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'''Artaine Castle Shopping Centre''' is a small shopping centre in [[Artane, Dublin]] which opened in 1982.{{fact|date=December 2016}} Its anchor store is [[Tesco Ireland]], with Lifestyle Sports (closed December 2016) and Penney's. Other smaller units in the center include Gleesons Butchers, Boston Barbers, Lloyds Pharmacy, Post Office, 3 Store, Miss Daisy Florist,<ref>[http://www.missdaisyflorist.com Miss Daisy Florist] Miss Daisy Website.</ref> The Book Haven,<ref>[http://www.bookhaven.ie/about-us Book Haven] Book Haven Website.</ref> Graham O'Sullivan restaurant, Funmax. The shopping complex also has a branch of the local Donnycarney/Beaumont Credit Union and a McDonalds fast food outlet (Ireland's first suburban McDonalds). |
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'''Artaine Castle Shopping Centre''' (officially Tesco Artaine Castle Shopping Centre)<ref name="Official_site">{{cite web |title=Tesco Artaine Castle Shopping Centre - About |url=https://www.facebook.com/pg/TescoArtaineCastle/about/?ref=page_internal |website=Tesco Artaine Castle Shopping Centre |publisher=Tesco Ireland |accessdate=29 June 2019 |quote=Tesco Artaine Shopping Centre is located in Artane and has top retailers...}}</ref> is a small shopping centre in [[Artane, Dublin|Artane]] in [[Dublin 5]], Ireland, anchored by Tesco Ireland.<ref name="Official_site"/> |
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==Location and name== |
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The original supermarket was Quinnsworth when the centre opened, but it was subsequently taken over by Tesco. |
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The centre is located at a roundabout on Kilmore Road,<ref name="August_1982"/> close to the site of the former [[Artane Industrial School]].{{fact|date=June 2019}} |
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The area’s name is spelled ''Artane'' in modern times but Artaine<Ref name="logainm">[http://www.logainm.ie/897.aspx Placenames Database of Ireland] - Artaine</Ref> and Tartaine<ref name="Thoms">Dublin, 1862: [[Alexander Thom (almanac editor)|Thom]]'s ''Almanac and Official Directory''</ref> were both used historically. |
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The spelling ''Artaine'' and ''Artane'' are both used for the area, and a rock from the original Artane Castle stands on the grounds. The centre is located beside the site of the [[Artane Industrial school|Artane Industrial School]], and St. Davids CBS. There is an oratory built by the school just behind the shopping centre. |
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==History== |
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Since the centre is predominantly a Supermarket (Tesco) with a few other shops, it has to compete with large shopping centres such as [[Omni Park Shopping Centre]] and [[Northside Shopping Centre]]{{or-inline|date=December 2016}} as well as standalone supermarket branches of [[Lidl]], which is located across the road and Aldi, located in Coolock.{{or-inline|date=December 2016}} |
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The centre was built by Irish property developer Rohan.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.rohanholdings.ie/about/key-developments/artane-castle-dublin-5/ | publisher = Rohan Holdings Limited | website = rohanholdings.ie | title = Artane Castle, Dublin 5 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20190624172616/https://www.rohanholdings.ie/about/key-developments/artane-castle-dublin-5/ | archivedate = 24 June 2019 }}</ref> It was opened in autumn 1982, with Quinnsworth and Penneys as anchor stores, along with Lifestyle Sports and Leisure<ref name="August_1982"/> and other shops, and a total of 44200 square feet of retail space and parking for up to 400 cars.<ref name="Opening_annmt">{{cite news |last1=Power |first1=Con |title=For the first time ever |work=The Irish Press |date=3 September 1982 |page=11 |quote=Penneys and Quinnsworth have joined forces and will be operating from the end of September .. at Artaine Castle .. a 5 million development ...}}</ref><ref name="August_1982">{{cite news |title=Quinnsworth, Artaine Castle Centre, Kilmore Road, Artane |work=Evening Herald |page=12 |publisher=Independent News and Media |date=16 August 1982 |ref=... opening shortly in the Artaine Castle Centre ... This new Superstore will be one of the biggest in the country ...}}</ref> The centre was the site of what was billed as "the first Banklink Service in any store in Europe" when an ATM was installed in 1986, capable of issuing vouchers which could be used for payment in the Quinnsworth branch.<ref name="Banklink1986">{{cite news |title=Hole-in-the-wall shopping: No-cash service starts |work=Evening Herald |publisher=Independent News and Media |date=16 January 1986 |page=2 |quote=First customer .. Geraldine Dunne-Dawson, of Clonskea, .. Quinnsworth Artaine Castle Shopping Centre}}</ref> |
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==Tenants== |
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Artaine Castle's anchor stores include [[Tesco Ireland|Tesco]] and [[Penneys]]. Other retailers include a hairdressers, pharmacy, a bookshop,<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.bookhaven.ie/about-us | publisher = Book Haven | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20121213113216/http://www.bookhaven.ie/about-us |archivedate=13 December 2012 | title = Book Haven Website}}</ref> post office and a McDonalds at the rear of the centre. There is also a restaurant.{{fact|date=April 2024}} There are just under 85,000 square feet of space, 21 shops in total, and 539 parking spaces.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://property.cushmanwakefield.ie/images/SAM/23598/WWW/Artane%20Castle%20SC,%20Dublin.pdf | publisher = Cushman Wakefield | website =cushmanwakefield.ie | title = Artane Castle Shopping Centre, Dublin | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20190624171725/https://property.cushmanwakefield.ie/images/SAM/23598/WWW/Artane%20Castle%20SC,%20Dublin.pdf | archivedate = 24 June 2019 }}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 19:53, 1 April 2024
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Artaine Castle Shopping Centre (officially Tesco Artaine Castle Shopping Centre)[1] is a small shopping centre in Artane in Dublin 5, Ireland, anchored by Tesco Ireland.[1]
Location and name
[edit]The centre is located at a roundabout on Kilmore Road,[2] close to the site of the former Artane Industrial School.[citation needed]
The area’s name is spelled Artane in modern times but Artaine[3] and Tartaine[4] were both used historically.
History
[edit]The centre was built by Irish property developer Rohan.[5] It was opened in autumn 1982, with Quinnsworth and Penneys as anchor stores, along with Lifestyle Sports and Leisure[2] and other shops, and a total of 44200 square feet of retail space and parking for up to 400 cars.[6][2] The centre was the site of what was billed as "the first Banklink Service in any store in Europe" when an ATM was installed in 1986, capable of issuing vouchers which could be used for payment in the Quinnsworth branch.[7]
Tenants
[edit]Artaine Castle's anchor stores include Tesco and Penneys. Other retailers include a hairdressers, pharmacy, a bookshop,[8] post office and a McDonalds at the rear of the centre. There is also a restaurant.[citation needed] There are just under 85,000 square feet of space, 21 shops in total, and 539 parking spaces.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tesco Artaine Castle Shopping Centre - About". Tesco Artaine Castle Shopping Centre. Tesco Ireland. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
Tesco Artaine Shopping Centre is located in Artane and has top retailers...
- ^ a b c "Quinnsworth, Artaine Castle Centre, Kilmore Road, Artane". Evening Herald. Independent News and Media. 16 August 1982. p. 12.
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland - Artaine
- ^ Dublin, 1862: Thom's Almanac and Official Directory
- ^ "Artane Castle, Dublin 5". rohanholdings.ie. Rohan Holdings Limited. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019.
- ^ Power, Con (3 September 1982). "For the first time ever". The Irish Press. p. 11.
Penneys and Quinnsworth have joined forces and will be operating from the end of September .. at Artaine Castle .. a 5 million development ...
- ^ "Hole-in-the-wall shopping: No-cash service starts". Evening Herald. Independent News and Media. 16 January 1986. p. 2.
First customer .. Geraldine Dunne-Dawson, of Clonskea, .. Quinnsworth Artaine Castle Shopping Centre
- ^ "Book Haven Website". Book Haven. Archived from the original on 13 December 2012.
- ^ "Artane Castle Shopping Centre, Dublin" (PDF). cushmanwakefield.ie. Cushman Wakefield. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2019.