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After the exodus: Eerie Christmas Day photos of empty Dublin streets

Ever wondered what goes on in the capital when everyone’s ‘home for the holidays’? Not much, it turns out…

PEOPLE HAVE BEEN driving home for Christmas all day — and whether it’s just to the Dublin suburbs, or further afield, by this evening the city will really begin to empty ahead of tomorrow’s big shut-down.

TheJournal.ie reader Remy Connolly was up early last Christmas, and decided to head into the city with a camera to “see what was going on”.

Aside from the occasional distant human figure, the normally bustling streets around Dublin 2 were more-or-less deserted.

It made for some pretty interesting photos:

After the exodus: Eerie Christmas Day photos of empty Dublin streets
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  • College Green from Dame Street

  • College Green

  • Westmoreland Street

  • Grafton Street

  • Harcourt Street

  • O'Connell Bridge

  • Stephen's Green Luas

  • College Green from Dame Street

  • College Green

  • Westmoreland Street

  • Grafton Street

  • Harcourt Street

  • O'Connell Bridge

  • Stephen's Green Luas

Thanks Remy!

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