A popular Dublin ice-cream parlour has shut their doors "until further notice" after a car drove through their store front last night.
Staff at Mario and Luigi Gelato in Clondalkin were left "shocked" when the "freak accident" happened at around 9:15 last night.
It is believed that the driver "lost control" of the car. Thankfully, no one was injured.
The business shared pictures online of the extensive damage done to the inside of parlour and thanked everyone who had contacted them to give support.
They said: "We would like to start off by thanking our amazing staff for their strength and courage during this difficult time. We are so grateful and blessed they are all ok.
"As you are probably aware, Mario and Luigi Gelato will be closed until further notice. Freak accidents happen but the main thing is no one got seriously injured.
"We built Mario and Luigi from the ground up, serving all our loyal customers the past year and a half. We have the best team working with us and we couldn't have done it without them. We will be back bigger and better.
"In the meantime, our Templeogue branch is open for business as usual. We would like to thank everyone for their support, calls, texts and being there for us all.
"See you all again soon."
A garda spokesperson told Dublin Live: "Gardaí attended the scene of road traffic collision in the Dutch Village in Clondalkin, Co.Dublin on Friday, 7th January 2022.
"At approximately 9.15pm a car which had been parked in the area, is believed to have lost control and collided with the front of a premises.
"No injuries were reported."
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