Editing Midleton (section)

==Economy==
Local employers include retail, light manufacturing, food production, tourism and whiskey distilling industries.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} At nearby [[Whitegate, County Cork|Whitegate]] is the state's first gas-fired power station as well as Ireland's only oil refinery. Many Midleton residents also commute to jobs in Cork city, [[Carrigtwohill]] or Little Island.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}

Traditionally the main commercial and retail area of the town was on Main Street and this continues to provide shopping – primarily with local ownership.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}} The commercial part of Midleton has also expanded to the old site of Midleton Mart, now called Market Green. A number of multinational retailers have outlets in Midleton, including [[Tesco]], [[Lidl]], [[Boots Group|Boots]] and [[Aldi]]. The Market Green shopping centre is located at the northern end of the town. This development includes a five-screen cinema, Tesco and other stores and there is a hotel nearby. A [[SuperValu (Ireland)|SuperValu]] supermarket is also located at the northern end of the town opposite the so-called 'Gooses Acre'. On Saturdays, the park next to SuperValu is the site for the Midleton Farmers' Market.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}

Midleton is also the home of the Old Midleton Distillery, a tourist attraction which includes the largest pot-still in the world.