A clipping taken from old newspapers used as inspiration for the cinema's refurbishment. Source: Press Up

THE RATHMINES CINEMA that’s in the middle of a dramatic revamp could be open as early as the end of July.

The new cinema will feature armchairs, ottomans and blankets, and food will be served to your seat. A cocktail club will be upstairs where the old dance hall once was.

Stella Cinema, which first opened in 1923, closed its doors 12 years ago.

The cinema was put up for auction with a guide price of €1.75 million in 2015 and has since been taken over by the Press Up Entertainment group.

The group that owns The Workman’s Club and The Dean announced that they would revamp the old venue to a “one-of-a-kind cinema”.

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