Monard, County Cork

Monard
Town
Monard

Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 51°56′00″N 08°30′00″W / 51.93333°N 8.50000°W / 51.93333; -8.50000
Country  Ireland
Province Munster
County County Cork
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC-1)

Monard is a planned new settlement situated to the north-west of Cork City in Ireland. It is expected to cover 966 acres (3.91 km2) and contain 5,000 new dwellings for 13,000 people as well as schools, a medical centre and other facilities.[1][2] It is expected to be smaller in size but similar in concept to Adamstown in Dublin.

Due to the fallout from the Irish property bubble, the development has been delayed, with full plans expected to be available in 2013 or 2014.[3]

The settlement is expected to be based on three villages and a town centre, built around the new railway station, located at Rathpeacon siding on the Dublin-Cork mainline.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Blarney-Kilbarry Local Area Plan" (PDF). Cork County Council.
  2. ↑ "Green light to create plans for first purpose-built town in Munster". Irish Examiner.
  3. ↑ "Green light to create plans for first purpose-built town in Munster". Irish Examiner.
  4. ↑ "Blarney-Kilbarry Local Area Plan" (PDF). Cork County Council.

Coordinates: 51°56′N 8°30′W / 51.933°N 8.500°W / 51.933; -8.500

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