More people have been staying in.
New Year's celebrations may have changed over the years, but it's still an event to be celebrated, according to a midlands taxi driver.
Pubs and nightclubs across the region saw a busy Christmas period, culminating in New Year's Eve on Sunday.
Ciaran Whyte from Kiki Cabs in Mullingar says his customers reported a predominantly younger crowd enjoying festivities as the clock struck midnight.
He claims there was an even spread of people going out and people staying in:
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