The Light House Cinema is an art cinema with 614 seats across four screens in

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, Ireland, which also serves as one of the venues for the

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. From 1988–1996, the original Light House Cinema was located in an art-deco venue on Middle Abbey Street. A new government-funded cinema was built and opened in

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in 2008. It briefly closed in 2011 following the Dublin property crash, but the property was taken over

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(NAMA). In 2012, the cinema was taken over by

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and reopened. It has since become successful and popular with locals, thanks to its more eclectic mix of films including art-house and Hollywood blockbusters, as well as regular classic screenings. The cinema also hosts quiz nights, book clubs, specially-hosted cult film screenings, and a cinema music festival called 'One Two One Two Music Festival'. Screen 1 holds an audience of 277; Screen 2 holds 153; Screen 3 holds 116; and Screen 4 holds 68.

References

External links

Light House Cinema homepage
{{Cinemas of Dublin Cinemas in Dublin (city)