Fionn Davenport
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first heard Jan 2026
last heard 26 Jun
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The Claire Byrne Show · Lonely Planet describes O’Connell Street as ‘troubled’ · 26 Jun 2026
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Well, weirdly enough, it's actually getting better.
Like, I think the paving and the pedestrianisation of a big part of it, the fact that traffic is more limited, and it is largely just public transport and, well, taxis and things like that, has made the city more beautiful.
That kind of pedestrianisation of that central kind of middle part, I think looks much nicer.
But I think there's a ways to go.
I think...
Look, again, is this that, like, Cleary's was boarded up for years and years and years.
Now you've got the Cleary's Quarter.
It's not my favourite thing in the world, but it is an improvement on a boarded up classic building.
I think when you, as I said it earlier, when you look up, you see, like, these beautiful, the tops of the buildings, which are so, so beautiful.
And so many of them just are kind of in decay.
Like, they haven't really been taken care of.
And I'm not saying it's negligence.
What I'm saying is, is that...
I mean, I'm sure it's like, I'm sure that anyone who lives, works and relies on O'Connell Street would love nothing more to have the resources to just turn the city or the street, rather, back into what it was or what it was designed to be.
But, you know, needs must and this is the problem.
Oh.
100%, absolutely.
And look, I think the GPO experience is amazing and it is highlighted in the book as an absolute must-see.
Look, the Hugh Lane Gallery, I realise it's not on O'Connell Street, but it's part of the O'Connell Street experience.
The Hugh Lane Gallery is closed for a major renovation when it does eventually open in three years' time.
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