Yvonne McGuinness and Cillian Murphy's Kerry cinema plan gets green light

Kerry County Council approves plan for Dingle's Phoenix Cinema to become a multi-purpose arts centre with bar, café, and restaurant

Yvonne McGuinness and Cillian Murphy bought the Phoenix Cinema after it shut in 2022 having served the people of Dingle/Daingean Uí Chúis for over a the century. File picture: John Locher/AP

The major redevelopment of a cinema bought by artist Yvonne McGuinness and her husband, actor Cillian Murphy, has been granted planning permission by Kerry County Council.

The well-known Phoenix Cinema in Daingean Uí Chúis was bought by the couple in November 2024.