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# Christmas Lights

Last year
2022
# winter lights
Dublin's Winter Lights to be partly powered by batteries to reduce strain on energy grid
Sixteen locations around the capital have been lit up with colourful projections and lighting displays,
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Nov 15th 2022, 12:17 PM
# Energy Crisis
The Christmas lights in Dublin will be turned off earlier each night this year
Eamon Ryan said earlier this month that local authorities were looking at the issue of Christmas lights this winter.
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Sep 19th 2022, 3:25 PM
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# live and dangerous
ESB Networks is reminding people not to take risks with electricity this Christmas
The company is warning people never to use ESB Networks poles to hang outdoor Christmas lights as the electricity wires overhead are live and extremely dangerous.
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Dec 14th 2021, 12:14 PM
Christmas lights in Dublin have been switched on
The button was pressed by a child at Temple Street Children’s Hospital this evening.
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Nov 10th 2021, 8:18 PM
# Grafton Street
Christmas lights in Dublin have just been switched on
The lights on Grafton Street, Henry Street and Capel Street have been turned on.
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Nov 17th 2020, 7:15 PM
# Support Local
Cork towns and villages to switch their Christmas lights on at 7pm today
It’s part of Cork County Council’s ‘A Real Cork Christmas’ initiative.
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Nov 12th 2020, 6:30 AM
# ceantar grafton
'There's no such thing as the Grafton Quarter': Councillors hit out at this year's Christmas lights
Attempts to re-name or re-brand parts of Dublin City have come in for criticism in recent years.
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Nov 13th 2019, 4:43 PM
# overcrowding concerns
Dublin City Council accused of being 'Scrooge-like' for not holding Christmas lights ceremony
Fine Gael’s Jerry Buttimer said the event should be moved to Smithfield.
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Nov 21st 2018, 8:09 PM
# Phelan festive
Vicky Phelan and family to switch on Christmas lights in Limerick
Vicky and her family were invited to be special guests at the Light Up Limerick event on 18 November.
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Nov 6th 2018, 11:00 PM
# Christmas Lights
Iconic Dublin buildings and city streets to light up for 30 nights over Christmas
The city will be lit up with Christmas lights on city streets and building projections between sunset and 2am each night.
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Nov 5th 2018, 9:07 AM
# snapshot
21 sparkling photos of the best Christmas light displays all over Ireland
All of the most dazzling, twinkling lights around the country.
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Dec 12th 2017, 9:29 AM
# Let It Snow
The Dublin man who goes all out with his Christmas lights for charity has added a snow machine
And the queues are out the door.
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Dec 6th 2017, 10:45 AM
# not shining bright
Families left disappointed after crowd issues once again hamper Dublin's Christmas lights event
The Lord Mayor of Dublin has arranged to meet with city officials this week to discuss what happened and if lessons can be learned.
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Nov 20th 2017, 2:25 PM
# Mickey Bubbles
9 excellent photos from the time Michael Bublé turned on the Grafton Street Christmas lights
Remember that?
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Nov 13th 2017, 7:07 PM
# light up light up
This Carlow family has gone all out with their Christmas lights for a good cause
Keeping up with the Doyles.
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Dec 9th 2016, 9:56 PM
# charity effort
This Dublin man pulled out all the stops with his Christmas lights this year
Sean White is keeping the Christmas spirit alive in Palmerstown.
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Dec 7th 2016, 7:46 AM
# merry and bright
A Dublin man pulled out all the stops with his Christmas lights this year for the loveliest reason
Sean White is keeping the Christmas spirit alive in Palmerstown.
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Dec 6th 2016, 8:56 PM
# for the grandkids
The cutest grandparents in Dublin go all out with their Christmas lights in Cabra every year
And 2016′s are looking well.
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Dec 5th 2016, 11:43 AM
# Christmas Lights
Dublin Fire Brigade warning after man falls from ladder while hanging lights
The man was treated by an ambulance crew, but was not seriously injured.
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Dec 4th 2016, 5:56 PM
# stay away
'You're not welcome': Mixed reaction ahead of Taoiseach's visit for inner city Christmas ceremony
The Taoiseach is set to turn on the lights next week.
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Dec 4th 2016, 7:15 AM
# BALLS UP
Dun Laoghaire's Christmas lights are not shaped like penises, despite the rumours
Unfortunately.
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Nov 29th 2016, 10:05 PM
# lohan v kettering
Lindsay Lohan has apologised to a British town for not showing up to turn on their Christmas lights
The strange story of Lindsay Lohan and Kettering.
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Nov 26th 2016, 5:00 PM
# light up light up
Henry Street lights up with no repeat of overcrowding seen on Grafton Street
Smithfield will be illuminated on Thursday 24 November from 4pm.
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Nov 18th 2016, 9:05 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Here’s everything you need to know as you start your day.
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Nov 15th 2016, 8:53 AM
# Your Say
Poll: Is it too early for Christmas music?
The decorations are up in the stores but is it too early for festive tunes?
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Nov 15th 2016, 8:15 AM
# Lights out
Huge crowds not expected at Henry St lights ceremony after Grafton St event described as 'mayhem'
One woman who was at the Grafton St ceremony with her family said, “you couldn’t walk, you couldn’t move”.
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Nov 15th 2016, 6:15 AM
# the light fantastic
All lit up - a sneak preview of Dublin's Christmas lightshow
It takes four weeks and over a million lightbulbs to keep Dublin looking festive come December.
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Nov 5th 2016, 8:30 PM
# plug it in
These are the 9 best Christmas light displays in Ireland
Now that’s festive.
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Dec 17th 2015, 8:26 PM
# light up ya life
These are the 9 best Christmas lights in Ireland
Wow.
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Dec 17th 2015, 1:32 PM
# Winter wonderland
This house in Cork turned on its amazing Christmas lights in tribute to the man who started the tradition
It’s locally famous – and for good reason.
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Dec 15th 2015, 8:29 PM
# Festive
Santa pees on ISIS in American Christmas lights display
In happened in Limerick. Not that Limerick.
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Dec 15th 2015, 12:39 PM
# Winter wonderland
This house in Cork turned on its amazing Christmas lights in tribute to the man who started the tradition
It’s locally famous – and for good reason.
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Dec 15th 2015, 10:13 AM
# sponsored by electric ireland
7 houses around Ireland that have taken Christmas to a new level
And we love them for it.
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Dec 4th 2015, 5:33 PM
# tis the season
Pictures: the O'Connell Street Christmas lights are now officially on in Dublin
With just one day left in November, festive fever is here to stay.
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Nov 29th 2015, 7:22 PM
# ho ho ho
Tis officially the season - Dublin's Christmas lights have been switched on
The lights were switched on on Henry Street on the capital’s northside this evening.
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Nov 12th 2015, 11:56 PM
# star star
Residents of a Donegal village have banded together to save up for Christmas lights
<3
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Apr 5th 2015, 10:44 AM
# flashing lights
13 absurdly extravagant Christmas lights displays that will fill you with festive cheer
Merry Christmas, everyone.
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Dec 22nd 2014, 1:08 PM
# mark of respect
Leinster House postpones turning on its Christmas lights after homeless man's death
The Ceann Comhairle said tonight’s planned event would be ‘inappropriate’.
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Dec 2nd 2014, 5:20 PM
# festive bai
This is someone's HOUSE in Co Cork
God bless us, everyone.
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Dec 1st 2014, 6:00 PM
# Fake
No, the Christmas lights in Tallaght aren't 'penis-shaped'
Allow us to explain.
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Dec 1st 2014, 11:07 AM
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