There Are 19 Cinemas in Dublin!
The Irish have also been huge fans of cinemas, so it makes sense to be able to find all the cinemas in Dublin as quickly as possible. Which is why we’ve created this page.
A number of topics are covered here including:
Before we get started, if you believe we’ve missed a cinema out or some of their details are wrong – please contact us! We strive to provide the most accurate information we can but we don’t have the staff to keep with all the cinemas in the world. Thank you!
You can view any of the individual cinema’s location in Dublin by clicking on their Google Maps link. Or, you can view all of the cinemas together in the city on the Google Maps below.
First off, let’s take an aerial look at Dublin’s cinemas through Google maps. As you can see, around 10 or so are located right in the heart of the city, quite close to each other.
Moving outwards, there seems to be a near perfect circle of cinemas embodying the outer regions of Dublin. It actually seems quite demonic in nature. That, or, it’s simply smart strategy by the movie companies in sharing the territory. Either way, there’s plenty of cinemas in and around Dublin to satisfy every Irish movie lover.
Here is a list of all the cinemas in Dublin:
| Cinema |
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Cineworld Cinema Address: The Parnell Centre, Parnell St, Rotunda, Dublin 1, Ireland Phone: +353 1520 880 444 Facilities: HFR, 3D, IMAX, 3D IMAX, Private Hire |
IMC Savoy Cinema Address: 17 O'Connell Street Upper, North City, Dublin 1, Ireland Phone: +353 1 874 8822 Facilities: IMC Love Candy Area, Wheelchair Access |
IMC Santry Cinema Address: Omni Park, Old Airport Road, Whitehall, Dublin 9, Ireland Phone: +353 1 842 8822 Facilities: IMC Love Candy Area, Wheelchair Access |
Light House Cinema Address: Market Square, Smithfield, Dublin 7, D07 R6YE, Ireland Phone: +353 1 872 8006 Facilities: Private Hire, Bar & Restaurant, Wheelchair Access |
Odeon Cinema Coolock Address: 84 Malahide Rd, Ayrfield, Dublin 5, Ireland Phone: +353 1 686 9460 Facilities: 3D, Premier Seats, Wheelchair Access, Private Hire |
Odeon Cinemas Blanchardstown Address: Blanchardstown Road South, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, D15 XKC7, Ireland Phone: +353 1 2759 1034 Facilities: 3D, ISENSE, Wheelchair Access, Dolby ATMOS, Private Hire |
Odeon Cinemas Charlsetown Address: 135 Charlestown Way, Charlestown, Dublin, Ireland Phone: +353 1 808 1198 Facilities: 3D, ISENSE, Wheelchair Access, Private Hire |
IMC Cinema Tallaght Address: The Square Tallaght, The Square Shopping Centre, Oldbawn, Dublin 24, Ireland Phone: +353 1 404 3005 Facilities: IMC Love Candy Area |
Omniplex – Rathmines Address: 210 Rathmines Rd Lower, Dublin 6, Ireland Phone: +353 1 497 5199 Facilities: 3D, Wheelchair Access, Reserved Seatind, OmniplexMAXX |
IMC Dun Laoghaire Address: Bloomfields Shopping Centre, George's Street Lower, Dún Laoghaire, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Ireland Phone: +353 1 230 1367 Facilities: IMC Love Candy Area |
Odeon Cinema Point Village Address: Point Village, North Dock, Dublin 1, Ireland Phone: +353 1 686 9460 Facilities: 3D, ISENSE, Wheelchair Access, Dolby CP750 Sound, Private Hire |
Movies@Swords Address: Pavilions Shopping Centre, Swords Demesne, Swords, Co. Dublin, Ireland Phone: +353 1 870 3600 Facilities: 3D, Dolby Digital, Private Hire |
Odeon Cinema Stillorgan Address: Stillorgan Plaza, Lower Kilmacud Rd, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin, Ireland Phone: +353 1 686 9460 Facilities: 3D, Wheelchair Access, Private Hire |
Movies@Dundrum Address: Dundrum Town Centre, Sandyford Road, Dundrum, Dublin 16, Ireland Phone: +353 1 291 6802 Facilities: 3D, Dolby Digital, Private Hire |
Vue Cinemas Dublin Address: Ginzeng, Valley Shopping Centre, Fonthill Rd, Liffey Valley Park, Lucan, Co. Dublin, Ireland Phone: +353 1890 800 705 Facilities: 3D, Dolby 6.1 Surround Sound, Sony 4K Projection, Private Hire |
UCD Cinema Address: UCD Student Centre, Belfield, Dublin 4, Dublin, Ireland Phone: +353 1 716 3810 Facilities: 3D, Private Hire, 35mm Projection |
Brooks Private Cinema Address: 59 Drury St, Dublin 2, Ireland Phone: +353 1 670 4000 Facilities: Private Hire |
Irish Film Institute Address: 6 Eustace St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, Ireland Phone: +353 1 679 3477 Facilities: Wheelchair Access, Private Hire |
Denzille Private Cinema Address: 13 Denzille Lane, Merrion Square North, Dublin 2, Ireland Phone: +353 1 889 4910 Facilities: Private Hire |
Largest Cinema Screen in Dublin
We all know, the bigger the screen the better. Which is why we often ask ourselves, why aren’t I watching this movie on a bigger screen? What would seeing the world’s best action flick (obviously Die Hard 2) on the biggest movie screen I can watch it in?
Lucky you, we’re here to give you the answer (only if you live in Dublin though!). Dublin has quite a few cinemas in its city. If you go through the above list, you’ll find 18 different theatres to try out. But we only want to know one thing – which one has the biggest of them all.
There have been many debates online revolving around which cinema is the biggest. And with all the cinemas in the running not making available their screen sizes, it’s been quite difficult to come up with an answer.
A few online boards and forums have narrowed it down to a few contenders:
- Savoy Screen 1 on O’Connell Street
- Cineworld Screen 17 on Parnell Street
- Vue Cinemas in Liffey Valley
- Odeon Point Village in North Dock
One movie-goer, Sad Professor, has come up with a range of estimates of their screen sizes:
- Vue Cinemas – 19.2 m x 10.15 m – 195 sqm
- Odeon Point Village – 18 m x 9.2 m – 165.6 sqm
- Savoy Screen 1 – 21.4 m x 6.8 m – 145.52 sqm
- Cineworld Screen 17 – 17.1 m x 7.5 m – 128.25 sqm
According to his calculations, Vue Cinemas in Liffey Valley has the largest screen in Dublin, with Odeon Point and Savoy Screen 1 coming in 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
However, multiple users across other sites including Reddit.com/r/ireland and Thumped.com all side with Savoy 1 holding the largest screen.
Again, with no official size provides by the cinemas, we, unfortunately, can’t provide a definitive answer. Whatever the case, though, we guarantee you’ll have any awesome time seeing any movie in either one of the four largest cinema screens in Dublin.
NEWS: There have been recent rumours regarding Savoy Screen 1 and the possibility of it being removed and deconstructed. IMC themselves have released a statement explaining if any changes were to be made to the screen, nothing would change its size.
Awesome stuff! The huge screen is here to say.
BONUS: Largest Capacity Cinema in Dublin
We’re going on a bit of a frenzy here. After being so fascinated trying to find the largest screen in Dublin, we couldn’t help but wonder which had the largest capacity as well. The hunt was on.
As many cinemas had not made their screen sizes publicly available, we believed we were going to run into the same troubles for seat capacity. Boy were we wrong!
- Movies@Dundrum – 2,209 – Source
- Odeon Coolock – 2,194 – Source
- Savoy Cinema – 1,969 – Source
- Oniplex Rathmines – 1,600 – Source
- Odeon Blanchardstown – 1260 – Source
- Light House Cinema – 614 – Source
- Vue Cinemas Dublin – 456 – Source
- Irish Film Institute – 424 – Source
- UCD Cinema – 86 – Source
- Denzille Private Cinema – 30 – Source
- Brooks Private Cinema – 26 – Source
There you have it! All the cinemas in Dublin ranked by their capacity. Only the ones whose capacity we could find.
Movies@Dundrum is the largest capacity cinema in Dublin with 2,209 people maximum.
Brooks Private Cinema is the smallest capacity cinema with 26 people maximum.
Where can you find an IMAX screen in Dublin?
Great question, one we’re sure you and many others are longing to find out. Which is why we’re coming to the rescue!
We know how awesome movies are on the huge and wonderful IMAX screens, so we thought we’d put together a list of all the cinemas in Dublin which have an IMAX screen.
Here they are:
- Cineworld Cinema – The Parnell Centre, Parnell St, Rotunda, Dublin 1, Ireland
That’s it, unfortunately.
Dublin only has a single location in the city which houses an IMAX screen at the moment. Don’t believe us? No problem – feel free to head directly to IMAX’s official website and conduct a search of your own.
In fact, the IMAX screen in Dublin is the only one in the whole country! So be thankful you’re unbelievably close to it unlike those over in Castlebar.
Cinema History in Ireland
The first dedicated cinema Dublin ever saw was the Volta Cinematograph. Construction for the cinema completed on 20 December 1909 at 45 Mary Street. Five movies were shown on the cinemas opening night including Devilled Crab, Bewitched Castle, and The First Paris Orphanage.
Volta Cinematograph closed in 1919 until it was re-opened in 1921 as Lyceum Picture Theatre. Lyceum increased its capacity to 600, but, unfortunately, the cinema was never extremely popular and closed for good in 1948.
Today, a small department store sits at 45 Mary Street. But it you go for a visit, you’ll find a small plaque marking the significance of the site’s history in Dublin cinema.
The Ambassador Cinema comes in a close second after it officially became a full-time cinema in 1910. Over the years, the cinema changed hands often, and in 1950 the cinema was redesigned with a capacity increase to 1,200.
Another renovation was conducted in 1994, but attendance still remained poor with as little as 2 people showing up for screenings. After 45 years of showing movies, The Ambassador Cinema closed its doors in 1999.
Today, the building is used as an exhibition hall and event centre for the people of Dublin.
The first movie ever shot in Ireland was The Lad from Old Ireland, released in 1910. It’s 12 minutes long and you can watch it for free whenever you like on Youtube here. The Lad from Old Ireland was filmed across Cork and Killarney in Ireland with a single reel by the Kalem Company.
Fun Irish Movie Facts
- Since the 1930s, over 161 films have been set in Ireland – Source
- There are an additional 21 films which have been shot or partly shot in Ireland but are not set in the country – Source
- Irish movies were nominated for 9 Oscars in 2016 – the greatest ever on record – Source
- Liam Neeson is the high paid Irish actor with 2015 earnings of US of $19.5 million – Source
- Over the page 6 years, the number of cinema screens in Ireland has increased by 11.88%. Bringing the total number of screens to 499 across the country – Source
- As the number of screens across Europe has only increased 3.03% over the same period, Irish cinema is expanding at nearly 4 times the rate – Source
- Box office revenue in Ireland makes up only 1.4% of Europe’s total movie remove – Source
- In 2016, Irish films made up 4.25% of Ireland’s overall box office revenue – Source
- Ireland has one of the highest admission rates per capita in the world with 3.4 admissions per person – Source
- The Irish Cinema Industry employs over 6,000 full-time people – Source
And there you have it! All the cinema information you need to enjoy a weekend or weeknight at the movies in Dublin.
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