One Dublin pub manager has spoken out and urged the Government to open up beer gardens after a weekend which saw messy scenes all over the city centre.
Marketing Manager Doug Leddin from Porterhouse Brew Company says that the disgusting littering of our streets over Friday, Saturday and Sunday wouldn't have been as problematic if outdoor hospitality was an option.
From Herbert Park and Phoenix Park to Stephen's Green, Portobello and all along the banks of the canal, images were posted on social media showing overflowing bins and areas bombarded with rubbish including large amounts of cans and drinks packaging.
Mr Leddin told FM104: "We've seen the scenes around the parks and canals over the weekend.
"The public places have been rammed
"It's great to see people getting out there and socialising, but we've then seen the mass amount of rubbish that has gathered.
"It's not the council's job to pick up after us, we're all adults.
"This wouldn't be an issue if the beer gardens were open. Rubbish would be collected, bins would be provided and there would be toilets."
The Lord Mayor of Dublin thanked the Dublin City Council staff who cleaned up the litter.
Ms Chu said: “Saw the photos of rubbish at Portobello, Herbert Park and have asked that wheelie bins or some form of big barrel bins be put in for next weekend.
“Please also bring your rubbish home, a group of locals have started a “leave no trace” campaign in their park and it's been working well.
“Also just to say a massive thank you to Dublin City Council’s frontline teams especially the cleaning teams who have to go around the city to spots like Portobello and clean up after the mess.”
Dublin Bay South Fine Gael councillor, James Geoghegan also took to Twitter to speak about the Portobello problem.
He said: “Portobello last night. We have to do a whole lot better. This can’t continue, even in the short term."
