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Thursday 8 June 2023 Dublin: 10°C

# o'connell st

This year
2023
# the spire
20 years on, does anybody actually like The Spire? As it turns out, yes
Wait. Is The Spire good?
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Jan 21st 2023, 12:10 AM
Voices
Opinion: Refurbished Clerys clock unveiled above a Dublin struggling to maintain its identity
The Clerys Archive is a reminder of Dublin’s strange balancing act.
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Jan 17th 2023, 6:00 PM
All time
# Protest
RTÉ cameraman injured in demonstrations on O'Connell Street
O’Connell Street has now returned to normal.
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Feb 7th 2016, 7:05 AM
# Quartered
Dublin could be about to get a brand new 1916 Quarter
They say it will help in rejuvenation.
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Dec 15th 2015, 1:37 PM
# Dublin
Man stabbed during afternoon street argument
His injuries are not said to be serious.
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Mar 26th 2014, 8:03 PM
# covert gardaí
Four days on O'Connell St: Drug dealing, warnings and 304 garda searches
Gardaí have launched a new initiative that involves uniformed and plainclothes gardaí.
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Jan 31st 2014, 9:39 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Should O'Connell St be 'locked down' for Lockout commemorations?
A commemoration is planned for 31 August, but a business group wants it to not include a ‘lock down’ of O’Connell St.
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Aug 15th 2013, 9:39 AM
# Dublin
Property tax protesters chain themselves to chairs, radiator in Revenue office
There are 25 – 30 protestors occupying the office, and are liaising with the gardaí.
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May 23rd 2013, 1:59 PM
# Dublin
Dublin: Collision on O'Connell St, traffic diverted
Gardaí and emergency services are currently on the scene.
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Jan 18th 2013, 9:47 AM
# Protest
Guineys and Clerys staff hold protest over store closures
They staff said they “feel utterly betrayed” after Guineys and a number of Clerys stores went into liquidation.
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Oct 2nd 2012, 2:15 PM
# occupy
Occupy Dame Street forces closure of Bank of Ireland branch
Members of the Occupy movement entered the branch during the lunchtime rush, forcing the branch to close early.
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Jul 23rd 2012, 4:54 PM
# Going Viral
YouTube Top 10: because flying rats are no laughing matter
This week also features a number of pretty spectacular goals, in addition to a French invasion of O’Connell St.
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Apr 26th 2012, 1:28 PM
# street style
Mods, rockers, ravers and skinheads: Dublin’s street style captured on film
A new book gives a fascinating insight into the evolution of Dublin street style over the years – from mods to rockers, teddy boys to ravers, they’re all captured on photo here.
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Nov 5th 2011, 6:00 PM