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The premises originally opened as 'The Regal' in 1937 and operated as a 1,500 seated cinema up to the 1970s, after which bingo became its mainstay.[citation needed] Purchased by a local company, Coherent Enterprises Ltd, it was refurbished during the second half of the 1980s and was transformed into a 1,200 seated concert hall, which opened as 'The Forum' in 1990.[citation needed] The following decade it played host to the touring acts including: Johnny Cash, The Corrs, David Gray, Van Morrison, Christy Moore, and Billy Connolly.[citation needed]
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In 1998 an adjoining licensed premises was purchased by the company, which was eventually converted into an off-licence and became part of the national 'Next Door' group.[citation needed] During the millennium year, renovations again took place with Forum Waterford that created a multi-purpose venue downstairs and a separate theatre space upstairs, with the aim of the premises being more versatile.[citation needed] Late club nights were added to the regular shows and bingo sessions there.[citation needed] A third renovation programme was undertaken by Coherent Enterprises Ltd in 2006-2007 which saw the installation of a full kitchen downstairs to add food to the drink and entertainment elements of the business and downstairs was converted into a 160 seat restaurant with a small stage.[citation needed] The upstairs venue was then solely used for the bingo sessions, live shows (including Calvin Harris, Train, Coronas, Imelda May) and club nights (including the long running indie club - 'Traffik').[citation needed]
Downstairs in Forum Waterford is a Chinese restaurant.[citation needed] The off-licence is now a 'Number 21' outlet.[citation needed] Upstairs has been converted into a bingo hall, with built-in mechanised bingo (Pongo).[citation needed]
Forum Waterford in 2015 celebrated 25 years in business and since opening it has been owned and operated by Coherent Enterprises Ltd. under its Managing Director, Ciaran O'Neill.[citation needed]
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