The full cost to city centre businesses of the Dublin leg of the Tour de France will not be known for some days.
The City Centre Traders' Association has asked its members to submit figures comparing the weekend's turnover with that of the same weekend last year, in an effort to assess the impact of road closures associated with Le Tour on trade.
A spokesman for the association, Mr Tom Coffey, said early indications were that traffic restrictions meant people could not come in to the shops.
He added that it would take some days for the figures to become available and the cost to the economy of the disruption to be apparent. He said the negative emphasis on road closures rather than more positive emphasis on how to get into the city had also been detrimental.
However, Dublin chamber of Commerce spokesman Mr Noel Carroll said the event seemed to have been a huge success. "There was great festivity around the city and the route of the tour. People organised street parties and it was great craic. Everyone seemed to enjoy the event," he said.
"Contrary to reports, the Chamber of Commerce was fully in support of the tour coming to Dublin. Our only submission on behalf of our members was that some of the road closures seemed excessively long and this was misrepresented as opposition. We simply voiced a concern on behalf of those who wanted to get deliveries to their stores on Saturday morning and who felt this aspect could be managed better," he added.
An Bord Bia, who used the Tour to impress 20 international buyers with the message of Ireland, the Food Island, was also delighted.
"At every turn the buyers were reminded that Ireland has the natural qualities and expertise to be their preferred source of top-quality food and drink," chief executive Mr Michael Duffy said.
The food agency also served up Irish food and drink to the 1,500 journalists, sponsors and tour officials in the Village Depart at each stage of the race.