As of 15.30 Google Streetview is now live in the Republic of Ireland. Coverage is very impressive, and nearly every road in the country is on the system:

The images are of high quality, and should prove very popular. Ireland’s largest property website, Daft.ie, have been very quick off the mark and have integrated Streetview into their listings already:

It’ll be interesting to see what other uses the new data is put to over the coming days and months.

Of course it took less than an hour before there were some dissenting voices raising privacy concerns:

Which is par for the course. Happy mapping everyone, let me know if you find any funny or interesting images.