Cork-Limerick-Galway corridor
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The Cork-Limerick-Galway corridor[citation needed] basically consists of the area between the three cities of Cork, Limerick and Galway located on the western seaboard of Ireland with a total population of just over a million people and a population density of 51/km².[citation needed]
Cork is the capital city[citation needed] of the province of Munster while Limerick is second city of the province and Galway is the capital city[citation needed] of the province of Connacht.
The distance between each of the cities is 100km (60mi) the equivalent of a 1.5-hour car journey.[citation needed]
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[edit] Economy
The main economic engines of the region are the Economy of Cork and the Economy of Limerick.
[edit] Third level institutions
- National University of Ireland, Cork - 15,000
- National University of Ireland, Galway - 15,000
- University of Limerick - 13,000
- Cork Institute of Technology - 17,000
- Waterford Institute of Technology - 10,000
- Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology - 9,000
- Limerick Institute of Technology - 6,500
[edit] Infrastructure
The Western Rail Corridor is currently being built linking Limerick to Galway.
The three cities are served by the Cork Suburban Rail, Limerick Suburban Rail and Galway Suburban Rail networks.
There are two international airports in the region: Shannon airport and Cork Airport.
The Shannon Free Zone is an industrial zone with over 150 companies employing over 7,500 people.
Cork is the home of Ireland's pharmaceutical industry with most of Ireland pharmaceutical companies located in the Little Island area.[citation needed]
[edit] Population
Greater Cork: 400,000
- Carrigaline (13,000)
- Cóbh (12,887)
- Mallow (11,000),
- Midleton (10,336)
- Youghal (7,000)
- Fermoy (7,000)
- Caherlag (6,000)
- Bandon (5,000)
- Inishkenny (5,000)
- Blarney (5,000)
- Monkstown (5,000)
- Passage West (5,000)
- Kinsale 4,000
- Macroom (3,000)
- Ringaskiddy
Limerick urban area: 100,000
- Ennis - (25,000)
- Shannon - (9,000)
- Nenagh - (9,000)
- Thurles - (8,000)
- Newcastle West - (7,000)
- Tipperary - (5,000)
- Castleconnell - (4,000)
Galway city: 70,000
- Oughterard - 7,500
- Ballinasloe - 6,500
- Athenry - 5,000
- Oranmore - 3,500
[edit] Statistics
| Region | Population | Area ! | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Greater Cork) | (400,000) | ||
| County Cork | 480,000 | 7,457 km² | |
| (Limerick urban area) | (100,000) | ||
| County Limerick | 185,000 | 2,686 km² | |
| County Clare | 110,000 | 3,147 km² | |
| (Galway city) | (70,000) | ||
| County Galway | 230,000 | 6,148 km² | |
| Grand Total | 1,005,000 | 19,438 km² |
[edit] City & County Council areas
The city and county council areas covered by the corridor are:
- Galway city - 70,000
- County Galway - 230,000
- County Clare - 110,000
- County Limerick - 185,000
- Limerick city - 60,000
- County Cork - 480,000
- Cork city - 120,000
[edit] See also
- Dublin-Belfast corridor
- Central belt Scotland
- Tricity Poland
