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DublinTown announces major changes to this year's Christmas lights event

Some of Dublin's iconic streets will not have Christmas lights this year due to the pandemic, it has been announced.

DublinTown said that it will be unable to provide new Christmas lights in some places following what was described as "an extremely difficult year" for businesses in the city centre.

But Dubliners can look forward to the lights that will be erected on 26 city centre streets including on Grafton and Henry/Mary Streets and many more.

While we don't have a comprehensive list of the streets that will feature the iconic festive lights, we will keep you updated once they are revealed.

Additionally, the Nollaig Shona Duit Christmas lights sign previously on Wicklow Street will be transferred to Grafton Street.

DublinTown is also encouraging people to start their Christmas shopping before the December rush as increased on-street and in-store space management will be required to meet social distancing needs.

A spokesman for the group said: "Stores have been gearing up for Christmas and are now ready to meet customer requests.

"Customers are asked to support Irish jobs by visiting city centres stores and buying from local retailers.

"Post-Covid, we all want to see a vibrant capital city and to make that a reality we need to make sure we support city businesses, and if purchasing online the public are encouraged to buy from sites that support Irish jobs."

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