Omniplex Longford - Accessible and Special Screenings

Omniplex Longford is the county’s only multiplex, a four-screen cinema on Bridge Street that runs the standard mix of new releases alongside several recurring strands built for audiences the daily blockbuster schedule does not always suit. These strands are confirmed on the cinema’s own Longford listings page, the same programme it runs across the Omniplex chain nationally.

What to Expect

Sensory-friendly screenings run every weekend around noon, as they do at every Omniplex nationally: the volume is turned down, the house lights are left partially up, trailers are dropped, and nobody minds if someone needs to move around, make noise or step out for a few minutes. This suits anyone with autism, a sensory sensitivity, or a condition that makes a standard darkened, loud screening difficult. Subtitled screenings of current blockbuster titles run on Monday evenings, useful for anyone who is deaf or hard of hearing, or who simply prefers reading along. Kids Club runs on weekends with discounted tickets for a rotating selection of family films, and a separate Parent and Baby session runs on Wednesdays, with the sound lowered and the lights kept slightly up so a screening does not mean total darkness and silence with an infant in the room. Once a month, Omniplex also brings back an older fan-favourite title for a Classics screening on the big screen, and the chain periodically airs Live and Events broadcasts, pre-recorded or live concerts, opera and similar programming beamed into cinemas nationwide, including Longford when a title is scheduled for this site. Because these are chain-wide strands repeated week after week and month after month rather than one-off dated events, the specific film or broadcast in each slot changes regularly and is confirmed on the cinema’s own booking page closer to the date rather than announced far in advance.

Good to Know

• Sensory-friendly screenings: every weekend, around noon, reduced volume and partial lighting, no trailers
• Subtitled screenings: Monday evenings, current blockbuster titles
• Kids Club: weekends, discounted tickets for selected family films
• Parent and Baby: Wednesdays, reduced volume and partial lighting
• Classics: one re-released title per month, on the big screen
• Live and Events: occasional concert, opera and other broadcasts shown on the big screen
• Venue: Omniplex Longford, Bridge Street, Abbeycartron, Longford, four screens
• Specific films and exact times for each strand are confirmed at omniplex.ie closer to each date

Getting There

Omniplex Longford is on Bridge Street in Longford town centre, within walking distance of the town’s main shops and pubs. Longford sits on the N4/M4 Dublin to Sligo road, around 120km and roughly 90 minutes’ drive from Dublin. Bus Eireann runs regular services on the Dublin to Sligo route with a stop in the town, and Irish Rail serves Longford station on the Dublin Heuston to Sligo line, a short walk from Bridge Street. On-street parking and car parks off Battery Road and Ballymahon Street are close to the cinema.

While You’re in Longford

Longford town’s compact centre has cafes and pubs within a few minutes of Bridge Street for before or after a screening. There is more to see in Longford and across Co. Longford.