It prohibits businesses from placing plastic bags on footpaths, instead asking them to bring rubbish to waste compactors, or have it collected by a waste management company.

Richard Guiney, CEO of the group Dublin Town, has said that people need to have more options.

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

The group is calling for more gardaí and the revitalisation of O’Connell Street

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