Shop-owners in the south Dublin town are tackling vacancy and dereliction by giving their shopfronts facelifts
Eurostore Smart Store on George's Street Lower in Dún Laoghaire, the town's main shopping street, has been called an 'eyesore' by the owners of nearby businesses. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien
In recent years, the number of businesses in the shopping centre has dwindled – a decline mirrored across the town.According to the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council’s urban structure plan, the shopping centre is “of poor architectural quality” and the “successful regeneration of the town centre” is dependent on addressing problems within the facility.
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council said in a report that the shopping centre was 'of poor architectural quality' and that 'successful regeneration of the town centre' was dependent on addressing problems within the facility. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett says the housing crisis has been an important factor in Dún Laoghaire's troubles. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire
“However your building looks at the front says a lot about your business,” he says. “Everybody responded really well to it and a lot of the younger people started coming back in.” Cormac Dillon of Mack Signs is an artist who hand-painted a number of shop fronts in the town, including both George’s Street Studios and Miami Cafe.
“It has been very busy. We get a younger crowd now. We have never seen them, ever, and now it is college people coming in. They have all made it their little space to come in.”
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