Dublin Correspondent
A Christmas tree presented by Lord Iveagh has been erected outside the Iveagh Markets following the building s repossession earlier this month.
Lord Iveagh Arthur Guinness arranged the event as the start of a process to restore the market for the people of Dublin, according to a group acting for him in Ireland.
Kevin McGowan, founder of Abbey Life and former partner in Goodbody Stockbrokers, is the executive chairman of the group, while Paul Smithwick of the Smithwick brewing family will be handling the legal issues.
The ceremony revives a tradition, as a Christmas tree was erected on the same spot outside the market every year up until the 1980s when the market was in operation.