You may or may not have spotted for yourself, in the vast realms of the internet, terrifying images and visuals of huge gaping sinkholes in large cities, that have the capability to swallow jeeps whole. 

They're baffling, horrifying and on the list of things we're glad that we don't have to deal with in Ireland. 

Until now. 

Check out this sinkhole lookalike residing on Pearse Street. 

Is this a sink hole on Pearse Street? pic.twitter.com/jjv1oVKmOB

— Laura Gaynor (@_LauraGaynor) May 23, 2017

Now, while it's not set to ingest your Defenders just yet - it's definitely the start of something. And hopefully not something big. 

Have you seen the latest thing to hit Dublin 2's roads recently? Let us know in the comments. 

Thanks to Laura Gaynor for the shot!

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