A sinkhole that appeared in the middle of a village in south Dublin has been patched up.
It's unclear what caused part of the road in Sandymount to collapse.
At around 4.30pm yesterday afternoon locals noticed a hole had opened up at Sandymount Green. Pictures posted online show part of a road beside a kerb had fallen in outside a busy shop.
Extraordinary sink hole in #sandymount this evening. Have been on to @DubCityCouncil pic.twitter.com/VQFGIfNPgk
— James Geoghegan (@GeogheganCllr) April 10, 2024
Gardaí placed a cordon around the hole and an on-call crew from the city council was sent out to inspect it. A temporary repair was made to make the area safe.
Further investigations will be carried out today in a bid to find out what caused the sinkhole, with a permanent repair to follow.
