Little Island, Cork

Little Island, County Cork, is a civil parish and mainly industrial area to the east of Cork city, Ireland. It is no longer an island, since the northern channel separating it from the mainland has filled over. To the west and south is Lough Mahon, part of Cork Harbour; across a channel to the east is Fota Island.DevelopmentA number of Cork's pharmaceutical companies are based on the island. The main drainage wastewater treatment plant for Cork City was also opened in the area in 2004.Since the 1990s, development has grown, with retail and commercial spaces opened at Little Island Business Park and East Gate Retail Park. As of 2017, the Little Island Business Association reported that there were approximately 1000 businesses operating in the area.Cork Golf Club is also based on Little Island.TransportThe N25 Cork–Rosslare road is built on the filled-in channel.The Cork–Cobh railway line skirts the island to the north and west. It includes Little Island railway station, which opened on 10 November 1859. It has direct rail services to Cork, Cobh, Mallow, and Midleton.