Halfway is a south Cork village on the R600, equidistant between Cork city and Kinsale — about 12km from each. The name is older than the current settlement; it marked a staging point on the old coach route south. Now it's a commuter ribbon: houses, a Centra, a few pubs, a petrol station.
It grew quickly during the boom years as people pushed south along the Kinsale road looking for cheaper land. The schools are local. The jobs are in Cork. Kinsale is 12 minutes south for something worth driving to.
On the R600 between Cork city and Kinsale. 12km from either.
Bus Éireann Cork-Kinsale route stops here.