Donaghmede Shopping Centre
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Donaghmede Shopping Centre is a shopping centre, that is located in Donaghmede
, a suburb in Dublin's Northside
.
The shopping centre is built on the site of the original Donaghmede House. The shopping centre had a H Williams
supermarket, but was sold to Dunnes Stores
in 1987. The shopping centre has a McDonald's
restaurant, a pub called The Donaghmede Inn and a public library.
Proposals to redevelop the shopping centre have been in discussion for some years and as of 2007, permission for some redevelopment has been given.
Donaghmede
Donaghmede is a residential suburb of Dublin, in the province of Leinster, Ireland.-Location:Donaghmede is situated approximately to the north east of the Dublin city centre, and is in the constituency of Dublin North East...
, a suburb in Dublin's Northside
Northside (Dublin)
The Northside is the area in County Dublin, Ireland bounded to the south by the River Liffey to the east by Dublin Bay, to the north and west by the boundaries of County Dublin.- Introduction :...
.
The shopping centre is built on the site of the original Donaghmede House. The shopping centre had a H Williams
H Williams (supermarket)
H Williams was a supermarket chain in the Republic of Ireland. H Williams collapsed in 1987, following a price war that led to the 1987 amendment to the Groceries Order in an effort to protect the market from further concentration....
supermarket, but was sold to Dunnes Stores
Dunnes Stores
Dunnes Stores, also known as Dunnes, is a supermarket and clothing retail chain, that is based in Dublin, Ireland.The chain primarily sells food, clothes and household wares. In addition to its main customer base in Ireland, the chain has operations in Great Britain and Spain...
in 1987. The shopping centre has a McDonald's
McDonald's
McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 64 million customers daily in 119 countries. Headquartered in the United States, the company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by the eponymous Richard and Maurice McDonald; in 1948...
restaurant, a pub called The Donaghmede Inn and a public library.
Proposals to redevelop the shopping centre have been in discussion for some years and as of 2007, permission for some redevelopment has been given.
Anchor stores
- Dunnes StoresDunnes StoresDunnes Stores, also known as Dunnes, is a supermarket and clothing retail chain, that is based in Dublin, Ireland.The chain primarily sells food, clothes and household wares. In addition to its main customer base in Ireland, the chain has operations in Great Britain and Spain...
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