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Dublin: 9 °C Friday 24 May, 2013

O'Connell Street

# oconnell-street - Wednesday 3 April, 2013

From The Daily Edge Tom Cruise This post contains videos

Irishness, pints and craic: Tom Cruise’s 24 hours in Dublin (pics, videos)

Far and away (geddit?!) the best 24 hours you can have in Ireland…

# oconnell-street - Wednesday 9 January, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Crash

Two incidents involving Luas in Dublin city centre

Five people, including the driver of one Luas, have been taken to hospital with non life threatening injuries.

# oconnell-street - Saturday 22 December, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Banner

PICS: Tribute to slain Alan Ryan in O’Connell Street protest

The face of the murdered dissident republican appears on banner in Dublin today during protest about prisoners’ rights.

# oconnell-street - Sunday 25 November, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Closed Down

Guineys workers still in limbo over pensions

Many of the workers who lost their job when Guiney & Co closed down in September had more than 25 years service – but now their pension remains up in the air.

# oconnell-street - Friday 23 November, 2012

From The Daily Edge Gammy This post contains images

# oconnell-street - Sunday 30 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: Miracle on O’Connell St – what the Clerys rescue says about Ireland

An institution was saved – which just goes to show how badly Irish homeowners are being treated in comparison, writes Arthur Doohan.

# oconnell-street - Saturday 29 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Abortion This post contains images

PHOTOS: 2,500 attend pro-choice march in Dublin city centre

‘Several thousand’ people are believed to have taken part in the march which called on the government to change Ireland’s abortion laws.

# oconnell-street - Saturday 22 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Shop Closure

Guineys workers told: 30 years service? Sorry, no pensions

The employees found out about the shop closure after a phone call on Monday telling them not to come into work the next day.

# oconnell-street - Tuesday 18 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Dublin Institution

So exactly WHICH Guineys is closing down?

There are three (count ‘em!) separate stores with the name Guineys on Dublin’s Talbot St – but which one is closing down?

From TheJournal.ie Dublin Institution

Clerys taken over, saving 350 jobs – but Guineys is to close

Clerys was sold to an American private equity group last night, just hours after it was placed into receivership.

# oconnell-street - Monday 17 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Drugs Seizure

Psychoactive drugs worth over €800,000 seized in Waterford

A 32-year-old man has been arrested after being caught in possession of the drugs.

# oconnell-street - Tuesday 28 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Wireless Travel

Varadkar wants to install Wi-Fi across all public transport in 2013

The Minister has set the target as trials are carried out on some bus and tram services this year.

# oconnell-street - Saturday 28 April, 2012

Challenge 126 This post contains videos

Charity runners cross the finish line 40 hours after setting off on 126-mile challenge

Brian Maher and Mike Sheridan took some time out from their entertainment day-jobs to jog from Limerick to Dublin.

# oconnell-street - Thursday 26 April, 2012

A grand soft day: Entertainers lace up for 126-mile run in aid of Special Olympics Ireland

DJ and movie critic team up for a fund-raising, endurance jog. Nice weather for it too.

# oconnell-street - Sunday 8 April, 2012

From TheJournal.ie 1916 This post contains images

In pictures: Crowds gather to remember the 1916 Easter Rising

The Taoiseach and the President were amongst those at the event outside the GPO in Dublin’s O’Connell Street.

From TheJournal.ie 1916

President and Taoiseach to attend ceremony marking 1916 Rising

A ceremony will take place outside the GPO on O’Connell Street in Dublin later today.

# oconnell-street - Tuesday 6 March, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Makeover

Grafton Street in Dublin to be repaved in new colours

The capital’s iconic shopping street will be completely resurfaced and the red brickwork replaced with granite.

# oconnell-street - Monday 23 January, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Rescue

Man rescued from River Liffey in Dublin city centre

Two units of the Dublin Fire Brigade were involved in the rescue late last night.

# oconnell-street - Wednesday 11 January, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Old School This post contains videos

Video: Inside Clerys department store in Dublin – in 1932

Check out this 1932 video of the legendary department store on Dublin’s O’Connell Street, including the bargain basement, the ‘gay and lively’ café – and a mechanical zoo…

# oconnell-street - Thursday 20 October, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Libyans In Ireland

In pictures: Libyans in Ireland celebrate the death of Gaddafi

O’Connell Street has been the scene of celebration for Libyans living in Ireland tonight.

# oconnell-street - Wednesday 19 October, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Roads

Road closure on Dublin’s south quay after pedestrian hit by truck

Bus routes in the city have been affected by the closure.

# oconnell-street - Tuesday 9 August, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Robbery

Limerick shop employee tied up during attempted robbery

Two attackers were apparently disturbed before taking anything from the Vodafone store, and fled the scene on foot.

# oconnell-street - Thursday 16 June, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Taxi Drivers

Taxi drivers suffer 19 strokes and heart attacks on one rank

The pressure on cabbies to make a living in an increasingly crowded industry is also driving some to suicide.

# oconnell-street - Tuesday 17 May, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Royal Visit This post contains images

Twenty-one arrests in city centre as Queen visits Garden of Remembrance

“All hell breaks loose” on Dorset Street as the Queen arrives to lay a wreath to Irish republicans at the Garden of Remembrance.

# oconnell-street - Sunday 24 April, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Easter Rising This post contains images

Ceremony held to mark 95th anniversary of Easter Rising

The Taoiseach Enda Kenny and president Mary McAleese took part in the ceremony to mark the 95th anniversary of the Easter Rising on Dublin’s O’Connell Street earlier today.

# oconnell-street - Thursday 2 December, 2010

From TheJournal.ie Dublin This post contains images

In pictures: gas explosion strikes O’Connell Street

As the capital city sees hours of constant snowfall, Café Kylemore is hit by a gas blast.