{"id":122967,"date":"2025-11-05T10:22:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T10:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/122967\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T10:22:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T10:22:10","slug":"corks-blackpool-shopping-centre-set-for-e1-5m-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/122967\/","title":{"rendered":"Cork&#8217;s Blackpool Shopping Centre set for \u20ac1.5m boost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"contextmenu internal_Body1st\">A \u20ac1.5m investment programme at Blackpool Shopping Centre in Cork has been announced by Lugus Capital, together with joint venture partner Patron Capital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">Coinciding with the 25th anniversary of Blackpool Shopping Centre, the investment programme is aimed at modernising and enhancing the customer experience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">The first phase of the programme, which began in September, includes a full re-tiling of the mall. The second phase, due to start in early 2026, will deliver a refreshed environment, including new bulkheads for tenant signage, repainted communal areas, upgraded lighting, and new seating areas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">Lugus Capital head of commercial real estate Roger Dineen said: \u201cOur vision is to position Blackpool Shopping Centre and Retail Park as a best-in-class retail destination in Cork and Munster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">\u201cThis investment demonstrates our commitment to modernising the physical environment while also ensuring that our retailers and customers enjoy the highest-quality shopping experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">Blackpool Shopping Centre manager John Hartnett said: \u201cBlackpool Shopping Centre has been at the heart of the community in Blackpool for 25 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThis investment marks a new era for one of Cork\u2019s most established retail centres.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A \u20ac1.5m investment programme at Blackpool Shopping Centre in Cork has been announced by Lugus Capital, together with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":122968,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[72,4257,79,61,60,38312],"class_list":{"0":"post-122967","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-cork-business","10":"tag-cork-news","11":"tag-ie","12":"tag-ireland","13":"tag-northside"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122967"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122967\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/122968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}