A well-known Indian restaurant has closed its doors to the public after nearly three decades in the business.
Dun Laoghaire residents were left heartbroken after Shakira Indian Restaurant on George's Street Lower made the shocking announcement. The popular eatery said that there is a separate Indian restaurant now operating at the same venue unrelated to Shakira.
A spokesperson said on Facebook: "It is with great sadness, we wish to inform our customers that Shakira Indian Restaurant, Dun Laoghaire is no longer in operation. We would like to thank all our customers for their loyalty and support over the last number of years (almost 27 years). Signing off!"
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A number of people took to the comments to express their sadness with one person saying: "I used to go to Shakira a lot and loved the food and the staff. I eventually stopped going only because I became vegan and didn't want to cause problems for the cooking staff by requesting food without the traditional ingredients, especially ghee butter.
"I will always have the fondest memories of my many, many visits to Shakira's, with the friendliest and nicest staff I've ever met. Tony (Singh) once saw me walking home and stopped his van to offer me a lift. Where else would you get that. Warmest wishes for the future to Tony, Rav, Adam, Darsham and all.
"Such people are a credit to the Sikh community. PS: At one point, I began to read books about cricket in the hope that I would be able to talk about it with my friends in Shakira."
Another person added: "27 years!! My goodness… loved going to you guys after work. Moved out of the area…but often went in to grab a take out when I was up that way. Best of luck in what ever you do next and thank you for the amazing food. You will be missed. A customer since 1997 ish!!!!"
A third person said: "Thank you for all the amazing food over the years from takeways, dinners hosted, and a few birthday dinners! We will really and truly miss you not being there. Good luck to all the lovely staff for the future."
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