Wall of Kinsale, by Eilis O'Connell and installed in 1988 to celebrate Kinsale's achievements in the Tidy Towns competition, stands by Pier Road and Town Park. Bastion, a restaurant on Market/Main streets, received a Michelin Star in 2020. Chef Keith Floyd was previously a resident of Kinsale. Government and politics The town forms part of the Bandon-Kinsale electoral district on Cork County Council and is part of the Cork South-West constituency for Dáil Éireann elections. Twin towns – Sister cities Kinsale is twinned with: Newport, Rhode Island, United States Mumbles, Wales Portofino, Italy Antibes, France Development Residential developments in the 21st century include the Convent Garden scheme near the historic centre. This development involves the conversion of the former St Josephs Convent of the Sisters of Mercy on Ramparts Lane into 79 apartments and the building of 94 houses in the grounds. After several years of inactivity, construction and sales activity recommenced in 2015 and 2016. A further residential development, Abbey Fort, includes 260 units at the north end of Kinsale. Initial phases were completed in 2007–2012. Part of the 22-acre site at Abbey Fort was sold by the National Asset Management Agency in December 2015. Demographics As of the 2011 census, ethnically Kinsale was 76.5% White Irish, 18.5% other white, 0.5% black, 1% Asian, and 1% 'other', with 2.5% not stated. In terms of religion, the 2011 census captured a population that was 76% Catholic, 10% other stated religions (mainly Protestant), 11% with no religion, and 3% not stated. Notable people Henry Rowe (1812–1870), architect Achilles Daunt (1832–1878), Church of Ireland clergyman; born in Kinsale Mary Baptist Russell (1829– 1898) Mercy Sister, nurse, philanthropist, and educator Aidan Higgins (1927–2015), poet and novelist; lived in Kinsale Aisling Judge (b.1991), scientist and winner of the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition. Born in Kinsale Anne Bonny (1702–1782), female pirate; born near Kinsale Arthur O'Connor (1763–1852), president of the United Irishmen and a general in Napoleon's armies; lived near Kinsale Ciara Judge (b.1998), scientist and 2014 Grand Prize Winner of Google Science Fair. Born in Kinsale Derek Mahon (b.1941), Northern Irish poet; lives in Kinsale Desmond O'Grady (1935–2014), poet; lived in Kinsale Eamonn O'Neill (1882–1954) Kinsale businessman and politician Edward Bowen (1780–1866), Canadian judge and lawyer; born in Kinsale Eileen Desmond (1932–2005), TD, senator, MEP, and government minister; born in Kinsale Ethel Colburn Mayne (1865–1941), writer, biographer, literary critic, journalist and translator; grew