In 2020 the College finally added 4 female busts to the Long Room's collection; this announcement was made by Helen Shenton who, in 2014, became the first female librarian in the College's 428-year history
O’Connell Street is the widest street in Europe (the Champs Elysees is the widest avenue in Europe) with the O'Connell bridge over the River Liffey the only traffic bridge in the Europe that has the same width as its length