Watch: Hundreds queue up as nightclubs reopen for first time in nearly 600 days

People queue outside Copper Face Jacks on Harcourt St in Dublin. Picture: Stephen Collins / Collins Photos

Dancing returned to Ireland on Friday night as people stepped onto dancefloors for the first time in nearly 600 days.

The Government's announcement this week that nightclubs could reopen has been followed by a frenzy of excitement, as venues finalised plans and made last-minute preparations for the return of revellers.