It lies some 22 km east of Cork City on the Owenacurra River and the N25 road, which connects Cork to the port of Rosslare. A satellite town of Cork City, Midleton's officially part of Metropolitan Cork. Midleton today Midleton has a growing population, employed locally in retail, light manufacturing, food production, tourism and whiskey distilling. At nearby Whitegate's the state’s first gas-fired power station as well as Ireland’s only oil refinery. Many Midleton residents also co… (More on Midleton)