Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
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The Bord Gáis Energy Theatre (originally the Grand Canal Theatre) is a performing arts venue, located in the Docklands of Dublin, Ireland. It is Ireland's largest fixed-seat theatre.[1] It was designed by Daniel Libeskind for the DDDA, built by Joe O'Reilly (Chartered Land), and opened by Harry Crosbie on 18 March 2010.[2] It is owned by Bernie and John Gallagher (of Doyle Hotels), who bought the theatre in 2014 from NAMA, through their company, Crownway.[3][4][5]
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Former names | Grand Canal Theatre (2010–12) |
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Address | Grand Canal Square Dublin 2 D02 PA03 Ireland |
Coordinates | 53.34425°N 6.24004°W / 53.34425; -6.24004 |
Public transit | Grand Canal Dock DART |
Owner | Crownway Investments |
Operator | Live Nation Ireland |
Capacity | 2,111 |
Acreage | 0.8 acre |
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Broke ground | 9 January 2007 (2007-01-09) |
Opened | 18 March 2010 (2010-03-18) |
Construction cost | €80 million |
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Project manager | Lafferty |
Structural engineer | Arup Group |
Main contractors | Sisk Group |
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Design and construction | |
Developer | Chartered Land |
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Quantity surveyor | Davis Langdon |
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