Shoppers gear up for Mahon Point opening

THOUSANDS of people are expected to flock to the opening in Cork tomorrow of the country’s biggest shopping centre outside Dublin.

More than 1,800 jobs will be created in one of the city’s unemployment blackspots when the doors of the €230 million Mahon Point Shopping Centre open at 10.30am.

The 250,000 sq ft centre has over 50 retail outlets, three restaurants, six food outlets and an 11-screen cineplex. There is parking for 1,600 cars.