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Save Busking in Temple Bar

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Guest#26 Oct 29, 2014, 15:31
Busking is an artistic activity, so much part of the Irish tradition and mentality. Please prevent these insane bye-laws from materialising!
Guest#27 Oct 29, 2014, 16:34
Busking is a major part of the musical culture of Dublin and these continued attempts to remove buskers from our streets is a disgrace. And the idea of charging struggling musicians for a license to perform, while millionaire stars like U2 avoid tax every way they can is scandalous.
Guest#28 Oct 29, 2014, 17:25
I shouldn't even have to sign a petition such as this! This is totally discouraging to the arts, and buskers deserve at least the attempt of making of living through their love of music.
Guest#29 Oct 29, 2014, 19:36
One of the reasons we visit Temple Bar is to listen to the music and feel the spirit of the people. Particularly enjoy Joca
Guest#30 Oct 29, 2014, 20:08
Music is life...
Guest#31 Oct 30, 2014, 06:41
If u take away the music, you are taking away the soul of our city, the country is messed up enough without hurting buskers more and taking the smiles from people's ears, wtf has ireland become!!
Guest#32 Oct 30, 2014, 08:28
Temple Bar and busking are inextricably linked Liam Owens.
Guest#33 Oct 30, 2014, 10:51
Why try to take away the only redeeming feature of the cultural wasteland that is Temple Bar?
Guest#34 Oct 30, 2014, 10:54
Having busked in Temple Bar and seeing how much people (tourists and locals) enjoyed it, I believe it would be an idiotic decision to ban it....
Guest#35 Oct 30, 2014, 12:44
I do believe amps need to be restricted, especially on grafton street. But banning busking is literally outlawing something that has been the beating heart of dublin culture
Guest#36 Oct 30, 2014, 14:09
keep the buskers.
Guest#37 Oct 30, 2014, 18:45
Temple Bar is the busking capitol of Ireland, with visitors to this country enjoying the atmosphere of music around the streets..............WHY would anyone want to stop this..............
Tourist#38 Oct 30, 2014, 22:41

It is really unfortunate that the city council meddling make a very important attraction of this wonderful city part is lost.
All our support to prevent this measure from Tot Dental de Barcelona

Guest#39 Oct 31, 2014, 01:18

its an excuse to "tax" us they cant get anymoney from buskers, maybe they'll tax beggers next

Guest#40 Oct 31, 2014, 03:46
The buskers are a major part of the Temple Bar experience, especially for attracting visitors. Without the street entertainers the place would be lose its very special atmosphere and character and become much less interesting. I used to be a resident of East Essex Street.
Guest#41 Oct 31, 2014, 08:48

This is awful and short sighted.

Guest#42 Oct 31, 2014, 09:16
Never let musicians down
Guest#43 Oct 31, 2014, 11:48
Why stop the music, why.. Why??
Guest#44 Oct 31, 2014, 12:48
Let buskers live and make our lifes happier with their music in Temple Bar
Guest#45 Oct 31, 2014, 13:44
I love buskers.
Guest#46 Oct 31, 2014, 14:10

Re: Buskers in Temple Bar

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 AMEN!! Whats the point of banning something that tourists and locals alike love to see and hear.. talk about wanting to suck the joy out of life.

Guest#47 Oct 31, 2014, 14:24
After living more than a year in Dublin I have to say that the busking culture is something that makes the city beautifully unique.
The artists in Temple Bar, Grafton street, Henry street, etc..., are somehow the soul of the city itself.
Please support this petition and keep Dublin alive!
Guest#48 Oct 31, 2014, 15:10
Don't let em take it!
Guest#49 Oct 31, 2014, 19:14
Busking is integral first of all to the ' Temple Bar Experience' for visitors coming to this country, second to the musicians/ artists themselves to have a platform and thirdly for me and other Irish people as sometimes there are really good buskers in Temple Bar and they directly contribute to making it an enjoyable and bustling space.
Guest#50 Oct 31, 2014, 22:35
I've busked on the concertina all over Ireland and in other parts of Europe. I am totally against these kinds of restrictions. It just isn't feasible for travelling buskers to get permits in every place they visit.