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Banning the buskers

Are you a regular at the Bono busking session that takes place on Christmas Eve? Huge names from ...

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09.26 8 Dec 2020


Banning the buskers


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09.26 8 Dec 2020


Are you a regular at the Bono busking session that takes place on Christmas Eve? Huge names from the world of Irish music all come together to raise money for charity every year.

Well in 2020 this will be no more as Dublin City Council has banned buskers from city streets this December in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Green Party Cllr Donna Cooney tabled an emergency motion at the monthly council meeting on Monday night, which was taken without debate.

Is this the right move? Or will you miss the sound of buskers as you shop?

Photo: Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland

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