Lighthouse Cinema reopening may boost Smithfield economy - Dublin

Smithfield's Lighthouse Cinema will reopen this Friday after almost a year of closure. The cinema's closure in April 2011, due to rent related problems, was seen as a blow to the area and its opening this weekend will serve as a timely boost to the Smithfield quarter. The Lighthouse Cinema will be run by Element Pictures "and will screen the best of international art house and Irish cinema, as well as re-runs of classics and special events."

The opening weekend will see films such as the controversial Shame, starring Irish actor Michael Fassbender, as well as Leonardo Di Caprio's biopic J. Edgar.