The former Pigeon House Hotel at the mouth of the River Liffey has a special place in Dublin's maritime history, as does the unused Pigeon House Harbour beside it.
The Inland Waterways Association's Dublin Branch has come up with a visionary suggestion for a re-purposing of the old harbour that Dublin City Council owns, and the Irish Times has the story here.
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