Dublin's Parliament Street is now traffic free

James Cox

Cars are now banned from Parliament Street in Dublin's Temple Bar.

The area has become traffic free, with the space given over to pedestrians and cyclists.

It comes after several trial runs, and follows in the footsteps of Capel Street directly across the River Liffey.

Cars are now banned from Parliament Street in Dublin's Temple Bar.

Dublin City Council's Claire French said the number of motorists using the route was low.

Ms French said: "It's about 1,500 cars a day, so it's pretty small. Compare that to 23,000/24,000 pedestrians a day who use the street, there's a big difference there."

The area has become traffic free, with the space given over to pedestrians and cyclists.