Dublin Riots

Short cuts and cheap imitation won’t work for night mayor office

Post-riots, Dublin’s incoming night mayor must have clarity of vision to get business and public buy-in and restore confidence in the city centre after dark

The new night mayor will need the vision and charisma to mesh together the existing cultural iterations of Dublin’s night life into a single overarching narrative

Dublin City Council last week hosted the (NTE) Night Time Economy Summit. Its purpose was to bring together key stakeholders to discuss how to enhance Dublin’s night-time economy and overcome recent negative headlines relating to diminishing city centre footfall and public safety.

There has been a renewed focus in recent years on the part of the Government to develop Dublin’s night-time economy and to bring it on par with other leading European capitals. The NTE ...