Forum Cinema
Glasthule Road,
Dun Laoghaire
Glasthule Road,
Dun Laoghaire
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Previous Names: Astoria Cinema
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Located in Dun Laoghaire to the south of Dublin in the Glasthule district. The Astoria Cinema was opened in 1940. It had a 30ft wide proscenium and was equipped with a Western Electric(WE) sound system. It was closed on 15th June 1964 when it was operated by Associated Cinemas Ltd.
It was re-opened in 1971 as the Forum Cinema. It was later twinned and closed in 1999. It was demolished in 2002.
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Astoria opened in 1940 and closed on 15 June 1964. It had 750 seats. It was reopened by Barney Reilly as the Forum Cinema in 1971. Reilly fell victim to the unions for employing non-union labour and film provisions were blocked. He allegedly went on hunger strike in November 1971 before backing down. The cinema was going again on 7 December 1971 with “M.A.S.H.”. It was run by the O’Gormans from 1977 and was notably screening filmed operas in 1985. The two-screen cinema closed in 1999 and was demolished in 2002. It was located in the Glasthule area of the town.