Riverstick Neighbourhood Guide
Cork
Riverstick is a small rural village in south County Cork, in the P43 routing area, situated between Cork city and Kinsale. It serves as a local centre for the surrounding countryside and is close to Ballygarvan, Ballinhassig, Carrigaline and Belgooly, with Cork Airport and the harbour-side towns within convenient driving distance.
Area character
Rural village and commuter area with a close-knit, countryside setting. Riverstick offers village-scale services and easy road access rather than an extensive urban amenities base; many residents travel to Cork, Carrigaline or Kinsale for larger-scale shopping, work, education and leisure.
Schools
- Riverstick National Schoolprimary
- Ballygarvan National Schoolprimary
- Ballinhassig National Schoolprimary
- Carrigaline Community Schoolsecondary
- Kinsale Community Schoolsecondary
Transport
- R600 regional roadroad
- N71 national road via Ballinhassig/Ballygarvanroad
- Bus Éireann services towards Cork and Kinsalebus
- Cork Airportairport
- Cork Kent railway station, accessed via Cork cityrail
Amenities
- Riverstick village shops and local servicesshopping
- Riverstick community and sporting facilitiescommunity and leisure
- Local pubs and cafés in Riverstick and nearby villagesdining
- Carrigaline retail and commercial servicesshopping
- Kinsale town centre, harbour and waterfront amenitiesleisure and dining
- Cork Airport and nearby business servicestransport and employment