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# O'Connell Street

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# Quang Hong Vu
Appeal for whereabouts of 16-year-old who's been missing since last week
Quang Hong Vu, who’s originally from Vietnam, was last seen on O’Connell Street in Dublin.
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Jul 29th 2017, 5:19 PM
# O'Connell Street
Man injured after being struck by Luas
The condition of the injured person is not yet known.
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Jul 27th 2017, 9:02 PM
# Dublin
There are some major Luas traffic disruptions coming (but they'll be the final ones before it starts running)
Luas Cross City will start carrying passengers in December.
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Jul 26th 2017, 6:10 AM
# luas cross city
'Lethal', 'insane' - cyclists have their say on what it's like dealing with the Luas expansion works
Many people have complained to Transport Infrastructure Ireland regarding the sometimes-hazardous nature of cycling near Luas works.
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Apr 27th 2017, 12:05 AM
# Security Alert
Easons on Dublin's O'Connell Street evacuated after 'hoax' bomb scare
The shop was evacuated at 5pm this evening.
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Apr 22nd 2017, 5:44 PM
# Sackville Place
Man stabbed close to O'Connell Street in Dublin city centre
The man, aged in his 50s, was rushed to hospital.
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Apr 17th 2017, 8:36 AM
# At last
Clerys workers are going to get a settlement, almost two years after the department store shut down
The full details of the settlement are confidential.
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Mar 21st 2017, 11:11 AM
# sore head
Dublin was showing all the signs of an epic hangover first thing this morning...
But the city is cleaning up well. There’s little sign of the carnage normally associated with the post-Paddy’s Day cleanup this morning.
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Mar 18th 2017, 8:31 AM
# building and property
Whatever happened to... A billion-euro 'park in the sky' on O'Connell Street?
Developer Joe O’Reilly had grand plans to revitalise Dublin’s main street.
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Feb 4th 2017, 8:00 AM
# no right turn
Travel around Dublin city centre? More traffic changes for Luas works
The right turn from O’Connell Street to Cathal Brugha Street will close permanently.
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Oct 27th 2016, 9:32 PM
# build it and they will come
After 50 years, Nelson's Pillar is returning to O'Connell Street - in a slightly different format
A Lego model of ‘the Pillar’ is on display in the GPO as part of a recreation of the post office during the 1916 Rising.
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Aug 7th 2016, 12:00 PM
# Receivership
"We're not going anywhere" - Demonstration held in support of homeless families on O'Connell Street
A demonstration in planned in support of the families this afternoon.
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Jul 22nd 2016, 4:00 PM
# Penneys best
In pics: Penneys unveils refurbished O'Connell Street store
The work began last September.
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Mar 21st 2016, 4:47 PM
# monument of light
The long road to the Spire: Here's why it took 37 years to replace Nelson's Pillar
A mooted ‘Millennium Arch’ fell by the wayside, and there were many other proposals along the way.
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Mar 12th 2016, 8:15 AM
# appeal
Young Dublin woman found safe and well
22-year-old Eimear Duffy was reported missing earlier this week.
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Feb 24th 2016, 9:42 PM
# Water Charges
Pictures: Anti-water charge protests have been taking place all over the country today
The organisers of the protests claim that 20,000 people took part in the demonstration earlier in Dublin.
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Jan 23rd 2016, 6:52 PM
# tis the season
This Dublin kid was hilariously straightforward with their Christmas wish
We are all Chloe. Chloe is all of us.
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Dec 22nd 2015, 12:12 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
# 50 sleeps to go
"It's November. Would you ever go home?": Santa and some Irish models kicked off Christmas today
A slightly frazzled looking polar bear also lent a hand.
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Nov 4th 2015, 5:38 PM
# Accident
Woman injured after truck rolls over her foot on O'Connell Street
It is believed the woman suffered a broken ankle in the incident.
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Oct 27th 2015, 10:55 AM
Voices
Is it time we give up on Dublin's O'Connell Street?
Instead of wading into the sea to demand the oncoming tide go back, we might stop a minute and wonder why O’Connell Street is going through a seeming relentless process of regression, writes Aaron Mckenna.
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Oct 10th 2015, 8:05 AM
# fyi
Here are the details of the All-Ireland champions' parade on O'Connell St tonight
Side streets in the vicinity will closed from 6pm this evening.
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Sep 21st 2015, 5:19 PM
# Regeneration
How Limerick re-invented its city centre in a matter of weeks
Free public Wi-Fi, street furniture and an array of colourful art pieces have sparked life into the city’s retail district.
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Sep 12th 2015, 8:30 AM
# treat yo self
This new Dublin café is every chocoholic's dream come true
Design your own chocolate bar. Because you’re worth it.
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Aug 25th 2015, 9:50 AM
# HEY BIG SPENDERS
Retailers fear Dublin traffic restrictions will force shoppers to out-of-town centres
The Irish Parking Association said the restrictions could result in a 24% fall off in shopping and entertainment revenue.
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Aug 10th 2015, 8:55 AM
# working 24/7
Is Dublin City Council doing enough to clean up the city?
“To suggest … that Dublin City Council is complacent fails to recognise the scale of the challenge.”
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Jul 14th 2015, 12:59 PM
# cool running
These lads used Dublin as a jungle gym, got caught by the Gardaí, and filmed it all
Scamps.
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Jul 6th 2015, 2:54 PM
# mountain to mohammed
Pictures: Clerys workers protesting outside the HQ of the company that closed their store
The shop’s new owners, Natrium, finally broke their silence on the matter this morning.
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Jun 19th 2015, 10:49 PM
# a new o'connell street
What's going to happen to the Clerys building?
All 460 workers were let go last Friday.
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Jun 15th 2015, 6:30 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 It’s FRIDAY. Here’s everything you need to know as you start your morning.
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Mar 20th 2015, 8:59 AM
# re-light my spire
The light on the Spire has been broken for months - did you notice?
Eagle-eyed councillor Noel Rock did and he says it’s going to cost €10,000 to fix.
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Feb 3rd 2015, 8:37 PM
# fake foxes
Realistic-looking dead foxes used to confront shoppers on issue of fur farming
In case you saw them from across the street earlier, and were wondering what was going on.
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Nov 28th 2014, 7:10 PM
# Lumière Brothers
This is the oldest surviving film footage of Dublin ... shot back in 1897
The footage is included in a new film about the revolutionary period, running in Dublin until the end of the month.
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Oct 12th 2014, 8:30 PM
# Dublin City Council
Vote on contentious 1916 museum delayed AGAIN
The ‘land swap’ deal is opposed by Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin, the Greens and People Before Profit.
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Oct 6th 2014, 7:20 PM
# O'Connell Street
Man smashes up Dublin restaurant before being detained by Garda
The man, who is in his early 40s, is currently being detained by Gardaí.
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Sep 25th 2014, 11:13 AM
# public order offences
PHOTOS: 11 people arrested during an 'unofficial protest' over water charges
The rogue protesters refused to move after O’Connell Street was reopened today.
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Sep 20th 2014, 6:37 PM
# Water Charges
Irish Water protesters leave their estates for protest in Dublin city centre
The new water charges are set to begin in just under two weeks time.
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Sep 20th 2014, 4:42 PM
# In Pictures
Ireland of 1964... seen through American eyes
O’Connell Street from Nelson’s Pillar, Merchant’s Quay before the shopping centre and kissing the Blarney Stone…
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Jul 26th 2014, 4:30 PM
# knock your block off
Munster memorial 'Jock's Block' outside Limerick pub painted blue by mystery man
The memorial is for the late Jock Hunter who was ‘A Proud Munster Man’.
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Jul 23rd 2014, 2:46 PM
# Protest
Photos: Thousands attend 'die-in' protest in Dublin over bombardment of Gaza
“What’s happening in Gaza is appalling,” said one of the organisers.
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Jul 19th 2014, 6:26 PM
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