Despite reviews of the district as a raucous tourist trap, improved policing has restored safety and an eclectic vibe
When Ireland redeveloped a swathe of central Dublin in the 1990s, the idea was to create a version of Paris’s Left Bank, a cultural quarter of cobbled lanes, art and urban renewal.
Planners and architects transformed the run-down Temple Bar site by the River Liffey into an ambitious experiment that drew throngs of visitors and won awards.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/31/dublin-temple-bar-renaissance-not-hen-party-hellscape
Author : Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent
Publish date : 2025-12-31 11:00:00
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