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Aldi have confirmed today that they will open a second store in the town replacing CinemaWorld Douglas in Douglas Village.

The cinema will close on Thursday October 10th with work to begin immediately on converting the cinema to s new Aldi shop constructed in Aldi's Project Fresh design.

Brendan Flannery of CinemaWorld says, “Cinema World has traded in Douglas for the past 25 years, opening in August 1994. We will be sad to turn off the projectors for the final time on 10th Oct, but the cinema has struggled in the face of stiff competition in recent years.

We thank our staff, and our loyal customers who supported us throughout the years. We are confident that the site has a bright future with the arrival of Aldi. We look forward to sharing memories with our regular patrons of the cinema over the coming week.”

The new 1,000 sqm store is planned to open in 2020 with the creation of 20 permanent jobs and up to 60 construction jobs.

Commenting, Niall O’Connor, Managing Director Aldi Mitchelstown Region said: “We’re really excited about opening a second store in Douglas.

This is great news for shoppers and for employment in the town. Every new Aldi store brings greater choice, quality and value to more and more consumers across Ireland.”



“We already have 24 stores across Cork that are really popular and part of their local communities.”