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AN EVENT TO mark the turning on of the Christmas lights on Dublin’s Grafton Street was ended early last night due to overcrowding.
The event, organised by business group Dublin Town, attracted larger than anticipated crowds, meaning some couldn’t see the event or hear music acts who were invited to perform.
A statement from Dublin Town says the event was cut short due to concerns over safety and comfort.
“The turning on of the Grafton Street Christmas lights captured the imagination of Dubliners to a greater extent than ever before and coupled with the mild weather the crowds were larger than anticipated.
Due to numbers and in the interest of safety and comfort, organisers decided to shorten the usual programme format meaning Hermitage Green, Glenn and Ronan, and the cast of the Gaiety Panto didn’t appear on stage.
“Also due to the large crowd organisers were conscious that those at the back of the crowd were unable to fully hear and enjoy the performances.”
It is estimated that 15,000 people attended the event.
The lights on Henry Street will be switched on this Thursday at 5pm, while Smithfield will be illuminated on Thursday, 24 November from 4pm.
Why did they even think it was ok to go away in a big group?
@Bernie Collins: because it is okay
@Bernie Collins: The problem is everyone is obsessing with managing the explicit limits & letter of the law. Instead adhere to the spirit of what is being asked. Today in Galway city centre i witnessed patrons at prominent pubs faking adherence to the regulations by leaving pizza boxes on the outdoor tables. No wonder small country “wet” pubs are up in arms. Please cop on and do the right thing. Its 14 weeks to Christmas. We have time to get this right and make it a good Christmas. Do the right thing for yourself, your family & neighbours.
@Bernie Collins: because they are golfers. Golfers and politicians can do as they wish
From Dublin. This type of attitude becoming more prevalent in the capital. Lockdown will hopefully stop them spreading it around the country. RIP to the deceased
@Mattress Dick: Didn’t see Dublin mentioned in the article. Using the term ” Them” as if people from Dublin are a sub race if people. Grow up
Were the all in Hibernation when Clifden was in the News
Just ban golf!!
@Anne O’Hara: Golf is one of the sports that is very easy to adhere to Covid-19 restrictions. I’m sure the spread was caused by the antics after the game.
@Anne O’Hara: clown
@Kev: evidence please?
@Anne O’Hara: Or we could just ban nonsensical statements like that yours.
They were in more than the 1 pub stated in the article
Need to bring in a laws to punish those who refuse to follow the guidelines and those people anti maskers included be refused hospital care for Covid treatment.
Never Learn bet they tried out there distancing ,not The 2 meters one
So either these fellers are lying and did not social distance, wear masks etc or the health guidelines given by the hse dont work
They were FOREwarned that this could happen.
Golf and Covid don’t mix well
Shut the golf courses
@sandra clifford: gobsh!te
@sandra clifford: That’s pretty similar to saying shut the parks. Idio!t.
All this tells us is that if any twenty people were tested a majority would test positive. I assume those who were tested didn’t have any symptoms. RIP to the lady who died but I assume if that hadn’t happened we would never know if any of these people had Covid.
@Pat Duggan:They are testing 10s of thousands a week and around 1.5% are coming out positive. So no, that’s not what this is telling us. This is telling us a bunch of a***holes met up and ignored all the guidelines.
@Pat Duggan: and they’d all have gone back home and the people in Tullamore would be left wondering where it all came from.
Said they obeyed the rules. I believe them. Obviously rules not strict enough.
@Máirtín Ó Conghaile: something’s not adding up here. 3 pubs in town have been approached by An Garda related to this society’s visit
Rules of Golf 19th Hole: 1 pint = 2m, 2pints = 1m, 3 pints = 0m
what a bunch of upstarts with there big wallets they have no respect for the people or there familes.
I was away in galway for a number of days on a, staycation. Seen golfing groups eating in large number’s and then moving to the empty lounge and having a few more drinks. Same large group the following morning waiting in the foyer for their transport to the golf course. Similarly leaving cert students celebrating their results staying 4 to a room hardly all sister or all brothers then ordering in pizzas at 3am and rooms packed. Hotel management take no interest or responsibility for any of the behaviour from what I can see
Entertainment industry constantly telling us they are in a financial crisis and government needs to inject a large sum of money to save them. Obviously they are not all feeling the pinch.
@Jh2019: muppet
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