Artaine Castle Shopping Centre Explained

Artaine Castle Shopping Centre (officially Tesco Artaine Castle Shopping Centre)^[1] is a small shopping centre in Artane in Dublin 5, Ireland, anchored by Tesco Ireland.^[1]

Location and name

The centre is located at a roundabout on Kilmore Road, close to the site of the former Artane Industrial School.

The area’s name is spelled Artane in modern times but ArtainePlacenames Database of Ireland - Artaine and Tartaine^[2] were both used historically.

History

The centre was built by Irish property developer Rohan.^[3] It was opened in autumn 1982, with Quinnsworth and Penneys as anchor stores, along with Lifestyle Sports and Leisure and other shops, and a total of 44200 square feet of retail space and parking for up to 400 cars.^[4] ^[5] The centre was the site of what was billed as "the first Banklink Service in any store in Europe" when an ATM was installed in 1986, capable of issuing vouchers which could be used for payment in the Quinnsworth branch.^[6]

Tenants

Artaine Castle's anchor stores include Tesco and Penneys. Other retailers include a hairdressers, pharmacy, a bookshop,^[7] post office and a McDonalds at the rear of the centre. There is also a restaurant. There are just under 85,000 square feet of space, 21 shops in total, and 539 parking spaces.^[8]

Notes and References

Web site: Tesco Artaine Castle Shopping Centre - About . Tesco Artaine Castle Shopping Centre . Tesco Ireland . 29 June 2019 . Tesco Artaine Shopping Centre is located in Artane and has top retailers....
Dublin, 1862: Thom's Almanac and Official Directory
Web site: Artane Castle, Dublin 5 . Rohan Holdings Limited . rohanholdings.ie . https://web.archive.org/web/20190624172616/https://www.rohanholdings.ie/about/key-developments/artane-castle-dublin-5/ . 24 June 2019 .
News: Power . Con . For the first time ever . The Irish Press . 3 September 1982 . 11 . Penneys and Quinnsworth have joined forces and will be operating from the end of September .. at Artaine Castle .. a 5 million development ....
News: Quinnsworth, Artaine Castle Centre, Kilmore Road, Artane . Evening Herald . 12 . Independent News and Media . 16 August 1982 . ... opening shortly in the Artaine Castle Centre ... This new Superstore will be one of the biggest in the country ....
News: Hole-in-the-wall shopping: No-cash service starts . Evening Herald . Independent News and Media . 16 January 1986 . 2 . First customer .. Geraldine Dunne-Dawson, of Clonskea, .. Quinnsworth Artaine Castle Shopping Centre.
Web site: Book Haven Website. Book Haven . https://web.archive.org/web/20121213113216/http://www.bookhaven.ie/about-us . 13 December 2012 .
Web site: Artane Castle Shopping Centre, Dublin . Cushman Wakefield . cushmanwakefield.ie . https://web.archive.org/web/20190624171725/https://property.cushmanwakefield.ie/images/SAM/23598/WWW/Artane%20Castle%20SC,%20Dublin.pdf . 24 June 2019 .