The Merrion Centre in
Dublin
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,
Ireland
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is a shopping centre situated at the junction of
Nutley Lane Nutley may refer to:
People
*Ben Nutley (born 1992), English rugby union player
*Bobby Nutley (1916–1996), Scottish football (soccer) player
*Colin Nutley (born 1944), English director
*Danny Nutley (born 1974), Australian former rugby league fo ...
with
Merrion Road
Merrion Road is a major road, part of the R118, in Dublin 4.
It joins the Pembroke Road section of the R118 at Herbert Park and runs south-east to Merrion, where it meets the Rock Road at Booterstown. At Merrion Gates, it meets Strand Road ( ...
. It serves the community of
Dublin 4
Dublin 4, also rendered as D4 and D04, is a historic postal district of Dublin, Ireland including Baggot Street Upper, the southernmost fringes of the Dublin Docklands, and the suburbs of Ballsbridge, Donnybrook, Irishtown, Merrion, Ringsend ...
. It is anchored by the
Tesco
Tesco plc () is a British multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Welwyn Garden City, England. In 2011 it was the third-largest retailer in the world measured by gross revenues and the ninth-largest in th ...
supermarket and the Japanese embassy is located in the centre.
The centre was once home to one of the last remaining
Quinnsworth
Tesco Ireland is the Irish subsidiary of supermarket group Tesco. Tesco Ireland was formed by Tesco plc's 1997 purchase of the Irish retailing operations of Associated British Foods, namely Powers' Supermarkets Limited and its subsidiaries, tr ...
stores owned by Peter Quinn of Nutley Lane. In the late 1990s, the centre underwent a renovation and a
Tesco Ireland
Tesco Ireland is the Irish subsidiary of supermarket group Tesco. Tesco Ireland was formed by Tesco plc's 1997 purchase of the Irish retailing operations of Associated British Foods, namely Powers' Supermarkets Limited and its subsidiaries, tra ...
store was opened.
A free underground car park is provided, with about a quarter of the spaces reserved for the office workers.
The Tony Walsh pharmacy was used in the 2003 movie ''
Intermission
An intermission, also known as an interval in British and Indian English, is a recess between parts of a performance or production, such as for a theatrical play, opera, concert, or film screening. It should not be confused with an entr'acte (F ...
'', but filmed to look as if it were outdoors.
External links
The Merrion Centre
Shopping centres in County Dublin
Merrion, Dublin
Buildings and structures in Dublin (city)
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