Mahon Point Shopping Centre
LocationMahon, Cork, Ireland
Opening date2005
No. of stores and services60
No. of anchor tenants3
No. of floors2
Parking2,500
WebsiteMahon Point Shopping Centre

Mahon Point Shopping Centre, the second largest shopping centre in Munster, is located in the Mahon area of Cork in Ireland. The centre was opened in February 2005.[1]

Facilities

Mahon Point
A "farmers market" outside the front entrance of Mahon Point in 2011

When first opened in early 2005, the centre's anchor tenants included Tesco and Debenhams.[2] The Debenhams outlet closed in April 2020,[3] and was replaced by Sports Direct and Frasers outlets in 2021.[4]

As of 2021, the centre contained over 60 retail stores,[5] including clothing, chemists, homeware and mobile phone providers. Of the clothing stores, there is a Frasers store at the eastern end of the building, as well as River Island, Next, Jack & Jones and Zara outlets.[6] At the western end of the mall is a large Tesco supermarket.[7]

There is a Sky store in the mall,[8] as well as a radio booth (known as "the pod") which is sometimes used for broadcasts by Cork's Red FM.[9] The mall also houses an Omniplex cinema.[7] With 13 screens and 2,500 seats,[10] the cinema also has the first OmniplexMAXX (IMAX) screen in Ireland.

A food court, beside the cinema entrance, has a McDonald's, Abrakebabra and other fast-food outlets.[11] There is a Nando's restaurant and a Starbucks café.[11]

An adjoining retail park has a number of home and gardening supply stores, including Argos, Curry's PC World, and a B&Q.[12]

Transport

The centre has over 2000 indoor and outdoor parking spaces.[13] It is served by the Bus Éireann routes 202, 202A, 212, 215, 215A and 219.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Did you know there was an ice house under Mahon Point shops?". echolive.ie. The Echo. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Cork's largest shopping centre to open". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 31 January 2005. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Major retailer to open in former Debenhams outlet in Mahon Point; 'significant' number of jobs to be created". echolive.ie. The Echo. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Frasers replace Debenhams in Cork's Mahon Point just in time for Christmas". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Sports Direct and Frasers to take over vacant Debenhams unit in Cork's Mahon Point". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "Shops - Mahon Point Shopping Centre". mahonpointsc.ie. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  7. 1 2 "13-Screen Omniplex Opens In Cork". iftn.ie. Irish Film & Television Network. 24 March 2005. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  8. ↑ "Sky opens flagship store at Mahon Point shopping centre". echlive.ie. The Echo. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "Cork's Red FM broadcast from The Pod every Thursday and Saturday - Mahon Point Shopping Centre". mahonpointsc.ie. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "Omniplex Cinema - Mahon Point Shopping Centre". mahonpointsc.ie. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  11. 1 2 "Indoor Dining At Mahon Point". mahonpointsc.ie. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  12. ↑ "New owners for Mahon Point and Castlewest Ballincollig". corkbeo.ie. Mirror Group. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  13. 1 2 "Getting Here - Mahon Point Shopping Centre". mahonpointsc.ie. Retrieved 26 August 2017.


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