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The Cork-Limerick-Galway corridor links the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
's second, third and fourth largest cities. Cork
Cork (city)

Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the Ireland third most populous city after Dublin and Belfast. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the Provinces of Ireland of Munster....
, Limerick
Limerick

Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the county seat of County Limerick in the province of Munster, in the midwest of Republic of Ireland....
 and Galway
Galway

Galway is the fourth largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the only city in the province of Connacht in Republic of Ireland. The city is located on the west coast of Ireland....
 cities, all located on the western seaboard have a total population of just over a million people and a population density of 51/kmē.

Road Galway and Limerick are linked by the N18
N18 road

The N18 road is a national primary road in Republic of Ireland, connecting the cities of Limerick and Galway. Ennis and Gort are two major towns on the route, and Shannon Airport is reached via the connecting N19 road ....
.






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The Cork-Limerick-Galway corridor links the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
's second, third and fourth largest cities. Cork
Cork (city)

Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the Ireland third most populous city after Dublin and Belfast. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the Provinces of Ireland of Munster....
, Limerick
Limerick

Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the county seat of County Limerick in the province of Munster, in the midwest of Republic of Ireland....
 and Galway
Galway

Galway is the fourth largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the only city in the province of Connacht in Republic of Ireland. The city is located on the west coast of Ireland....
 cities, all located on the western seaboard have a total population of just over a million people and a population density of 51/kmē.

Transportation Links


Limerick lies midway between Cork and Galway approximately 100km from both cities.

Road
Galway and Limerick are linked by the N18
N18 road

The N18 road is a national primary road in Republic of Ireland, connecting the cities of Limerick and Galway. Ennis and Gort are two major towns on the route, and Shannon Airport is reached via the connecting N19 road ....
. Limerick is linked to Cork by the N20
N20 road

The N20 road is a national primary road in Republic of Ireland, connecting the cities of Limerick and Cork . Croom , Charleville, County Cork and Mallow, County Cork are major towns along the route....
. Some of this network has been improved in recent years but much of the roadway remains single carriageway. A motorway is planned between Cork and Limerick. Similarly, The Galway-Limerick link is planned to be upgraded to grade-separated dual carriageway as part of the Atlantic Corridor
Atlantic Corridor

The Atlantic Corridor is a road project in Ireland that eventually will link Waterford in the South-East to Letterkenny in the North-West by high-quality dual carriageway or motorway....


The three cities are served by the Cork Suburban Rail
Cork Suburban Rail

The Cork Suburban Rail network serves the Metropolitan Cork area in County Cork, Munster, Ireland.There has been a suburban rail system in Cork since the middle of the 19th century however it suffered serious decline and line closures in the 20th century....
, Limerick Suburban Rail
Limerick Suburban Rail

|}|}Limerick Suburban Rail is a commuter service from Limerick railway station to Ennis railway station in Munster. There is also a new service running from Limerick to Nenagh railway station via Castleconnell railway station, which commenced on 1 September 2008....
 and Galway Suburban Rail
Galway Suburban Rail

|}The Galway Suburban Rail system is a planned one-line, three station suburban rail that will operate between the city of Galway and the commuter town of Athenry, both in County Galway, Ireland....
 networks.

There are three international airports in the region: Shannon airport
Shannon Airport

Shannon International Airport , is one of Ireland's three primary airports . It is the third busiest airport in the Republic of Ireland with 3.1 million passengers in 2008....
, Cork Airport, and Galway Airport
Galway Airport

Galway Airport , or Aerphort na Gaillimhe in Irish language, is located at Carnmore 9 km north of Galway City in Ireland and is managed by Corrib Airport Limited....
.

The Western Rail Corridor is currently being built to link Limerick to Galway.

Economy


The main economic engines of the region are the Economy of Cork
Economy of Cork

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 and the Economy of Limerick
Economy of Limerick

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.

Third level institutions


  • University of Limerick
    University of Limerick

    The University of Limerick was established in 1972 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick and became a university by Act of the Oireachtas in 1989 in accordance with the ....
     - 14,500
  • National University of Ireland, Cork - 19,000
  • National University of Ireland, Galway
    National University of Ireland, Galway

    The National University of Ireland, Galway is a Tertiary education educational institution located in Galway, Ireland. The university was founded in 1845 as Queen's College, Galway and was more recently known as University College, Galway ....
     - 15,000
  • Cork Institute of Technology
    Cork Institute of Technology

    Cork Institute of Technology , formerly Regional Technical College, Cork, is a Institutes of Technology in Ireland located in Cork , Republic of Ireland opened in 1973....
     - 17,000
  • Limerick Institute of Technology
    Limerick Institute of Technology

    Limerick Institute of Technology is an institution of higher education in Limerick, Ireland and is one of 13 institutes that are members of the Institutes of Technology Ireland ....
     - 7000
  • Waterford Institute of Technology
    Waterford Institute of Technology

    Waterford Institute of Technology is a state funded Higher education educational institution situated in the city of Waterford, Republic of Ireland....
     - 10,000
  • Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology - 9,000


Industry


The Shannon Free Zone
Shannon Free Zone

Shannon Free Zone is a 2.43 km?, 600 acre, International Industrial estate adjacent to Shannon International Airport, County Clare, Ireland which is 20km from Limerick city....
 is an industrial zone with over 150 companies employing over 7,500 people.

The National Technology Park (NTP), Ireland's first science/technology park (263 hectares), which is home to over 80 organisations employing over 4,000 people adjacent to the University of Limerick.

Cork is the home of Ireland's pharmaceutical industry with most of Ireland pharmaceutical companies located in the Little Island
Little Island

Little Island can refer to:Australia* Little Island Canada* Little Island , OntarioIreland* Little Island, Cork* Little Island, Waterford...
 area.

Population


Greater Cork
Greater Cork

Greater Cork has a total population of 380,000 . This area takes into account the total population of Metropolitan Cork and the Ring towns. Greater Cork is the largest urban area in the province of Munster with nearly a third of the province's population residing within Greater Cork....
: 400,000
  • Carrigaline
    Carrigaline

    Carrigaline is a single-street town in County Cork, Republic of Ireland. It is located about 12km from Cork which can be reached by car in 25 minutes ....
     (13,000)
  • Cóbh
    Cobh

    Cobh is a sheltered seaport town on the south coast of County Cork, Republic of Ireland with a population of around 13,000 inhabitants.The locality, which had had several different Irish-language names, was first referred to as Cove in 1750....
     (12,887)
  • Mallow
    Mallow

    Mallow or Mallows may refer to:Nature:* Malvaceae, family of plants; in particular the following genera:** Abelmoschus** Althaea ? Marsh mallow...
     (11,000),
  • Midleton
    Midleton

    Midleton is a town in south-eastern County Cork, Republic of Ireland. It lies some 22 km east of Cork on the Owenacurra River and the N25 road, which connects Cork to the port of Rosslare Europort....
     (10,336)
  • Youghal
    Youghal

    Youghal is a seaport in County Cork, Republic of Ireland. Youghal is located on the estuary of the River Blackwater, Ireland, and in the past was militarily and economically important....
     (7,000)
  • Fermoy
    Fermoy

    Fermoy in County Cork, Republic of Ireland is a town of some 5,800 inhabitants, environs included , situated on the Munster Blackwater in the south of Ireland....
     (7,000)
  • Caherlag (6,000)
  • Bandon
    Bandon

    Bandon is the name of several places*Bandon, Oregon, USA*Bandon, County Cork, Ireland*the River Bandon in Ireland*Bandon, the old name of Surat Thani in Thailand...
     (5,000)
  • Inishkenny (5,000)
  • Blarney
    Blarney

    Blarney is a village in the south of Ireland, located 8km north-west of Cork , Republic of Ireland. It is the site of Blarney Castle, home of the legendary Blarney Stone....
     (5,000)
  • Monkstown
    Monkstown

    Monkstown is a placename shared by more than one area in Ireland:*Monkstown, County Cork, a town in County Cork.*Monkstown, County Dublin, a town or suburb on the outskirts of Dublin city in County Dublin....
     (5,000)
  • Passage West
    Passage West

    Passage West is a port town in County Cork, Republic of Ireland, situated on the west bank of Cork Harbour. It is some 10 km from Cork city centre, separated from the urban sprawl of Douglas, Cork and Rochestown, but close to all services, shopping and amenities....
     (5,000)
  • Kinsale
    Kinsale

    Kinsale is a town in County Cork, Republic of Ireland. Located some 25 km south of Cork on the coast near the Old Head of Kinsale, it sits at the mouth of the River Bandon and has a population of 2,257 which increases substantially during the summer months when the tourist season is at its peak and when the boating fraternity arriv...
     4,000
  • Macroom
    Macroom

    Macroom is a small market town located in a valley on the River Sullane, a tributary of the River Lee , between Cork and Killarney. The town recorded a population on 2,985 in the 2002 national census....
     (3,000)
  • Ringaskiddy
    Ringaskiddy

    Ringaskiddy is a village south of Cork , in County Cork, Republic of Ireland. Located across Cork harbour south from C?bh, and connected to Cork city by the N28 road Roads in Ireland the village is now a major ferry port and is one of two free ports in Ireland, the other being in the River Shannon area....


Limerick urban area: 100,000
  • Ennis
    Ennis

    Ennis is the county town of County Clare in Republic of Ireland. Situated on the River Fergus, it lies north of Limerick and south of Galway on the main N18 road connecting these two cities....
     - (25,000)
  • Shannon
    Shannon

    Shannon is a given name.Notable people bearing this name include:* Shannon , real name Shannon Brenda Greene* Marty Wilde, pseudonym "Shannon", real name Reginald Leonard Smith...
     - (9,000)
  • Nenagh
    Nenagh

    Nenagh is the county town of North Tipperary, Republic of Ireland. It is the administrative capital of North Tipperary. It has a population in 2006 of 7,415....
      - (9,000)
  • Thurles
    Thurles

    Thurles is a town in County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, situated on the River Suir, with a population of around 8,000. It is twinned with Bollington in England and Salt Lake City, Utah, United States....
     - (8,000)
  • Newcastle West
    Newcastle West

    Newcastle West is a town in west County Limerick, Republic of Ireland. The town is the largest town in the county, excluding Limerick city, and is sited on the River Arra which flows into the River Deel....
     - (7,000)
  • Tipperary
    Tipperary

    Tipperary is the name of a town in the south-west of County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland . The name "Tipperary" is derived from a well in the townland of Glenbane in the parish of Lattin and Cullen where the river "Arra" rises....
     - (5,000)
  • Castleconnell
    Castleconnell

    Castleconnell is a scenic village on the banks of the River Shannon, some 11 km from Limerick city and within a few minutes walk of the boundaries with counties County Clare and County Tipperary....
     - (4,000)


Galway city: 70,000
  • Oughterard
    Oughterard

    Oughterard is a small town on the banks of the Owenriff River close to the south shore of Lough Corrib in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. The population of the town in 2002 was 3,209....
     - 7,500
  • Ballinasloe
    Ballinasloe

    Ballinasloe is a town in the eastern extremity of County Galway in Republic of Ireland.The town developed as a crossing point on the River Suck, a tributary of the River Shannon....
     - 6,500
  • Athenry
    Athenry

    Athenry is a town in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It lies 25 km to the east of Galway city, and is also famous for the song "The Fields of Athenry." One of the attractions of the town is its medieval castle....
     - 5,000
  • Oranmore
    Oranmore

    Oranmore is a suburban village in County Galway on the outskirts of Galway city in Republic of Ireland. With its major housing developments, Oranmore is rapidly becoming a part of Galway's commuter or suburban belt....
     - 3,500


Statistics

Region Population Area !
(Greater Cork)
Greater Cork

Greater Cork has a total population of 380,000 . This area takes into account the total population of Metropolitan Cork and the Ring towns. Greater Cork is the largest urban area in the province of Munster with nearly a third of the province's population residing within Greater Cork....
(400,000)  
County Cork
County Cork

County Cork is the most southerly and the largest of the modern counties of Republic of Ireland. Cork is nicknamed "The Rebel County", as a result of the support of the townsmen of Cork in 1491 for Perkin Warbeck, a pretender to the throne of England during the Wars of the Roses....
480,0007,457 kmē 
(Limerick urban area)
Limerick

Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the county seat of County Limerick in the province of Munster, in the midwest of Republic of Ireland....
(100,000)  
County Limerick
County Limerick

County Limerick is a county in the province of Munster, located in the mid-west of Ireland with County Clare to the north, County Cork to the south, County Kerry to the west and County Tipperary to the east....
185,0002,686 kmē 
County Clare
County Clare

County Clare commonly referred to as simply Clare, is a Counties of Ireland of Ireland and part of the wider Provinces of Ireland of Munster....
110,0003,147 kmē 
(Galway city)(70,000)  
County Galway
County Galway

County Galway is located on the west coast of Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland of Connacht. The county takes its name from the city of Galway....
230,0006,148 kmē 
Grand Total1,005,00019,438 kmē


City & County Council areas


The city and county council areas covered by the corridor are:

  • Galway city - 70,000
  • County Galway
    County Galway

    County Galway is located on the west coast of Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland of Connacht. The county takes its name from the city of Galway....
     - 230,000
  • County Clare
    County Clare

    County Clare commonly referred to as simply Clare, is a Counties of Ireland of Ireland and part of the wider Provinces of Ireland of Munster....
     - 110,000
  • County Limerick
    County Limerick

    County Limerick is a county in the province of Munster, located in the mid-west of Ireland with County Clare to the north, County Cork to the south, County Kerry to the west and County Tipperary to the east....
     - 185,000
  • Limerick city - 60,000
  • County Cork
    County Cork

    County Cork is the most southerly and the largest of the modern counties of Republic of Ireland. Cork is nicknamed "The Rebel County", as a result of the support of the townsmen of Cork in 1491 for Perkin Warbeck, a pretender to the throne of England during the Wars of the Roses....
     - 480,000
  • Cork city - 120,000


See also


  • The Dublin-Belfast corridor
    Dublin-Belfast corridor

    The Dublin-Belfast corridor is a term used to loosely describe a geographical area that encompasses the cities of Dublin and Belfast and the area between....


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