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A midweek night.

A European capital city.

  • Kitty Holland
  • The Irish Times

It should be a hive of people on the move – restaurants, gigs, bars, cinemas, shops, cafes should be buzzing with custom.

The streets should be alive with people out walking, jogging and mingling freely, while roads hum with automobiles, bikes and scooters.

Wednesday night in Dublin, in the midst of lockdown, and the streets are abandoned.

At 9.50pm, on St Stephen’s Green there are two cars; no taxis on the rank, and a…

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