Locals in attempt to buy iconic Dingle cinema to make it a community hub

A group of Dingle locals have come together to figure out how to save the Phoenix Cinema. They want to purchase the cinema and give it back to the community, as a multifunctional arts space

Members of the Ionad Phoenix board, Aoife Granville, Jamie Flannery, Tor Cotton, and Liam Higgins launching the Ionad Phoenix fundraiser. Picture: Manuela Dei Grandi

The local community of Dingle is banding together to try and purchase the iconic Phoenix Cinema, which closed permanently last year and has been placed on the market this week, and keep it for use as a community arts centre.

The 150-seat single-screen cinema is one of the last of its kind in Ireland, having first opened its doors more than a century ago.