The centre, which is situated in the townland of Goldenisland (Kilmaine),[1] was developed, on the site of a former landfill, by Owen O'Callaghan, Michael Tiernan and Tom Diskin.

With the aim of attracting more business to the Midland Region of Ireland, the centre opened in October 1997,[2] and has gained a footfall of 65,000 a week.

[3][4] Tesco stated in June 2015 that it was considering selling the centre, and the building was purchased by Credit Suisse on 23 March 2016 (2016-03-23) for €43.4 million.

[7][8] The centre contains 45 units, including clothing retailers (such as Penney's and Diesel), health shops, mobile phone providers, and restaurants and cafés (such as Costa Coffee, Burger King and Insomnia).

The anchor unit at the eastern end of the centre is a large Tesco supermarket, selling food and clothes.