The Lord Mayor of Dublin Alison Gilliland has denied the pedestrianisation of Capel Street will be "scuppered" by plans for a plaza nearby.
After repeated calls from Councillors and businesses Capel Street was pedestrianised after a test run during the pandemic, and a public consultation found 79% of respondents were in favour of it.
But there are plans to turn the area where Liffey Street Lower meets the Ha'penny Bridge into a traffic-free civic plaza, and reports indicated the plans may scupper the popular pedestrianisation of Capel Street.
The Lord Mayor has this evening fervently denied that it was an "either or situation".
She wrote on Twitter: "This is grossly misleading - our new Liffey St pedestrian plaza will NOT scupper any Capel St traffic free plans!
"There are a number of options for how the two schemes can work together but it definitely is NOT an either or situation."
Drag queen Panti Bliss, who owns Panti Bar on Capel Street, took to twitter to voice annoyance at the prospect of the popular move reversed.
He said: "What an absolute shambles Dublin City Council. “ALL HAIL THE CAR PARKS!” as usual. Maybe you could squeeze in another hotel while you’re at it?"
Local Green Councillor Janet Horner said: "We have plans for the pedestrianisation of: Capel Street, Liffey Street and Mary Street. We don't need to sacrifice any of them to get one over the line.
"We need a comprehensive traffic plan for the area for a safer, pedestrianised, beautified north side".
Dublin Live has contacted Dublin City Council for comment on the issue.
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