Wilton Shopping Centre

Coordinates: 51°52′48″N 8°30′29″W / 51.88°N 8.508°W / 51.88; -8.508
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Wilton Shopping Centre car park

Wilton Shopping Centre, located in the Wilton area of Cork, is the second biggest shopping centre in the city. It opened on 6 December 1979, and has 65 shops.

In 2003, construction began to add 10 new units, and outlets in the centre now include

Easons.[1][2]

Permission to build a library on the shopping centre grounds was granted in 2004, and Bishopstown Library was opened in 2006.[3][4] Other facilities adjacent to Wilton Shopping Centre include St Joseph's (S.M.A. Wilton) Catholic Church, Ulster Bank and Bank of Ireland branches,[5] and the Wilton Bar and Restaurant.[6]

References

  1. ^ "The shops". wiltonshoppingcentre.ie. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Irish firm to invest in Cork's Wilton". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 4 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Wilton Shopping Centre - About Us". wiltonshoppingcentre.ie. Retrieved 30 August 2021. In 2004 permission was granted to build a Library in Wilton Shopping Centre and Bishopstown Library opened in the Summer 2006
  4. ^ "Bishopstown Library". corkcitylibraries.ie.
  5. ^ "Bank of Ireland building at Wilton Shopping Centre to stir interest". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 11 February 2016.
  6. ^ "The Wilton, Leslie's Cross, Wilton, Cork". wiltonpub.ie.

51°52′48″N 8°30′29″W / 51.88°N 8.508°W / 51.88; -8.508