Dublin’s Quirkiness Is Being Scrubbed. Why?

The past few years have seen several of Dublin’s murals paintedover, street markets canceled, and bars and cultural venues closed.Often, the things replacing them are facilities for tourists. With manyfearing that the city’s vitality and character is being permanentlystripped away, there’s a growing concern that Dublin risks being totallysurrendered to pressures created by developers and the touristindustry. – CityLab