The town once had a carpet factory, established in 1904 by Yvo de Vesci, the 5th Viscount – notably producing some of the carpets used on the RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic.
M & A Coaches routes 828 and 828X serve the station providing links to locations such as Cashel, Urlingford,Durrow and Abbeyleix and in the other direction to the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise.