Irish Multiplex Cinemas (or the IMC Cinema Group) is a cinema chain in Ireland. It operates cinemas throughout Ireland and Northern Ireland. It was part of the Ward Anderson company until 2013, when it was split between IMC and Omniplex Cinema Group.[1]
| Company type | Private limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Cinema |
| Founded | 17 November 1970 in Carlow, Ireland |
| Owner | Ward family |
| Website | imc |
The typical cinema owned by IMC has between five and ten screens. The company owns 18 Cinemas altogether, with 15 in the Republic of Ireland and 3 in Northern Ireland, most recently buying MovieLAND in Newtownards, County Down after the passing of its owner, the cinema still used the MovieLAND branding until it was rebranded to IMC in 2023.
The company's flagship is the Savoy Cinema in O'Connell Street, Dublin, which is the oldest operational cinema in Dublin, and the preferred cinema in Ireland for film premières. It also owned the Screen Cinema in D'Olier Street, which showed more alternative films but closed down in 2015.
Each cinema has different offers with some being on specific days, looking at their website gives all details on offers. Offers include cinema ticket price reductions and concession deals.
Cinema locations
edit| Location | Number of screens | Opening date |
|---|---|---|
| Athlone | 6 | April 1998[2][3] |
| Ballina | 6 | N/A |
| Ballymena | 7 | 31 July 1998[4] |
| Banbridge | 5 | May 2004[5] |
| Carlow | 8 | 17 November 1970 |
| Clonmel | 5 | 2016 |
| Savoy Cinema | 7 | 29 November 1929[6]
2005 (renovated) |
| Screen Cinema | 3 | N/A |
| Dún Laoghaire | 14 | N/A |
| Dundalk | 7 | 1999[7] |
| Enniskillen | 7 | 14 April 2000[8] |
| Galway | 7 (initially when opened) 10 | 1993[9] |
| Kilkenny | 12 | 17 August 1998[10] |
| Mullingar | 6 | December 2002[11] |
| Newtownards, County Down | 6 | 26 December 2018 |
| Oranmore | 6 | 1 April 2005 |
| Santry | 11 | N/A |
| Tallaght | 12 | 26 April 2012 |
| Thurles | 5 | January 2003 |
| Tullamore | 6 | 1996[12] |
References
edit- ^ "Final cut: legal battle for Irish cinemas ends in a draw; Wards and Andersons divide a €30m empire". Sunday Independent. 27 January 2013.
- ^ "Westmeath Independent - The movie man". Westmeath Independent. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "IMC Athlone in Athlone, IE - Cinema Treasures". cinematreasures.org. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "IMC Ballymena in Ballymena, GB - Cinema Treasures". cinematreasures.org. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "IMC Banbridge in Banbridge, GB - Cinema Treasures". cinematreasures.org. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Savoy Cinema in Dublin, IE - Cinema Treasures". cinematreasures.org. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "IMC Dundalk in Dundalk, IE - Cinema Treasures". cinematreasures.org. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "IMC Enniskillen in Enniskillen, GB - Cinema Treasures". cinematreasures.org. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "IMC Galway in Galway, IE - Cinema Treasures". cinematreasures.org. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "IMC Kilkenny in Kilkenny, IE - Cinema Treasures". cinematreasures.org. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "IMC Mullingar in Mullingar, IE - Cinema Treasures". cinematreasures.org. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "IMC Tullamore in Tullamore, IE - Cinema Treasures". cinematreasures.org. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
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