Dundrum Town Centre

Dundrum Town Centre is a shopping centre located in Dundrum, Dublin, Ireland. The centre is the fourth major out-of-town shopping centre to be built in Dublin (after The Square, Tallaght, Blanchardstown Shopping Centre, and Liffey Valley Shopping Centre). It is the largest shopping centre in Ireland, and is said to be the largest in Europe.

Tenants

Anchor tenants at the centre are Tesco Ireland (replacing a Tesco-owned Super Crazy Prices outlet which previously occupied part of the site), Marks and Spencer, House of Fraser, Next, Harvey Nichols, Penney's, and the first Irish branch of Hennes & Mauritz (H&M). The first Irish branch of Starbucks Coffee (aside from a concession at Dublin City University) is located in the centre, as well as branches of McDonald's and Pizza Hut. Tesco also operate a petrol station on site.

One major disincentive to using the centre is that unlike its three major rivals, parking is not free. This was a condition of the centre's planning permission - to prevent people using the centre as a Park and Ride site as it is adjacent to the Luas Green Line. As an incentive for people to come to the centre, it has recently offered three hours' car parking for the price of one hour.

Future

The second phase of the centre, began opening in September 2005. On 23 September the first Irish branch of Harvey Nichols opened. This will anchor a "fashion district". A cinema - Movies@Dundrum opened on 30 September. A third phase will incorporate the demolition of the existing Dundrum Shopping Centre (currently also anchored by Tesco), and the addition of more retail units (including a Tesco Express and several restaurants) as well as apartments.

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