The Phoenix Cinema, Dingle
Save the Phoenix Cinema is a campaign run by Ionad Phoenix CLG to secure the future of the Phoenix Cinema in Dingle, Co Kerry as a cinema and community space.
We are a collective of residents on the Dingle Peninsula who are passionate about cinema and the arts and mandated by a large group to fundraise and purchase our beloved cinema for the community and transform it into an active cinema and arts centre for celebrating a mix of contemporary arts, culture, heritage, education and language, right in the heart of Corca Dhuibhne.
overview
The campaign to save the Phoenix Cinema involves many people living on the Dingle Peninsula, our diaspora and anyone that has a love for Dingle, Kerry, film and the arts. When the news was announced that the cinema would close for good there was dismay throughout West Kerry. In late December 2021 a decision was made to form a group and gather support for the campaign to sauve the facility for the town, our community, our children, our visitors, and for future generations to actively partake in the arts.
where your money goes
Ionad Phoenix CLG is made up of a volunteer committee, currently all funds raised go directly into our efforts to transform the privately owned Phoenix Cinema into a publically owned community space, this includes fundraising to purchase the building, business and strategic reports and plans, and practical elements such as engineering reports and other fees associated with running a CLG (company limited by gurarantee).