Monard (Irish: An Mhóin Ard, meaning 'high bogland')[2] is a largely rural townland in the civil parish of Whitechurch to the north-west of Cork City in Ireland.

[7][8] Similar in concept to Adamstown, Dublin, the planning application called for the settlement to be based on three villages and a town centre, built around a new railway station.

[7] Due to the fallout from the Irish property bubble and planning challenges, the development was significantly delayed, with approval only finally given in June 2016.

[1] The 2001 planning proposal called for a railway station, serving the projected residential development, to be located at the Rathpeacon siding on the Dublin-Cork mainline.

[7][10] In June 2016, the planning authority, An Bord Pleanála, stated that construction on housing within the 'Monard Strategic Development Zone' could not commence until the completion of this proposed station.