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Former 'Pav' nightclub and bar gets ready for new operator

Former 'Pav' nightclub and bar gets ready for new operator

tagsCinema Chair Aug. 6 , 12

A well-known restaurant operator will rent the former nightclub/restaurant area of the old Pavilion Cinema at the entrance of Carey's Lane

A "strong" restaurant operator has reached an agreement to rent a popular nightclub venue in Cork City in the once iconic Pavilion Cinema.

For the past 30 years, known as Pavilion Bar and Nightclub-in addition to operating as a Dali nightclub in the last two years-the Carey's Lane venue ceased trading after the arrival of Covid-19 in March last year.

The owner, Dave Dwyer, opened a ramen Asian street food restaurant on the first floor of a licensed complex in December 2017, but due to pandemic restrictions, he closed the shop on March 16 . The elevated nightclub Dali also stopped trading.

"This is a Covid-related decision," Mr. Dwell said.

"It's impossible to operate a nightclub under the on/off traffic signal system."

The transaction with the new operator is being processed by Behan Irwin Gosling's Cearbhall Behan, which includes Downing Commercial, which also processed the sale of the property in 2017 for a price of more than 1.3 million euros.

Although the new agreement has been reached, Mr. Behan declined to comment on the amount involved because it is still in the contract stage. He confirmed that the party concerned is a well-known food and beverage operator.

The Carey's Lane site occupies the rear of the former Pavilion Cinema building, covering an area of 608 square meters (6542 square feet), spread over three floors.

It includes a fully refurbished open-plan ground-floor restaurant with folding doors/windows with direct access to Carey's Lane, and a commercial kitchen.

The first floor has long been a nightclub and music venue, and includes a stage area, dance floor and bar.

A distinctive feature of the nightclub is the vaulted ceiling, which dates back to the opening of the cinema in 1921. Although a century has passed, its gorgeous plaster lines have been preserved. The second floor includes smoking facilities, shops and offices.

When the cinema opened, its luxurious 900-seat auditorium and stylish restaurant caused a sensation. This is Cork's first company to equip technology for new "talking" movies.

After closing in 1989, the music store HMV moved to the front of the premises on St Patrick St until 2013, followed by the current Golden Discs.

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According to reports, the retail portion of the building has been sold to an investment fund for a total price of approximately 4 million euros.