Dublin City Council hopes to make 10 million Euro by selling off business premises in Temple Bar.
The 25 buildings going under the hammer include 'The Gutter Bookshop' on Pudding Row, 'The Queen of Tart's' café on Cow's Lane and the clothes shop 'Claire Garvey Designs'.
The Irish Times claims the current owners will be offered first refusal at market prices.
A spokesperson for the City Council says it doesn't want to continue acting as a landlord for commercial properties - the money raised will be reinvested in the Temple Bar area.
All the properties for sale used to belong to the Temple Bar Cultural Trust which was taken over by the Council last year amid controversy over how it was being run.
