A bench that was cordoned off in Ballsbridge, Dublin to facilitate construction work for Facebook’s new headquarters, has re-appeared after an elderly man read workers on the site “the riot act”. Roberta (73) and Seamus O’Riain (89) walk from their home in Sandymount Avenue to Crowe’s in Ballsbridge each morning for coffee. The couple stop at a bench on the Merrion Road, directly across from the RDS, for a rest on their 20-minute journey. The site beside the bench is currently under construction and is set to be the new headquarters of Facebook. “One day his special seat that he sits on every day was gone,” Mrs O’Riain said.

Source: The Irish Times February 07, 2019 19:41 UTC