regular use between 1963 and 2009. Occasional use (mainly transport of beet from Midleton to the Mallow Sugar Factory) continued for many years after 1963, but even the sporadic usage of the line came to an end in 1988, with the final train to use the track being a passenger excursion for Midleton GAA supporters to Dublin for the final of the All Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship (in which Midleton played). The reopening of the line was completed by Iarnród Éireann on 30 July 2009. Air The nearest airport is Cork Airport. Bus Bus Éireann run bus services to and from Midleton, including to Cork City Bus Station, Whitegate, Waterford, Ballinacurra, Carrigtwohill, Little Island, Glounthaune and Tivoli. Sport Midleton GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club, and Midleton RFC the local rugby club. Martial arts groups include the Midleton Aikido Club [which has been teaching Aikido in East Cork since 2006] and Midleton Taekwondo Club. Midleton F.C. is the local soccer team, and there is also a cricket club. Notable people Richard Bettesworth, lawyer and politician Edward Bransfield, reputed (disputed) discoverer of Antarctica, was born in Ballinacurra near Midleton Alan Brodrick, lawyer and politician Tom Horan, Australian cricketer James Martin, Australian politician and judge Colm O'Neill, Gaelic footballer Shane O'Neill, professional soccer player David Stanton, politician Nora Twomey, Academy Award nominated director and animator Elizabeth Villiers, English-born courtier who founded Midleton College See also List of abbeys and priories in Ireland (County Cork) List of towns and villages in Ireland Market Houses in Ireland Midleton (Parliament of Ireland constituency) Midleton Very Rare References External links Midleton Chamber of Commerce website Towns and villages in County Cork Civil parishes of County Cork