The Square Tallaght

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The Square Tallaght

View of The Square in 2018
Location	Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland
Coordinates	53°17′13″N 6°22′18″W / 53.28694°N 6.37167°W / 53.28694; -6.37167
Address	The Square Towncentre Tallaght Dublin 24
Opening date	23 October 1990
No. of stores and services	163
No. of floors	3 (main levels)
Website	http://www.thesquare.ie/

The Square Tallaght is a

The centre comprises 53,000 m² of retail space, spread across three levels, and as of 2016 has up to 163 stores. It has an annual footfall of 21.7 million.^{[citation needed]}

There are over 2500 car parking spaces. The anchor tenants are Dunnes Stores, Penneys and Tesco. When The Square opened it was the largest shopping centre in Ireland.^{[citation needed]}

History

The centre was opened on 23 October 1990, in the presence of 45,000 people, by then

The opening of the centre would be the first of many new developments in the area over the coming years. Technological University Dublin, the National Basketball Arena (The Arena), the Civic Theatre and Tallaght University Hospital all opened within a few years of the shopping centre.

The centre celebrated its 25th anniversary on 23 October 2015. The centre was later granted permission by An Bord Pleanála for a major redevelopment to the centre. The proposed project would add about 200,000 square feet of retail space.^[2]

On 23 October 2020, it was announced that the planned expansion of The Square had been postponed, with management Sigma Retail Partners blaming the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3][4]

Facilities

The Square is not only a commercial but also a civic centre, the Office of the

It has 3 floors, surface and multi-storey car parks, with the scenic lifts in the centre locally notorious for breakdowns and due to a woman suing the centre,[5] the lifts have been replaced over 3 times.

Public transport

The centre is served by the Luas Red Line, and the nearest stop for the shopping centre is the terminus at Tallaght.^[6]

The Square Shopping Centre is also served by various bus routes, such as the 27, 49, 54a, 56a, 65, and 77a, which are operated by Dublin Bus and link The Square to the city centre. Meanwhile, Go-Ahead Ireland provide orbital routes, such as the S6, S8, W2, W4, and W62, that link The Square to other local areas, such as Dundrum, UCD, Blackrock, Sandyford, Dún Laoghaire, Clondalkin, Lucan, Blanchardstown, Citywest, and Newcastle. ^[6]

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