The boxes attached to bicycle stands are seen as a symbol of overtourism – that sounds like wishful thinking where Dublin is concerned
is going to war on litter. Not litter generally – not the split refuse bags vomiting their innards all over the inner city, or the shards of glass transforming sticky pavements into an obstacle course. Not the discarded fast food wrappers or takeaway containers or the stray items of unwanted clothing or the crumpled coffee cups or the candy-coloured vapes glinting in the gutters. Not the human excrement deposited in doorways, or any of the myriad visual delightsoffers visitors.
Despite what the council says, however, this is not really about health and safety. It is hard to see how anyone would trip over a keybox dangling from a bicycle rack, or even one attached to a pole at pavement level, unless they were in more immediate danger of a collision with the pole itself. If the council is serious about removing trip hazards from the streets, it could start with some of the ugly clutter it is responsible for dumping there, like the utility boxes proliferating everywhere.
The notion, however, that Dublin is suffering from overtourism seems slightly fantastical. There are many things dulling its shine – see the opening paragraph for several of them – but I doubt if “too many tourists” ranks at the top of most Dubliners’ lists. I was surprised to see it feature last September on an “” that compares the number of international tourists to local inhabitants. But if it was cause for concern even then, it’s less of a concern now.
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