Christmas arrived early to St. Stephen's Green in Dublin this morning with the launch of the first-ever traditional Christmas market in the city.
The Dublin City Business Improvement District (BID) says the initiative will attract an additional 600,000 people to the city and generate up to €20 million for businesses in the capital.
It will run from November 13th to December 23rd and will see more than 60 traditional wooden chalets line the exterior of St. Stephen's Green Park, between Grafton Street and Merrion Row.
150 seasonal jobs will also be created in the process.
The market will be organised in conjunction with the official Dublin at Christmas celebrations, which is a partnership between Dublin City BID and Dublin City Council.
It will be launched on the same day that the Grafton Street lights are turned on. The Market will be free to the public and will open daily from 12 noon to 8pm.
Clyde Carrol is from the Dublin City BID.
