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.