Dublin has been dropped out of the top 10 'most liveable
' cities in the world. It has lost its ranking for the first time since 2018.
This annual report from ECA International evaluates cities on a variety of livability factors such as health services; housing, personal safety and leisure facilities.
This year Dublin has fallen out of the top 10 and is now ranked in 15th position due to the impact of Covid-19.
Lockdown measures have impacted the livability of 70% of other cities around the world.
Three Scandinavian cities - Copenhagen, Stavanger and Gothenburg - make up this year's top three as the most liveable cities in the world for expats.
MEP for Dublin Ciaran Cuffe says there are reasons for this:
''I think we need to think about designing a better city. Its no accident that a city like Copenhagen tops the league because they think about the beauty of the city as well as the utilitarian aspects.
"If they’re putting in a post box or traffic signal box… they think about how it looks. I think we need to focus on that in Dublin.
“I think we’re naturally conservative in Ireland - we’ve rarely if ever embraced radical change. I think that’s where political leadership is required: people need to stick their head above the parapet a bit and say ‘this is what we want to achieve’.
“The best thing we can do in Dublin is look at cities that get it right and learn from them."
