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Dublin has a good selection of mainstream multiplexes, both in the city centre and the suburbs. The largest is the nine-screen UGC complex in the Parnell Centre at the top of O’Connell Street. For something a little more esoteric, the Irish Film Centre in Temple Bar offers a healthy alternative to Hollywood and hosts free outdoor movie screenings in the summer, using one wall of Meeting House Square as a huge cinema screen. Look out, too, for the arthouse fare on offer at the Screen in D’Olier Street. The Dublin Film Festival usually takes place in March or April and is followed by a French Film Festival in November. Irish Film Centre, 6 Eustace St, Temple Bar, T 01 679 3477. Daily 1330-2130. E5.80 afternoon shows, E6.30 evening shows. The centre shows a mixture of independent, foreign and arthouse films as well as documentaries and seasons of a particular director’s work. Admission is for members only, but you can buy weekly membership for E1.30, which allows you to buy tickets for yourself and three guests. Savoy, 6-17 O’Connell St, T 01 874 8487. E6.50 before 1800, E7.50 after 1800. The Savoy has five screens showing all the latest blockbusters from Hollywood. Screen, D’Olier St, T 01 672 5500. E7.50. Three screens show a mixture of arthouse and mainstream films daily from1500 to 1930. UGC Cinemas, Parnell St, T 01 872 8444. E5 before 1800, E6.50 after 1800. Catch all the big movies at this nine-screen complex.
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