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It would take up a “huge amount of resources” for Gardaí to police to area around Portobello square this weekend, according to Dublin City Council.
The council has shut down the area for the weekend – claiming that gatherings there on recent weekends were “basically large street parties of people drinking.”
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The Hard Shoulder this evening, Coilin O Reilly from the DCC Office of City Recovery said officials will review the closure on Monday. Draconian Portobello square shut down will just drive people to other areas
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“I think there are three main issues here,” he said.
“Number one, gatherings of this size are obviously in breach of public health guidelines as they currently stand.