Over 400 Dublin City Council staff have been cleaning up the streets after St Patrick's Day celebrations.
The council says staff worked on a 24 hour basis on rotating shifts from 10pm on Friday until 6am this morning, as the city welcomed half a million visitors.
684 litter bins were emptied on a continual basis.
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In a statement Dublin City Council says: "Dublin City Council would like to thank all its hard working Waste Management staff after their busiest weekend of the year.
"Over the course of the St. Patrick's weekend, more than 500,000 extra visitors came to Dublin city centre. From Friday night at 10pm to 6am Tuesday morning, we had 442 staff working in the city centre on rotating shifts to ensure there was no gap in service.
"As St. Patrick's Day fell on a Monday this year, it was the busiest weekend of the year for the Waste Management department and a number of extra shifts were in operation to ensure a first class street cleaning service was provided on a 24 hour basis.
"Core tasks over the weekend included continuously emptying 684 litter bins, manually and mechanically sweeping footpaths, mechanically sweeping road channels, Litter Wardens on patrol and a comprehensive wash programme.
"On the day of the parade we divided the city centre into 4 zones with each team focusing on their specific section with a view to cleaning streets to Grade A standard before they re-opened to traffic after the parade.
"140 barrels were placed in key locations to provide additional capacity for litter where large crowds gathered and servicing was not possible. Between 30 and 40 tonnes of litter was collected in the city centre.
"Waste Management also had crews on duty to service the areas outside the city centre, focusing on main roads, places of high footfall and locations where events where taking place."
