Cineworld Dublin, Movie theater in Parnell Street, Dublin, Ireland.
Cineworld Dublin is a multiplex cinema on Parnell Street in the Irish capital featuring multiple screening rooms. The spaces are equipped with digital projection and modern sound technology to show current films and special formats like IMAX and 3D.
Cineworld Dublin opened on 17 November 1995 as Virgin Cinemas Dublin, the only Virgin Cinemas site in Ireland, on the site of the former Simpson's Hospital, demolished around 1978. The first film premiered there was The Brothers McMullen. In 1999 the Virgin Group sold its cinemas to UGC, which renamed the venue UGC Dublin; Cineworld took over UGC's UK and Ireland operations in 2004 and rebranded the cinemas in 2005.
The cinema opened on 17 November 1995 as Virgin Cinemas Dublin, the only Virgin Cinemas site in Ireland, with French mimes Laetilla Mace and Thierry Balssa performing at the launch. Its first premiere was The Brothers McMullen, while Tower Records next door countered with an in-store concert by Whipping Boy, Andy White and Gavin Friday.
Visitors can buy tickets online or through a mobile application and choose from different screening formats. Information about showtimes and availability is available on the cinema's website.
The cinema's front entrance on Parnell Street began as a separate IMAX 70mm cinema opened around 1998; the neighbouring UGC bought it and turned it into its main entrance, splitting the single IMAX screen into extra auditoriums, a bar, shop and ticket area. Screen 17 on the top floor was later fitted for digital IMAX, much smaller than the original 70mm screen.
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