Arcadia Cinema

New Road,
Kenmare

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Arcadia Cinema

Located on New Road, off Henry Street, in Kenmare, County Kerry. The 323-seat Arcadia Cinema was opened prior to 1949. By 1969 it was operated by John Finnegan & Bertie McSweeney and it was still open in August 1972, but was soon put up ‘For Sale’. New operators took over and it reopened in December 1974 with a reduced seating capacity of 260. A closing date is not known.

The building still stands in 2022.

Contributed by Ken Roe

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popcorn_pete
popcorn_pete on April 4, 2018 at 7:48 am

The building was believed to have been a conversion of a garage and was still screening films in August 1972 but there is no advertising after this.

popcorn_pete
popcorn_pete on January 24, 2022 at 7:46 am

Put up for sale in 1972 by owners John Finnegan and Bertie McSweeney. Reopened by Billy McSwiney in December 1974 with 260 seats. Final closure date not established.

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