The Force will be strong in Shannon this December with news that the town’s new €2m Omniplex Cinemas will officially open its doors for midnight shows of Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker on Thursday the 19th of December.

Having recently partnered with Ireland’s largest multiplex cinema chain, Omniplex Cinemas, Skycourt Shannon Town announced plans for a new cinema which was due to open earlier this year.