Time has come to start disrupting the ‘disruptors’

The residents of Temple Bar are a battle-hardened bunch of people. Some might well question their sanity for moving into the area in the first place.

Time has come to start disrupting the ‘disruptors’

Over the past quarter century, they have had to put up with crowds of partying youths spilling across the street in various states of physical and emotional undress, many of them completely devoid of any sense of civic spirit.

A group of residents led by former Irish Times environmental correspondent, Frank McDonald, have just scored a rare victory in their ongoing struggle against the barbarian hordes, having persuaded An Bord Pleanála to crack down on the use of apartments in the area for short-term lets under the Airbnb banner.

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