The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Catherine Byrne, opened a book of condolences for the victims of the London bomb blasts at the Mansion House this morning.
Lord Mayor of Dublin Catherine Byrne signs the book of condolence for the victims of the London bombings. Photo: John Collins
The book will remain open to the public from 10am to 4pm until next Friday when it will be forwarded to the British Embassy.
"We opened the book because of the number of people calling both here and at my home who wished to express sympathy and solidarity with the people of London," said the mayor.
"There’s huge links between the two cities with the amount of Irish people living there and there was genuine concern the other morning when the news came through."
She said the book will remain open on Friday but will be kept "open as long as people want to come".
Ms Byrne has also sent a letter of condolence to her London counterpart, Ken Livingstone.
A book of condolences is also open at the British Embassy in Dublin; it is open to the public public between 10.30am and 4pm today and tomorrow.
A spokesperson said that hundreds of Irish people had attended to sign the book, including the President and the Taoiseach. Those who cannot attend in person can e-mail their messages of sympathy.
There are still fears over two people with Irish connections who are still missing following Thursday’s terrorist attacks.
Ciaran Cassidy (22), who lives with his Irish parents in London, took the Tube to work on Thursday morning but never arrived.
A New Zealand woman travelling on an Irish passport has also been reported missing.