Ausgehen & Shoppen
New Year's Eve in Dublin
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Dublin for New Year? There was a time when such a phrase would not, perhaps, trip so lightly off the tongue: the Christmas build-up collapsing into a frenzy of holiday sales, boozing – and frankly, not much else.
The Irish capital, though, has learned a thing or two in the course of the last few years. To be sure, the stag and hen parties which blighted the city’s reputation haven’t gone away – but happily, you’re not likely to see them over the New Year period.
Cue New Year Festival Dublin, centred on Dame Street in the south city centre, has been in existence now for five years, developing and expanding in colour and confidence with each edition. Best of all, it’s recognisably and emphatically Irish in tone, showcasing local music, arts and of course food, in case you haven’t eaten enough over Christmas.
