Tourists, commuters, locals and blow-ins all braved the torrential rain across the capital on Tuesday, not allowing a typical Irish summer to dampen any plans on a wet and miserable day.
Strong showers battered the country on Tuesday as Met Éireann issued a 24-hour status yellow rain alert for 18 counties across two days, warning heavy and persistent rain would pour down across Ireland, leading to the potential for localised flooding, difficult travelling conditions and poor visibility.
Issued on Monday, with plenty of time to get your jacket and prepare for the rain, and coming into effect at 4am on Tuesday morning, continuing into Wednesday for most counties, many people around the capital decided some rain wasn’t going to hamper a day out.
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The Irish Mirror headed into the streets of Dublin on this wet, grey and dreary Tuesday to see how many people had decided to brave the downpours and head out to enjoy what many know as the ‘Irish summer’.
Families, tourists snapping pictures and everyday commuters could be seen outside the entrance to St Stephen’s Green, all with rain jackets zipped up and umbrellas opened. Others were spotted walking up along the banks of the Liffey as wind and rain poured down and cars drove past.
Outside of Trinity College was as busy as ever, with swathes of tourists and locals hooded, umbrellas in hand heading to check out the grounds of the famous educational institution, not allowing some rain to stop a historic tour of the capital.
Others moved quickly across the Ha'penny Bridge as showers rained from the heavens, some not bothered by the downpour casually walking without any head coverings at all, while those all along Grafton Street were forced to seek refuge in some of the shops as the rain hit.
Tourists could be seen taking in the sites inside the gates of St Stephen’s Green, while others fed the ducks or sat on branches with umbrellas covering themselves.
Even the Viking Splash Tour, an amphibious bus that floats along the Grand Canal, was full to the brim with tourists not caring if the rain was pouring down. Despite any weather warning, the rain didn’t stop life down every one of Dublin’s famous laneways and streets, proving anyone can brave the Irish summer.
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