Elite Cinema

Main Street,
Mountrath

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Previous Names: Coliseum Cinema

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Located in Mountrath, County Laois. The 500-seat Coliseum Cinema was opened on 3rd November 1946. It was put up for sale by its owner John Egan in 1966. It was renamed the Elite Cinema in 1967 and run by the McLoughtons who screened films until at least 1974. In March 1975 a lorry collided with the building damaging the frontage. It was occupied by a furniture and bric-a-brac store in 2008.

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popcorn_pete
popcorn_pete on January 24, 2022 at 7:18 am

Expected to open 3 November 1946 with proceeds going to St Vincent de Paul Society.

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