Ward Anderson
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Ward Anderson is the largest cinema chain in Ireland. It operates cinemas throughout the Republic Of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The group is owned by its two founders, Leo Ward, and Kevin Anderson, and its different brands are managed by various members of their families. Behind the scenes there is a rather complex structure to the group, with no single holding company, but a number of linked companies.
From a public point of view, the group runs three main chains - Omniplex, Cineplex, and IMC - which operate in many provincial towns in Ireland. The typical cinema owned by the group will have between five and ten screens. The group's companies own 25 cinemas in the Republic of Ireland, 8 cinemas in Northern Ireland.
The group's flagship is the Savoy Cinema in O'Connell Street, Dublin. It also owns the Screen Cinema in D'Olier Street, which tends to show more alternative movies. However unlike outside Dublin (where the group is dominant), the market in the capital is keenly contested, with competitors including UCI, Cineworld and Vue.
Ward Anderson are a sister group of Empire Cinemas.
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[edit] Current Ward Anderson locations
[edit] Republic Of Ireland
- Athlone (IMC) 6 Screen
- Ballina (Cineplex) 6 Screen
- Carlow (Omniplex) 8 Screen
- Clonmel (Omniplex) 5 Screen
- Cork (Omniplex) 13 Screen in Mahon Point Shopping Centre newest store opened in 2005 with latest technology.
- Drogheda (Omniplex) 4 Screen
- Dublin (Savoy Cinema) 6 Screen
- Dublin (Screen Cinema) 3 Screen
- Dún Laoghaire (IMC) 12 Screen
- Dundalk (IMC) 7 Screen
- Galway (Omniplex) 10 Screen
- Kilkenny (Omniplex) 4 Screen
- Killarney (Cineplex) 5 Screen
- Limerick (Omniplex) 12 Screen
- Longford (Omniplex) 4 Screen
- Mullingar (IMC) 6 Screen
- Oranmore (Omniplex) 5 Screen
- Santry (Omniplex) 11 Screen
- Thurles (IMC) 5 Screen
- Tralee (Omniplex) 8 Screen
- Tullamore (Omniplex) 6 Screen
- Wexford (Omniplex Digital) 8 Screen
[edit] Northern Ireland
- Armagh (Omniplex Digital) 4 Screen
- Ballymena (IMC) 7 Screen
- Bangor (Omniplex) 7 Screen
- Carrickfergus (Omniplex) 6 Screen
- Derry (Omniplex) 7 Screen
- Dundonald (Omniplex Digital) 8 Screen
- Enniskillen (Omniplex) 7 Screen
- Lisburn (Omniplex) 14 Screen
- Newry (Omniplex) 9 Screen
