Mecca Cinema
Main Street,
Fintona,
BT78
Main Street,
Fintona,
BT78
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Must have closed again in the early-1980s as a further reopening date with the same name is given as 1 December 1983 with a showing of Rocky III.
A Mrs Rafferty reopened this on 13 November 1980 as the Mecca with a double-bill of “Grease” and “Saturday Night Fever”. The eventual closing date is unclear.
In May 2017 Jacqueline Kerrigan, manager at Fintona library, kindly provided the composite photocopy of the programme cover, letterhead and tickets in the attached photo. (There is also a line drawing of the Cinema, but that is unfortunately very faint.) She added that co-owner Michael Kelly lived on Main Street, and co-owner Dan McCaffrey was a dentist. The cinema building, which was previously the Town Hall, is now occupied by Q Sports and a Money Advice Centre. The programme cover confirms the Cinema was operating until March 1972, at least.