Popular Dublin restaurant Luna has closed its doors suddenly - less than a week after winning a top gong at the Irish Restaurant Awards.
The trendy Drury Street eatery, which opened in 2015, bagged the Best Customer Service award on Monday night at the Black tie event in the Clayton Hotel Burlington Road.
However the restaurant last night confirmed it would cease trading "effective immediately" on social media.
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They tweeted: "Luna Restaurant will cease trading effective immediately.
"This was a very tough decision to make but unavoidable, despite our best efforts.
"Luna had the very best staff, food and atmosphere.
"It was a restaurant to be proud of, which makes this all the harder."
In a second tweet, they added: "We’d like to thank our staff and customers for joining us on this journey.
"We wish it could have gone on longer."
As staff absorb the shock news, the Marlin Hotel on neighbouring Bow Lane East has encouraged them to apply for jobs in its 13,000 sq ft bar and restaurant, which is scheduled to open in just over eight weeks.
The hotel is looking for 50 food and beverage staff including managers, chefs, waiting staff, and bartenders.
Marketing manager Doug Leddin said: "Marlin is an exciting new contemporary hotel and we want to offer Luna’s team the opportunity to apply for positions by contacting Michelle.Burke@Marlin.com.”
