A photo of the under-construction Omniplex cinema in Ballinasloe, which shared by Mark Anderson, director of the Omiplex group.

New five-screen cinema nearing completion in Ballinasloe

Adrian Cusack

Published: Tue 21 Feb 2023, 12:19 PM

Last updated: Tue 21 Feb 2023, 12:21 PM

A new five-screen Omniplex cinema in Ballinasloe could be open to the public by May.

In a post on Twitter, Mark Anderson, director of the Omniplex Cinema Group, said the facility at Dunlo, next to the town's Aldi store, was "coming along nicely".

A General Manager for the "state of the art" cinema is currently being recruited, and Mr Anderson suggested the facility might be open in time for the May release of Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3.

#Ballinasloe Omniplex site visit today.

Coming along nicely.

May 2023? GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3??

Now recruiting Management team, apply here.https://t.co/CariXMgJUw #Galway #Omniplex #Recline #OmniplexMaxx #LoveCinema #CinemaFirst @AislingDSenator @ConnachtTribune pic.twitter.com/XQuz3FlE1b
— Mark Anderson (@MarkKAnders) February 10, 2023

In June of 2019, Galway County Council granted planning permission to Omniplex Holdings ULC for the cinema development.

The company said it was investing a total of €11m in the development of new cinemas in Ballinasloe and Mullingar, and in the renovation of an existing four-screen cinema in Nenagh.