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A 2,000-seat theatre at Grand Canal Square is part of a dramatic new complex nearing completion in Dublin’s dockland, writes FRANK MCDONALD, Environment Editor

DUBLINERS, AND everyone else in Ireland, are in for a real surprise when the Grand Canal Theatre at Grand Canal Dock, Dublin 2, finally opens its doors on St Patrick’s Day next March with the Russian State Ballet’s production of Swan Lake. At a glance, they’ll see an auditorium that’s twice the size of the Gaiety Theatre and almost three times the size of Wexford’s new Opera House.