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The lights have been turned on at Dublin city's Christmas Village

The Christmas Village at Dublin’s Custom House Quay is open.

EARLIER THIS MONTH we found out about the Christmas Village setting up in Dublin’s Custom House Quay – basing itself and its huge tree on the Rockefeller Centre in New York.

Well, it’s just opened to the public and it looks magical:

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A Christmas wonderland in Dublin

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They opened the Christmas market last evening, and turned the lights on on the huge 50 foot Christmas tree

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There was quite the crowd present 

If you can’t see the video, click here.

The Christmas Village will feature food and crafts, a Christmas market, Santa himself and a host of other festive treats in the Custom House Quarter.

But let’s face it, we’re all just here for the Christmas tree at night

Written by David Elkin and posted on DailyEdge.ie

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    Mute Gerard J. Hannan
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    Nov 27th 2015, 7:31 AM

    Cool. Ireland capital has a big Christmas tree. Will we ever get over the shock of it?

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    Mute Alan b
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    Nov 27th 2015, 7:59 AM

    What time does it stay open until

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    Nov 27th 2015, 10:03 AM

    9pm sun-wed 10pm Thursday-sat

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    Mute Gaeltán
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    Nov 27th 2015, 8:17 AM

    NOLLAIG SHONA DÍOBH UILIG! Bíodh grá inár gcroí is bain sult as an spraoi! X

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    Mute Keith Russell
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    Nov 27th 2015, 8:31 AM

    Well cool

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    Mute Craig Gibbs
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    Nov 27th 2015, 7:40 AM

    Alright I’m gonna say it. What the tree is lit it looks like a massive condom.

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    Nov 27th 2015, 8:03 AM

    If your mind can make that look like a condom then you’re obviously some kind of crazed sex maniac.

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    Nov 27th 2015, 8:20 AM

    I’ve been called worse by better people

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    Mute Michael Sands
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    Nov 27th 2015, 12:20 PM

    Better see a doctor then lol.

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    Mute Michael Sands
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    Nov 27th 2015, 12:21 PM

    So full of needles and its green… Doctor time lol.

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    Nov 27th 2015, 9:00 AM

    Plain white lights?
    Why couldn’t they have been rainbow coloured?
    Hope our gay brothers and sisters don’t feel excluded this Christmas.

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    Nov 27th 2015, 9:05 AM

    You’re obsessed, Tommy.

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    Nov 27th 2015, 9:15 AM

    Cmon Lloyd.
    Someone’s gonna point this out and start a campaign, don’t ya jus no it.

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    Mute Michael Sands
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    Nov 27th 2015, 12:23 PM

    At least it is not a racist inuendo?

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    Mute Enda Smith
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    Nov 27th 2015, 8:30 AM

    It ain’t no Rockerfler, but it’s a start.

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    Nov 27th 2015, 8:32 AM

    Enda, Dublin should be able to compete with New York because…………????????

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    Mute Michael Sands
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    Nov 27th 2015, 12:19 PM

    And you say he was a teacher Gary, not great with the geography then?

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    Nov 27th 2015, 12:20 PM

    No it shouldn’t compete with NY. Maybe we should be able to dress it up a little(tongue in cheek) but I know every little gurrier would see it as a challenge to wreck the decorated tree.

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    Nov 27th 2015, 7:51 AM

    Oh baa humbug, happy Christmas all!

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    Mute Stephen Doyle
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    Nov 27th 2015, 9:10 AM

    Is it Christmas again?

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    Nov 27th 2015, 12:18 PM

    Yes, what a surname…

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    Nov 27th 2015, 10:22 AM

    Have they calculated the Carbon Impact of this childish waste of fossil-fuel generated energy?
    I wonder how they celebrated Christmas before Edison invented the light-bulb.

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    Nov 27th 2015, 10:59 AM

    Pat, Edison didn’t invent the light bulb. All he did was improve on an already invented product.

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    Nov 27th 2015, 9:24 AM

    All this hype about a Rockefeller Style Christmas Tree… as a major Christmas lover I was so disappointed esp after all this comparison!

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    Nov 27th 2015, 1:07 PM

    Nothing says Christmas like a white plastic marquee

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    Nov 27th 2015, 9:48 AM

    Feck it must be Christmas so..

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