Ireland laments second St Patrick’s Day lockdown
AFP, DUBLIN
The cellar of The Temple Bar in central Dublin would normally be stacked head-high with enough kegs of Guinness to serve thousands of pints to revelers toasting Ireland’s patron saint.
However, on St Patrick’s Day yesterday, only a smattering of empty caskets lined the chilled basement of the crimson-colored pub, the cornerstone of the capital’s drinking district.
For the second year in succession, the normally raucous celebrations have been canceled by COVID-19 restrictions.
Temple Bar owner Tom Cleary poses for a photograph at his pub in Dublin on Monday.