlone to Galway will minimise journey times in the not too distant future.