the relationship with u2 continued into the centre's next phase when, in 1988, there was a name change from grapevine arts centre to city arts centre when the organisation occupied a warehouse building on moss street near tara street station, then the largest centre of its kind in ireland. u2 provided fully equipped rehearsal spaces for young bands in the basement. over this was a cafe and theatre space initially run by declan gorman and above that a gallery space initially run by tommy weir. sandy fitzgerald continued as director through to 2001. the arts council never fully backed the centre favouring the highly regarded project arts centre, despite the city arts centre clear leadership profile for community arts.