Welcome to Blackpool

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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News from The Irish Examiner

Voters in dream wedding competition believed donation was being made to charity

A woman who was left almost €7,000 short from a prize to fund her dream wedding has said she was under the impression a percentage from the votes cast by the public to support her winning bid was going to Make-A-Wish Ireland.

Publish: Thursday 27th July 1:00pm

Cruisers’ Choice award for Cobh ‘down to hard work’

Being named as one of the five best ports to visit in Western Europe is very prestigious for the town of Cobh and has come about through a lot of hard work.

Publish: Thursday 27th July 1:00pm

Socially distant man jailed for sexual assaults on two women

A nine-month jail term has been imposed on a young, socially distant man who sexually assaulted two women walking through Cork City in the early evening.

Publish: Thursday 27th July 1:00pm

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