Dundrum Town Centre
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"Dundrum Town Centre" is the name of a shopping centre
located in Dundrum
, in Dublin, in Ireland
. It is Ireland's largest shopping centre with over 160 tenants, more than 80,000 square metres of floor space and over 3,400 car parking spaces. One of Europe's largest capital city-based shopping centres, it is located just south of the town centre
of Dundrum, on the site of the former Pye television factory which later became Dundrum Bowl which closed down due to flooding in the early 1990's. Since opening, over 70 million people have visited Dundrum Town Centre.
opened. This is the anchor for a "fashion district". A cinema - Movies@Dundrum
- opened on 30 September 2005. A third phase included the addition of more retail units, several restaurants, a theatre (The Mill Theatre Dundrum
), a health centre and apartments. In 2008 the Pembroke District opened along with Dundrum South. The Pembroke district is home to tenants such as Hamleys of London( the first Hamleys outside of London) and Gant, and many other restaurants such as The Counter,Nandos,Wagamama and The Porthouse. Dundrum South is home to tenants such as Elverys,Hughes and Hughes and Snow and Rock.
The massive developement of the second phase of the centre was to have begun by now,although because of the recession and debts of the owner, it will be some time before any construction of phase 2 will begin. The second phase involved the demolition of the old Village Centre, and was to include more retail units, a library,apartments,offices,restaurants and cafes and a hotel.
, before the shopping centre was built. It was described as "the area between the Luas line, the Dundrum Relief Road, the Taney Rd./Upper Churchtown Rd. junction and the Wyckham By-Pass Route. It is mainly zoned for Town Centre uses, but with some parts zoned residential." The shopping centre was built under the provisions of the Urban Structure Plan for Dundrum Town Centre.
. The owner of a Mexican restaurant in the complex said five-feet of water had rushed down steps towards his business, causing thousands of euro worth of damage.
, Marks and Spencer, House of Fraser
, Next, Harvey Nichols
, Hollister Co.
, Penney's
,Hamleys of London and Movies@Dundrum . Tesco also operate a petrol station at the shopping centre. A full list of tenants is available on the shopping centre's website.
green line, the closest station is Balally
but it also close to Dundrum station itself.
It is also served by Dublin Bus
routes 14, 14A, 17, 44, 48, 48N (Nitelink)and 75
is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - as is its petrol station.
In December, opening hours are extended in almost all stores, with the centre open from 08:00 - 00:00 on weekdays before Christmas.
RTÉ Radio
also have a studio on the top floor in the centre.
There is also an in-house TV station, Dundrum Television
, operated by RTÉ
.
shop opened in July 2011 on floor 2 replacing Sheerans Jeweller, Genius and Faith Shoes. It is the first Hollister outlet in the republic of Ireland
.
In 2009, Dundrum Town Centre was awarded "Shopping Centre of the Year" for the third year running at the FBD Retail Excellence Awards, as voted by shopping centre retailers throughout Ireland.
On Friday, 27 April 2007, Dundrum Town Centre was named as the ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centres) European Shopping Centre of the year for 2007 at their European conference in Warsaw. Shopping Centres throughout Europe were visited and judged as part of a rigorous adjudication system, which has as its criteria: Tenant Mix, Community Integration, Vision, Customer Service Ethos, Management Systems and Sustainability. From an initial list of 24, a short list of 3 were chosen, which included Shopping Centre Sello in Finland (84,000 sq m), Silesia City Centre, in Poland (65,000 sq m) and Dundrum Town Centre (79,000 sq m).
, Blanchardstown Shopping Centre and Liffey Valley Shopping Centre
in west Dublin.
Shopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
located in Dundrum
Dundrum, Dublin
Dundrum , originally a town in its own right, is now a suburb of Dublin in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Ireland.The area is located in the postal districts of Dublin 14 and Dublin 16.-History:...
, in Dublin, in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. It is Ireland's largest shopping centre with over 160 tenants, more than 80,000 square metres of floor space and over 3,400 car parking spaces. One of Europe's largest capital city-based shopping centres, it is located just south of the town centre
Town centre
The town centre is the term used to refer to the commercial or geographical centre or core area of a town.Town centres are traditionally associated with shopping or retail. They are also the centre of communications with major public transport hubs such as train or bus stations...
of Dundrum, on the site of the former Pye television factory which later became Dundrum Bowl which closed down due to flooding in the early 1990's. Since opening, over 70 million people have visited Dundrum Town Centre.
Opening day
Dundrum Town Centre was opened on Thursday morning, 3 March 2005. Over 5,000 people queued in the main square. Local clergy blessed the centre before the opening.Phases
The second phase of the centre opened in September 2005. On 23 September 2005 the first Irish branch of Harvey NicholsHarvey Nichols
Harvey Nichols, founded in 1813, is an upmarket department store chain. Its original store is in London. Founded in 1813 as a linen shop, it sells many international brands of clothing for women and men, fashion accessories, beauty products, wine and food...
opened. This is the anchor for a "fashion district". A cinema - Movies@Dundrum
Movies@
Movies@ Ltd. is a cinema chain in the Republic of Ireland. The company opened its first multiplex cinema at the Dundrum Town Centre on 1 October 2005, with 12 screens...
- opened on 30 September 2005. A third phase included the addition of more retail units, several restaurants, a theatre (The Mill Theatre Dundrum
The Mill Theatre Dundrum
-Overview:The Mill Theatre, in Dublin, Ireland, was built during the building of the Dundrum Town Centre.-Description:At entrance level there is the box office and gallery, the 2nd floor mezzanine also has gallery space and is the main entrance to the auditorium which is housed on the two floors...
), a health centre and apartments. In 2008 the Pembroke District opened along with Dundrum South. The Pembroke district is home to tenants such as Hamleys of London( the first Hamleys outside of London) and Gant, and many other restaurants such as The Counter,Nandos,Wagamama and The Porthouse. Dundrum South is home to tenants such as Elverys,Hughes and Hughes and Snow and Rock.
The massive developement of the second phase of the centre was to have begun by now,although because of the recession and debts of the owner, it will be some time before any construction of phase 2 will begin. The second phase involved the demolition of the old Village Centre, and was to include more retail units, a library,apartments,offices,restaurants and cafes and a hotel.
Name
"Dundrum Town Centre" was originally a local government term, defined by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County CouncilDún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is the local authority for the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown in Ireland. It is one of three local authorities that comprised the former Dublin County Council before its abolition and one of four councils in the Dublin Region. It serves a population of...
, before the shopping centre was built. It was described as "the area between the Luas line, the Dundrum Relief Road, the Taney Rd./Upper Churchtown Rd. junction and the Wyckham By-Pass Route. It is mainly zoned for Town Centre uses, but with some parts zoned residential." The shopping centre was built under the provisions of the Urban Structure Plan for Dundrum Town Centre.
2011 flood
Dundrum Town Centre was evacuated shortly before 8pm on 24 October 2011 after floodwaters surged through the doors2011 European floods
The 2011 floods in Europe, caused by low-pressure area, occurred in late October–early November in France, Italy and Ireland. In Italy the river Po rose 4 m in Turin and a number of people died in Genoa. A state of emergency in the Italian regions of Liguria and Tuscany was declared after floods...
. The owner of a Mexican restaurant in the complex said five-feet of water had rushed down steps towards his business, causing thousands of euro worth of damage.
Tenants
Dundrum lists over 160 tenants ranging from high fashion to restaurants to a cinema. Some of the larger retail tenants include Tesco IrelandTesco Ireland
Tesco Ireland is the Irish arm of supermarket group Tesco. It was formed in Tesco plc's 1997 takeover of the Irish retailing operations of Associated British Foods, namely Powers' Supermarkets Limited and its subsidiaries, trading as Quinnsworth and Crazy Prices.Tesco operates supermarkets under...
, Marks and Spencer, House of Fraser
House of Fraser
House of Fraser is a British department store group with over 60 stores across the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was established in Glasgow, Scotland in 1849 as Arthur and Fraser. By 1891 it was known as Fraser & Sons. The company grew steadily during the early 20th century, but after the Second...
, Next, Harvey Nichols
Harvey Nichols
Harvey Nichols, founded in 1813, is an upmarket department store chain. Its original store is in London. Founded in 1813 as a linen shop, it sells many international brands of clothing for women and men, fashion accessories, beauty products, wine and food...
, Hollister Co.
Hollister Co.
Hollister Co., sometimes advertised as Hollister or HCo., is an American lifestyle brand by Abercrombie & Fitch Co. The concept was originally designed to attract consumers aged 14–18 through its SoCal-inspired image and casual wear. Goods are available in-store and through the company's online store...
, Penney's
Primark
Primark is a clothing retailer, operating over 223 stores in Ireland , the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Portugal and Belgium...
,Hamleys of London and Movies@Dundrum . Tesco also operate a petrol station at the shopping centre. A full list of tenants is available on the shopping centre's website.
Parking
There is no free parking at the centre, and a fee is charged for both the Tesco surface car park, and the underground car parks. Tesco provide a limited period of free parking (2 hours) if €30 is spent in the supermarket and the parking ticket is presented at the checkout.Public transport
The centre is served by the LuasLuas
Luas , also promoted in the development stage as the Dublin Light Rail System, is a tram or light rail system serving Dublin, the first such system in the decades since the closure of the last of the Dublin tramways. In 2007, the system carried 28.4 million passengers, a growth of 10% since...
green line, the closest station is Balally
Balally
Balally , Dublin, Ireland, is a residential area at the southern end of Dundrum, Dublin between Dundrum village and the Sandyford Industrial Estate in Sandyford....
but it also close to Dundrum station itself.
It is also served by Dublin Bus
Dublin Bus
Dublin Bus is a public transport operator in Ireland. It operates an extensive bus network of 172 radial, cross-city and peripheral routes and 18 night routes in the city of Dublin and the Greater Dublin Area. The company, established in 1987, is a subsidiary of Córas Iompair Éireann which is...
routes 14, 14A, 17, 44, 48, 48N (Nitelink)and 75
Opening hours
Most shops in the centre are usually open 09:00 - 21:00 Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 19:00 on Saturdays and 10:00 - 19:00 on Sundays. The cinema and many restaurants, cafés and bars in the Town Square and Pembroke District are open much later. TescoTesco Ireland
Tesco Ireland is the Irish arm of supermarket group Tesco. It was formed in Tesco plc's 1997 takeover of the Irish retailing operations of Associated British Foods, namely Powers' Supermarkets Limited and its subsidiaries, trading as Quinnsworth and Crazy Prices.Tesco operates supermarkets under...
is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - as is its petrol station.
In December, opening hours are extended in almost all stores, with the centre open from 08:00 - 00:00 on weekdays before Christmas.
Media
Dundrum South FM 93.9 is a local BCI-licensed community based radio station for South Dublin. It started broadcasting in 1996 from the old PYE centre, and also broadcast from Rathfarnham. It is now broadcast from its new studios in the Dundrum Town Centre. About 60 volunteers produce and broadcast 35 hours of programmes each week. Transitions students from local schools also get involved, as well as media students.RTÉ Radio
RTÉ Radio
RTÉ Radio is a department of Irish national broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. RTÉ Radio broadcasts four analogue channels and five digital channels....
also have a studio on the top floor in the centre.
DTV (RTÉ)
DTV is a television channel owned and operated by Raidió Teilifís Éireann. It broadcasts exclusively to the Dundrum Town Centre complex, the largest shopping centre in Ireland, and among the largest in Europe. The centre has an average footfall of 1.3 million shoppers every month, and the channel...
, operated by RTÉ
RTE
RTÉ is the abbreviation for Raidió Teilifís Éireann, the public broadcasting service of the Republic of Ireland.RTE may also refer to:* Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 25th Prime Minister of Turkey...
.
Future
A Hollister Co.Hollister Co.
Hollister Co., sometimes advertised as Hollister or HCo., is an American lifestyle brand by Abercrombie & Fitch Co. The concept was originally designed to attract consumers aged 14–18 through its SoCal-inspired image and casual wear. Goods are available in-store and through the company's online store...
shop opened in July 2011 on floor 2 replacing Sheerans Jeweller, Genius and Faith Shoes. It is the first Hollister outlet in the republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
.
Awards
At the end of 2009, Dundrum Town Centre had won 30 national and international awards since opening.In 2009, Dundrum Town Centre was awarded "Shopping Centre of the Year" for the third year running at the FBD Retail Excellence Awards, as voted by shopping centre retailers throughout Ireland.
On Friday, 27 April 2007, Dundrum Town Centre was named as the ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centres) European Shopping Centre of the year for 2007 at their European conference in Warsaw. Shopping Centres throughout Europe were visited and judged as part of a rigorous adjudication system, which has as its criteria: Tenant Mix, Community Integration, Vision, Customer Service Ethos, Management Systems and Sustainability. From an initial list of 24, a short list of 3 were chosen, which included Shopping Centre Sello in Finland (84,000 sq m), Silesia City Centre, in Poland (65,000 sq m) and Dundrum Town Centre (79,000 sq m).
Competition
The centre competes with Dublin city centre and with The Park Carrickmines, The SquareThe Square, Dublin
The Square Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in Tallaght in South Dublin County. It is located at the junction of the Belgard Road dual carriageway and the N81 and is beside the Luas Red Line terminus ....
, Blanchardstown Shopping Centre and Liffey Valley Shopping Centre
Liffey Valley Shopping Centre
Liffey Valley Shopping Centre is a shopping centre, that is located in Clondalkin in Dublin 22. The centre opened in 1998 and is located at the junction of the M50 motorway and N4 road...
in west Dublin.