Swords Pavilions

Swords Pavilions is a shopping centre, located in Swords, north of Dublin, Ireland. The centre contains more than 90 shops, restaurants and cafes, as well as the 11 screen Movies@Swords cinema, and has over 2,000 surface and multi-storey parking spaces. The centre is owned by Hammerson and Great-west Lifeco.

Swords Pavilions
Swords Pavilions exterior
LocationSwords, County Dublin, Ireland
Opening dateMay 15, 2001 (2001-05-15)
ManagementIan Hunter
OwnerHammerson/Great-west Lifeco
No. of stores and services90+
No. of floors2 shopping floors, 5 parking floors
Websitepavilions.ie


Tenants and services

The centre is home to stores such as Dunnes Stores, River Island, SuperValu, Easons and TK. There is a range of car parking, a cinema and a post office, and there are many eating places.


History

In 1996, a planning application was sent to Fingal County Council for a commercial complex to be built on a 20-acre site between the Main Street and the Swords by-pass road. Construction work was meant to start in the middle of 1997 with an opening in the autumn of 1998, however construction did not begin until 1999.[1] The Pavilions was eventually opened on the 15 May 2001, by then Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.

Expansion

In 2006, the Movies@Swords cinema was opened. Also in 2006, Phase 2 of the centre was opened, which added retailers such as Penneys. There are plans for a Phase 3, which would be located at the front of the centre. It would be located next to the Swords metro stop on the R132, however Phase 3 has been shelved until further notice.[2]

In June 2018, plans for a €3.3 million development were announced which would reconfigure the first floor of Phase 2 to accommodate 3 new restaurant units where two of the units would be occupied by Five Guys and Milano. The development would also include a glass bridge that will link the first floor of the centre.[3]

References
  1. "£100m Swords centre planned". The Irish Times. 18 September 1996.
  2. "Pavilions developers remain committed to phase three". Fingal Independent. 20 November 2012.
  3. "Burger chain Five Guys is opening a joint in Swords Pavilions' new 'restaurant quarter'". TheJournal.ie. 13 June 2018.
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