A meeting involving a business group, Dublin Town, heard that it is one approach being taken in the UK as part of efforts to reduce retail theft.

The Luas Green Line remains out of action, with city businesses warning of lost trade as engineers work to fix a critical power fault.

With footfall down by 2 per cent compared to last year, Dublin business owners have called for a Garda presence similar to the one in the aftermath of the Dublin riots for the busy Christmas period

This comes after Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon said that “serious thought” into how future events and celebrations are organised needs to be put into future events in the city, after an alleged stabbing on Monday.

The sporting equipment store joins H&M in the newly renovated Clerys Quarter