Swords Pavilions
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| Location |
Swords, County Dublin, Ireland |
|---|---|
| Opening date | 15 May 2001 |
| Management | Ian Hunter |
| Owner | Hammerson |
| No. of stores and services | 100 |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Website | www.pavilions.ie |
Swords Pavilions is a shopping centre, located in Swords, in North Dublin. The centre is North Dublin’s premier shopping centre with over 80 shops, restaurants and cafes as well as the 11 screen Movies@Swords cinema. It has over 2,000 parking spaces. The centre is owned by Hammerson, Irish Life and IPUT. Tenants include: Dunnes Stores, SuperValu, Zara, River Island, Next, Ruby's Pizza and Grill, Nandos and Currys. Swords Central is an adjoining centre built in 2007. It is owned by Lexeme Retail Group and includes tenants such as Penneys and An Post. There are plans for a third phase of the centre with more retail and residential space with tenants such as M&S and House of Fraser. This has since been put on hold but may resume soon.
History
In 1996, a planning application was sent to the Fingal County Council, for a commercial complex to be built on a 20-acre site between the Main Street and the Swords by-pass. Construction work was meant to start in the middle of 1997 with an opening in the autumn of 1998, however construction did not begin until 1999.[1]
The Pavilions was eventually opened on the 15 May 2001, by then Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. In 2006, the Movies@Swords cinema was opened. Also in 2006, Phase 2 of the centre was opened, which consisted of or retailers such as Penneys. There were plans for a Phase 3, which would have been located at the front of the centre. It would also have been located next to the Swords metro stop on the R132, however Phase 3 has been shelved until further notice.[2]
References
- ↑ "£100m Swords centre planned". The Irish Times. 18 September 1996.
- ↑ "Pavilions developers remain committed to phase three". Fingal Independent. 20 November 2012.
