Dublin's live crib officially opens this morning after much debate.
The Christmas event is returning to the capital, albeit in a new location.
The Lord Mayor opted against hosting farmyard animals as part of a nativity scene outside the Mansion House this year, ending the more than 25 year tradition.
The Irish Farmer's Association and the Office of Public Works stepped in to bring the donkey, goat and two sheep to St. Stephen's Green instead.
The Live Animal Crib will open in St Stephen's Green this morning. Minister @podonovan & IFA President @TimCullinan_IFA will be on hand to perform the official opening, with a little help from angels in the YMCA creche in Aungier St. pic.twitter.com/LWKykM0NcH
— Irish Farmers' Association (@IFAmedia) December 8, 2022
The OPW minister Patrick O'Donovan and the IFA, which is providing the animals, will officially open the crib at 11 am.
