Ringaskiddy (Irish: Rinn an Scidígh) is a village south of Cork city, in County Cork, Ireland. Located across Cork harbour south from Cóbh, and connected to Cork city by the N28road the village is now a major ferryport. Aswell as this it is one of two free ports in Ireland, the other been in the Shannon area. Cork (Corcaigh in Irish) is the second city of the Republic of Ireland. ... County Cork (Contae Chorcaà in Irish) is the most southwesterly and the largest of the modern counties of Ireland. ... Cork Harbour is the second largest natural harbour in the world by navigational area. ... Cobh (An Cóbh in Irish, derived from English the cove) is a seaport in County Cork, Ireland (51°51â² N 8°18â² W). ... The N28 road is a National Primary Route in the Republic of Ireland. ... A typical Irish road sign in Mullingar, County Westmeath Ireland, both north and south of the border, has an extensive network of roads. ... A free port (porto franco) or free zone (US: Foreign-Trade Zone) is a port or area with relaxed jurisdiction with respect to the country of location. ...
(1) Ringaskiddy has developed over the last 10 years as a deep water port and ferry terminal, but that it only enjoyed limited success as a port as most of the adjoining industrial users do not use the port and there is only a seasonal ferry service.
Boland submitted that while Ringaskiddy was set up as a port side development with high ambitions principally for the chemical industry, it had failed to generate any significant port type trade which could be of help to the business which would be carried on in a standard industrial unit, such as the subject premises.
Stapleton's reference to promotional literature for the Ringaskiddy estate, which indicated that the strategy of the developers of the estate was to ensure the development of port related continuous process industries.