Local Sports

There is a fantastic tradition of sports in Mallow and North Cork. .

Game/Course Angling

The Blackwater catchment offers first class fishing of trout, salmon, roach, dace and perch. This excellent river has few equals as a competition water and is a most important game/coarse angling river.

Ballyhass Lakes

Ballyhass Lakes is about 12Kms from Mallow Town and offers an all year round angling for days out and holidays. Ballyhass Lakes consists of two spring water lakes with plenty of Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout and Salmon. There are ample beats and services include boat hire, rod hire, tackle shop and many more. www.ballyhasslakes.ie

Horseracing

Mallow is synonymous with Racing. Cork Racecourse Mallow is a modern racecourse set in the midst of deep woodlands on the bank of the Blackwater River approximately 2 km from the town on the main Mallow/Killarney road. See: www.corkracecourse.ie

Point to Point Racing

Araglin/ Kilworth Point to Point
Location: Coolmohan, Araglin
Contact : Mary Buttimer ( 025-27161)

Avondhu Point to Point
Location: Ballyhooley
Contact : Dymna O’ Meara ( 025-32681 )

Duhallow Point to Point
Location: Bearforest, Mallow
Contact: Bets Coleman ( 022-29350 )

Woodrock/ Blackwater Point to Point
Location: Castletownroche
Contact: Tony Buckley ( 022-22012)

Mallow Golf Club

Apart from its excellent 18-hole golf course, Mallow Golf Club has many other facilities including a golf shop, squash courts, tennis, billiards and a sauna. www.mallowgolfclub.net

Majestic Pitch and Putt

New members always welcome. The club is located on the Old Cork Road and open from 9am to 9pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 6pm Saturday and Sunday. Under 12s must be supervised at all times.

Kilshannig Pitch and Putt

Located 5 miles outside Mallow in Glantane. Green fees Payable. Tel: 022-47181

Driving Range

Copstown Driving Range
Tel: 022 27894

Ivy Bridge Equestrian Centre

Ivy Bridge Equestrian Centre offers a wide range of services for the equestrian enthusiast, with beautiful trekking countryside at its doorstop and top class facilities for the keen show jumper or dressage rider. One-hour displays are also available for tours on requests. Tel: (086) 811 0217.

O'Callaghan Equestrian Centre/Eden Hill

Eden Hill Language and Equestrian Centre specialises in unaccompanied young people’s holidays where, onsite, they combine both English language learning and Equestrian activities. Supervised full-board accommodation is provided in the Courtyard of the main Georgian house. For more information see www.ehi.ie/edenhill 

Playgrounds

Mallow has three revamped play grounds. One on Park Road across from Mallow Town Park , another at Sandfield, close to the resurrection church and Scoil Gobnatan and one in Woodview Drive. 

Animal Welfare/Liscarroll Donkey Sanctuary

The Sanctuary is set in the beautiful rolling country side of County Cork just outside the village of Liscarroll. For more information ( 022-48398)  or visit  www.thedonkeysanctuary.com