Cillian Murphy and Yvonne McGuinness to return Kerry cinema to local community

Having bought Dingle's Phoenix Cinema last year, the couple plan to fund its transformation into a community arts centre 

Artist Yvonne McGuinness and actor Cillian Murphy bought the cinema in Dingle Co Kerry last year. Today, Ms McGuinness told a meeting in the venue: 'It's not about us. It's about protecting a small part of Irish cultural history.' Picture: John Locher/AP

Actor Cillian Murphy and his wife Yvonne McGuinness plan to return one of the last family-run cinemas in the country back to a “repurposed” version of its former glory.

However, Ms McGuinness told local residents at the first of three public meetings at Dingle’s Phoenix Cinema that it won't play host to regular viewing of films like Mr Murphy’s blockbuster, Oppenheimer.