Editing Mallow, County Cork (section)

==Transport and communications==

===Road===
Mallow lies at the convergence of several important routes: National Primary Route 20 ([[N20 road|N20]]) north-south [[Roads in Ireland|road]] between [[Cork (city)|Cork]] (35&nbsp;km) and [[Limerick]] (70&nbsp;km), National Secondary Route 72 ([[N72 road (Ireland)|N72]]) east-west between [[Dungarvan]] (51.5&nbsp;km) and [[Killarney]] (41.5&nbsp;km), National Secondary Route 73 ([[N73 road (Ireland)|N73]]) northeast to [[Mitchelstown]] and the [[M8 motorway (Ireland)|M8 motorway]] (21&nbsp;km).
[[File:Rth Mallow Town 02.10.12R edited-2.jpg|thumb|right|Mallow looking southwest from the railway station]]

===Bus===
Mallow is a stop on the [[Bus Éireann]] 51 bus service from [[Cork (city)|Cork]] to [[Galway]] and 243 bus service from [[Cork (city)|Cork]] to [[Newmarket, County Cork|Newmarket]] service. Mallow is also serviced by the [[TFI Local Link]] buses, connecting the town with Fermoy, Mitchelstown and Charleville via three separate routes, with stops in intermediary villages.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}

===Rail===
The Mallow railway [[viaduct]] which straddles the Blackwater, commonly known as the "Ten Arch Bridge", was bombed and destroyed during the [[Irish Civil War]]. It was rapidly rebuilt in girder form due to its importance in connecting the [[Cork (city)|Cork]], [[Tralee]] and [[Dublin]] lines. An additional line east through [[Fermoy]] and [[Lismore, County Waterford|Lismore]] to the [[Waterford]] South station closed in 1967. [[Mallow railway station]] was opened on 17 March 1849 by the [[Great Southern and Western Railway]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Mallow station | work=Railscot – Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | access-date=31 August 2007 | archive-date=27 November 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071127054525/http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | url-status=live }}</ref> It is served by trains to via [[Limerick Junction]] to [[Dublin Heuston]], [[Cork railway station|Cork]] and [[Killarney railway station|Killarney]], [[Farranfore railway station|Farranfore]] and [[Tralee railway station|Tralee]].

[[File:Mallow_rail_station_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3654638.jpg|thumb|alt=Side view of Mallow railway station's main building from the perspective of an arriving train|Mallow railway station]]
Onward connecting trains link Mallow via [[Limerick Junction]] to [[Limerick railway station|Limerick]], [[Ennis railway station|Ennis]], [[Athenry railway station|Athenry]] and [[Galway railway station|Galway]] as well as [[Carrick-on-Suir railway station|Carrick-on-Suir]] and [[Waterford railway station|Waterford]].

===Air===
The nearest airports are [[Cork Airport]] (42.5&nbsp;km), [[Kerry Airport]] (70&nbsp;km) and [[Shannon Airport]] (84&nbsp;km). Kerry Airport is accessible by train from [[Farranfore railway station]].{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}

There is a [[flying club]] at nearby [[Rathcoole Aerodrome]], and a helicopter charter company in nearby Dromahane.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}

[[Cork Racecourse|Mallow Racecourse]], now known as Cork Racecourse, became an emergency airfield on 18 April 1983, when a Mexican [[Gulfstream II]] business jet piloted by Captain Rubén Ocaña made a precautionary landing. A temporary [[tarmacadam]] runway of 910&nbsp;m (3,000&nbsp;ft) in length which was paid for by the plane's insurers was laid to enable the aircraft to leave five weeks later. In the meantime, Captain Ocaña became a local celebrity. On 23 May 1983 just before the plane departed, the captain said his farewell to the people of Ireland in the Irish language.<ref name=IFTN>{{cite web|last=Hegarty|first=Mandy|title=Interview: 'The Runway' Writer/Director Ian Power on His Debut Feature Film|url=http://iftn.ie/news/featureinterviews/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4283942&tpl=archnews|publisher=[[Irish Film and Television Network]]|access-date=28 November 2013|archive-date=7 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507041302/http://iftn.ie/news/featureinterviews/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4283942&tpl=archnews|url-status=live}}</ref> The runway was subsequently used for parking during race meets and for learner driving. Light aircraft have occasionally landed at the racecourse on the grass area. The F3A World Model Aircraft Aerobatic Championship was held there in 2001. The 1983 incident formed the basis of the 2010 film ''{{va|The Runway}}''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/movies/reviews/article_1701333.php/The-Runway-?-Movie-Review|title=The Runway – Movie Review|last=Wilkinson|first=Ron|date=25 July 2012|publisher=Monsters and Critics|access-date=4 August 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191447/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/movies/reviews/article_1701333.php/The-Runway-?-Movie-Review|archive-date=29 October 2013}}</ref>