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Published 00:10 20 Dec 2016 GMT
Add us as a preferred source on Google »The 'Humans of Dublin' project is the incredible brainchild of Ruth Guest, in which she and her team photograph the people of our city every Saturday, and give them a platform on which to tell their story.
We've pulled together some of the best stories – from the hilarious to the heartbreaking – from the incredible project.
If you put a box of honesty or a box full of a €1m in front of me,
— Humans Of Dublin (@Humansof_Dublin) March 8, 2015
I’d pick the box full of honesty. Dessie Conway pic.twitter.com/qHhNjS7Gf3
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"We are a multi dimensional pirate hen party. We are looking for a bride because none of us are actually married or getting married."
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“I think I’m still drunk and have to to go film a short today.”
“What’s it about?”
“It’s about a girl that falls in love with an asparagus.”
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And consequently put us all in our place.
What do you think of the Irish people in general? 'Ah sure, we’re alright’
— Humans Of Dublin (@Humansof_Dublin) March 7, 2015
Marjorie Elder
Rachel Loughrey pic.twitter.com/MjJJxZolrh
“I bought my daughter a ticket to see One Direction last October in the O2 arena in Dublin. She came over from Poland to see them. She was so happy.”
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And not a word too much.
'Describe Dublin in two words?Nice.Friendly Would you live anywhere else besides Dublin?No'Des Murphy-Beaumont pic.twitter.com/UY4RrnGz73
— Humans Of Dublin (@Humansof_Dublin) January 31, 2015
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"I'm originally from Hungary and I've lived here for ten years. Then I lost my job, and now I'm on the streets because none of the hostels will take me with Bobby."
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"I come in every Saturday for a walk around Dublin and head off to the Porterhouse for a drink. Just to give the pub business of course."
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"I'm a wee bit drunk."
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Taken at Dublin Pride 2015.
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“I’ll see you tomorrow yeah? At half ten tomorrow?”
“Yeah, of course you will.”
“Do you promise?”
“I promise, come here just one more kiss.”
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“What’s the nicest thing anyone has done for you?”
“I really appreciate small gestures and the other day when it was lashing rain, my friend from work gave me his jacket and walked me to the shop to get my tea and walked me back to work even though he was finished and he had things to do, that gave me an idea to give one or two rain jackets to the homeless that day.”
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“When I was 6 I won a trophy for an Irish dancing competition for school but a bully stole it from me. I guess I was sad but I was over it but since then a week or something ago he found me to tell me that he was sorry for everything and gave me the trophy”
“Were you happy?”
“I’m actually hanging out with him later.”
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