At least five businesses in the shopping centre are currently withholding rent, The Irish Times has learned, with a delegation of businesses meeting the owners of the shopping centre in recent days to vent their frustrations. The car parks, which are owned along with the shopping centre by US investment giant Kennedy Wilson, are operated by private parking company Euro Car Parks Ireland. He said the charges as they are currently implemented were “driving people away” and that “every shop in the shopping centre is affected”. Paloma Gislon, the store manager at Card Factory, said the centre had been “really, really quiet” since the introduction of parking fees. It has been really, really quiet – especially around Christmas,” she said.

Source: The Irish Times January 17, 2026 07:31 UTC