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= Light House Cinema, Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1 = The two screen arthouse cinema located on Middle Abbey Street in Dublin 1 opened in 1988 and closed in 1996. The cinema was programmed by Neil Connolly and later Maretta Dillon. Its opening was supported by David Kavanagh then Director of the Film Institute of Ireland (later Irish Film Institute).

Architects O'Donnell & Tuomey reimagined the earlier Curzon Cinema (which had been opened in the 1970s by cinema ooperator Michael Collins as a luxury arthouse cinema). O'Donnell & Tuomey also designed the neon sign for the venue and the steel bench in the window space in the foyer.

Light House had two screens - the larger 280 seat one and the smaller 80 seat cinema. The aim was to programme independent arthouse cinema.

Graphic designer Val Mercier from NAK Studios designed the outside display units which were changed each time a new film opened. He also designed Light House advertising in national newspapers (along with Neil Connolly) and which were a notable feature of the venue.

The cinema welcome various guests to Dublin to promote their films. These included Peter Greenaway (Drowning by Numbers, Prospero's Books), Terence Davies (The Long Day Closes), Ken Loach (Land and Freedom), Cathal Black (Korea with a young Andrew Scott), Rose Troche (Go Fish). The cinema showed a number of short films with features including Stephen directed by Johnny Gogan, Sunday (TBC), 3 Joes directed by Lenny Abrahamson.

The cinema closed in 1996 due to the expansion of Arnotts Department Store.

Directors Neil Connolly, Maretta Dillon, David Collins and David Kavanagh later opened the new four screen Light House Cinema in Smithfield Dublin 7 in May 2008. The new cinema was custom built with investment from Fusano Properties and grants from the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Cultural Cinema Consortium (a joint initiative of the Arts Council and the Irish Film Board). The Smithfield cinema was designed by architects Derek Tynan Associates.

Programming
Light House Cinema programming promoted European films as an integral element. Light House Cinema joined Europa Cinemas - the first network of cinemas focusing on European films - as one of the founding cinemas in the network in 1992.