Glanmire - Services

Services

Places of Interest

Riverstown House:

Situated in Glanmire just 6 km from Cork City, Riverstown House is a privately owned historic house known for its ornate decor and extensive artwork. The house has an extensive and colorful history, as one might expect, having been originally established in 1602. It was Jemmett Browne, lbishop of Cork and Ross. who in the 1730s enlarged and remodelled the original 1602 Riverstown House, contracting with the great Italian stuccodores Paolo and Filippo Lafrancini, who came to Ireland in 1734. Riverstown House became their first and most important early work. The Lafrancini brothers adorned the ceiling of the diningroom with allegorical figures, and also its walls with classical figures and exuberant rococo flowers and foliage. The house remained in the Browne family until the present century but by the 1950s the house was empty and decaying. It was bought in 1958 by Mr. and Mrs. John Dooley. Riverstown House is open May - Mid Sep, Wednesday to Saturday from 14.00-18.00 and other times by arrangement. Admission to Riverstown House is €5.00

Kids Play Zone

Monkey Maze is a 4 level 500 square metre adventure play area, catering for children up to 12 years old. It contains slides, play areas and 'mini monkey area' for younger kids. It is located in Glanmire Village.

Park

O'Callaghan's Park is situated at Riverstown Cross and has facilities for children including slides, swings and see-saws, as well as a short walking path to the river.

Shopping

Most of Glanmire's shops and services are located in the Hazelwood and Crestfield Centres in Riverstown. Here you can find the local supermarket - SuperValu.

Within the Hazelwood Shopping Centre you can find Bank of Ireland, a pharmacy, an accountant, a laundrette, Saffron Indian, a DIY store, a physiotherapist, a polish food store, Hackett's Bookmakers, Glanmire library, Mings Chinese, Pizza Plus, Sheehans Butchers, Salt Therapy, a Cafe, Barry's Funeral Home, a Fish shop, a dentist, an auctioneer & a hairdressers.

Within the Crestfield Shopping Centre you can find BK2 Bar, a barbers, Shirley's Salon, Luciano's Pizza, Denny's Chipper, a party shop, an auctioneers, Cream Cafe, Doctor & Dental Surgery, Chemist, SuperValu, Glanmire Credit Union, Tan & Tone Salon, Golden Lily Chinese, Glanmire Cab Base, Printing Shop, Vegetable Shop & Post Office.

In Glanmire Village you will find additional services including an IT services store,a taxi-cab service, a dance-studio, a motor-supplies store, hairdressers, a café, a bar, a bank, a florist, a petrol station/deli/shop/car wash, and a kids playzone ("Monkey Maze") which is said to be the largest one in Europe. Also this is the location of Glanmire Garda Station.

There are also other bars and restaurants in the area such as The Boothouse Bar, The Brook, The Barn and The Castle. You can also find a garden centre, a gym (Key2NY), a car dealership (Grandons), a nursing home (Ballynoe, Whites Cross), a veterinary surgery (at Riverstown Cross) and a cat hospital in the area.

Health

St Stephen's Psychiatric Hospital is located in Sarsfields Court (Cúirt an tSarséiligh), Glanmire. It originally opened in the 1960s as a hospital for TB when the most common treatments of tuberculosis were rest, fresh air, good food, and medical supervision. With developments in treatment for TB the need for beds in the hospital declined and so it became a psychiatric hospital.

There are also several doctor surgeries in the area including Glanmire Medical Centre, Crestfield Centre; Barnavara Hill Surgery and the surgery at Spireview, Church Hill.

Transport

Public transport services in the Glanmire area is primarily made up of the Bus Éireann bus service. Bus no. 246 runs from Cork City's Bus Station to Sarsfields Court (@ Buck Leary's Cross and the Hospital)and stops in Glanmire Village, Riverstown Cross and Sallybrook.