A tunnel used by 19th century Irish politicians to visit prostitutes created a large sink-hole in central Dublin.
The six-foot deep hole stopped road users on the busy Dame street while council engineers tried to assess the situation.
Historian Gerry Cooley told the Evening Herald it could have been part of a ‘long rumoured tunnel’ running between the Irish Parliament and the brothels.
Cooley said: ‘The King of England closed down the House of Commons and House of Lords in Ireland during the time when politicians were spending too much time in the brothels.
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