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Wed 11 Nov 2002Ireland's first real ice-rink opens in DublinEven the rain looked ethereal as the first real ice-rink in Ireland opened at Smithfield in the heart of Dublin city last night.Bathed in coloured lights, with gas braziers burning overhead, the rink was like a scene from a Disney movie. But the first skaters to try out Dublin City on Ice agreed there was nothing Mickey Mouse about this festive operation.