We were promised an outdoor summer in Dublin this year and over the weekend, we got to experience it in all its glory.
After the earlier pedestrianisation of areas such as Merrion Row and South Anne Street, Capel Street and Parliament Street followed suit over the weekend and Dubliners have noted how lovely the atmosphere was.
People ate, walked around and generally just chilled out, free from the restraints of the usual city centre traffic. After consecutive weekends of tensions between Gardaí and city centre dwellers, it seems that the return of outdoor hospitality has made a big difference.
Lord Mayor Hazel Chu was among those who shared the buzz with people on social media...
https://twitter.com/hazechu/status/1403826078922252291
https://twitter.com/hazechu/status/1403831760434126849
https://twitter.com/hazechu/status/1403846011404144650
https://twitter.com/billy_treacy/status/1403785726899245066
https://twitter.com/streetsare4ppl/status/1403628636914208769
https://twitter.com/GaryGannonTD/status/1403819315988738049
https://twitter.com/ronanhourican/status/1404126405726818305
https://twitter.com/Irishjayd/status/1403781041974878211
Long may it continue indeed.
(header pic: Hazel Chu)READ NEXT: Attention egg lovers - A new egg sandwich joint has opened up in George's Street Arcade
Because outdoor drinks are back baby… With the clocks about to change and the weather *hopefully* set to pick up, rightfully, there’s only one thing on our minds… Picture it now: You finish a long week in the office, the sun is shining and you get THE text – ‘Pints?’. Dublin is well known for […]
If you thought traffic was very slow this morning, it was because of this. A Luas power outage caused significant disruption for Dublin city commuters on Wednesday morning (10 December). Due to the power fault, there is no tram service operating on the red line between Smithfield and Connolly / The Point and on the […]
It comes just a few months after their final farewell gigs. This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. The Wolfe Tones have announced their return to the stage with two massive Dublin gigs. That’s right, the Dublin-formed group who played their final farewell shows in June […]
