Welcome to Blackpool, County Cork

Blackpool is a suburb of Cork City, situated on the North of the city on the road to Mallow.  For the purposes of this website it incorporates nearby suburbs - Mayfield and The Glen.

This area of the city is proudly known to be working-class and has been home to such people as former Taoiseach, Jack Lynch, Roy Keane (Irish soccer player) and Christy Ring (widely regarded as the best hurler of all time).  Blackpool now has a large shopping centre.

 

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Blackpool News Blackpool News
Three charged in connection with UVF gang
(10 Mar 2010) Three men are due before Belfast Magistrates Court today charged in connection with an investigation into the activities of a UVF gang.
Seven held over alleged cartoonist murder plot
(10 Mar 2010) GardaĆ­ are continuing to question seven people arrested yesterday in connection with an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist.
Aer Lingus meeting with union on redundancies
(10 Mar 2010) Representatives of the IMPACT trade union are to meet Aer Lingus management today to discuss compulsory redundancies.
HSE to meet Tallaght Hospital over x-rays
(10 Mar 2010) The HSE is to meet with Tallaght Hospital in Dublin later today to see how the review of x-rays can be concluded as quickly as possible.
From RTÉ News