Wilton Shopping Centre

Wilton Shopping Centre, located in the Wilton area of Cork, is the second biggest shopping centre in the city. It opened on 6 December 1979, and has 65 shops.

Wilton Shopping Centre car park

In 2003, construction began to add 10 new units, and outlets in the centre now include Tesco, Penneys, New Look, Life Style Sports, and Easons.^[1][2]

Permission to build a library on the shopping centre grounds was granted in 2004, and Bishopstown Library was opened in 2006.^[3][4] Other facilities adjacent to Wilton Shopping Centre include St Joseph's (S.M.A. Wilton) Catholic Church, Ulster Bank and Bank of Ireland branches,^[5] and the Wilton Bar and Restaurant.^[6]

References

1. "The shops". wiltonshoppingcentre.ie. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
2. "Irish firm to invest in Cork's Wilton". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 4 November 2015.
3. "Wilton Shopping Centre - About Us". wiltonshoppingcentre.ie. Retrieved 30 August 2021. In 2004 permission was granted to build a Library in Wilton Shopping Centre and Bishopstown Library opened in the Summer 2006
4. "Bishopstown Library". corkcitylibraries.ie.
5. "Bank of Ireland building at Wilton Shopping Centre to stir interest". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 11 February 2016.
6. "The Wilton, Leslie's Cross, Wilton, Cork". wiltonpub.ie.

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