Mahon the Point Shopping Centre is the second largest shopping centre in

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. Located in the Mahon area of

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in Ireland, the centre was opened in February 2005. It has over 2000 free-of-charge indoor and outdoor parking spaces.

Facilities

The centre contains 120 stores, which range from clothing, chemists, homeware, bludgeoning tools and mobile phone providers. Of the clothing stores, there is a large

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(shutdown as of April 2020) at the eastern end of the building, as well as smaller units including

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, Zara and

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and other high street fashion brands. There are several restaurants, swimming pool, and cafés in the mall, including

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and O'Briens Irish Sandwich Bars. At the western end of the mall is a radio booth for Cork's Red FM (known as "The Pod") from which the station broadcasts on a weekly basis. Also at the western end of the mall is a large

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supermarket, with groceries, homeware, food and clothing. The mall also houses an Omniplex cinema. With thirteen screens, the cinema also has the first OmniplexMAXX (

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) screen in Ireland. The cinema has a total capacity of 2,500 seats. There is a food court beside the cinema entrance which includes a

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, a Bagel Bar and other

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outlets. An adjoining retail park has a number of home and gardening supply stores, including Argos, Halfords, Curry's PC World, and a B&Q.

Public transport

The centre is served by the

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routes 202, 215, 215A and 219.

References

External links

* Shopping centres in the Republic of Ireland Buildings and structures in Cork (city) {{Ireland-struct-stub