IMC Cinemas Carlow - Daily Screenings

What to Expect

IMC Cinemas Carlow is the county’s only multiplex, sitting inside the Fairgreen Shopping Centre on Barrack Street in Carlow town. It runs new releases every day of the week, with the programme rolling over on Fridays when the week’s new titles land, and showings that carry from afternoon matinees through to late evening. Advance booking opens online roughly two weeks ahead, so a busy opening weekend can be locked in rather than chanced at the door.

Beyond the standard screens there are several different ways to watch here. LUXX is the premium large-format screen, Soho Lounge gives recliner seating in a smaller room, and Kids Club runs discounted family matinees, which is the cheapest way to get children to a film at weekends and during school holidays. The Carlow site also programmes sensory screenings, where the house lights stay up and the sound is turned down for viewers who find a standard screening difficult, with recent sensory titles including Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie and The Pout-Pout Fish. IMC runs its Infinity membership scheme across the chain alongside gift cards and group bookings. Ticket prices differ by screen type, day and time, so check the current rate on the booking page rather than assuming a flat price.

Good to Know

• Open daily. The film schedule changes every Friday, so check imc.ie for the current week’s listings.
• Venue: IMC Cinemas Carlow, Fairgreen Shopping Centre, Barrack Street, Carlow town, R93 R1H3.
• Prices vary by screen, day and time. Kids Club matinees are discounted.
• Premium options: the LUXX large-format screen and Soho Lounge recliner seating.
• Sensory screenings run periodically, with the lights up and the sound lowered.
• Advance booking online opens roughly two weeks ahead of a showing.
• Phone 059 913 7645. Group bookings and gift cards are available.

Getting There

Fairgreen Shopping Centre is on Barrack Street in central Carlow town, a couple of minutes on foot from Tullow Street and the main shopping streets. There is car parking at the shopping centre itself, which is the simplest option for a late screening. Carlow railway station on Railway Road sits on the Dublin Heuston to Waterford line and is about a ten-minute walk away, and Bus Eireann services from Kilkenny, Waterford, Dublin and the midlands all stop in the town. Driving in, the M9 reaches Carlow from Dublin in about an hour and the N80 comes across from Wexford and the east midlands.