Fears over the future of Temple Bar By Kevin O Mahony Image: Kevin O Mahony A group representing businesses in Temple Bar is calling for the government to establish a city centre recovery plan.
Dublin’s cultural quarter is facing its second St Patrick’s Day in lockdown.
This morning musicians played their lament to empty streets to mark a year of closed doors.
The Temple Bar Company says more than 2,600 jobs have been lost in the area since then, including hundreds of musicians.
CEO Martin Harte is calling for a task-force to be set-up to work on a plan in time for the city reopening later in the year: