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Pictured was Michael Stephens from The Irish Donkey Society with his donkey April, Becky Figueira from The Irish Donkey Society, Dublin Lord Mayor Niall Ring, Paddy O’Brien from Beaumont, Dublin 9 son of Mary Johnston who worked in The Dublin Dockyard War Munitions Factory located at Dublin Port and Eamonn O’Reilly, CEO, Dublin Port Company holding a replica 18 pdr Artillery Shell at the unveiling of a plague to the workers of The Dublin Dockyard War Munitions Factory located at Dublin Port during World War I

Dublin Port Unveil Plaque to Remember Dublin Dockyard War Munitions Factory Workers

3rd November 2018 Dublin Port

A plaque has been unveiled to remember 200 local women who manufactured 18 pounder shells in the Dublin Dockyard War Munitions Factory at Dublin Port. As Afloat.ie reported earlier, a seminar to mark the centenary of the end of WWI…

To mark the centenary of the end of WW1, Dublin Port is host to a talk tomorrow at the port's headquarters, however due to high demand the ticketed event is fully booked out!... however DPC highlight that further related events are planned, so check out their facebook page for updates.

Centenary Seminar On the End of WW1: The Story of Dublin Port & City 1914-18 (Fully Booked) But More Events Planned!

2nd November 2018 Dublin Port

#DublinPort - A seminar to mark the centenary of the end of WW1 is to be held in the Dublin Port Company's Port Centre building on Alexandra Road, tomorrow, Saturday, 3 November. The event held in advance of the 100th…

The Dublin Port Pilot vessel, Camac (foreground) and the Stena Adventurer, a large roll on/roll off passenger ferry operating on the Holyhead - Dublin route. Cargo volumes into Dublin Port have risen again for the first nine months of 2018

Dublin Port Volumes Grow 36% in Six Years

18th October 2018 Dublin Port

Dublin Port Company today announced growth in cargo volumes of 4.7% to 28.4m gross tonnes for the first nine months of 2018. Within this total, imports grew by 6.0% and exports by 3.0%. 82% of the port’s volumes are in…

In the event of a hard Brexit Dublin Port would have to handle five times the freight 'overnight'. AFLOAT adds above yesterday at dawn docked in the capital next to the Tom Clarke (East-Link) toll-bridge is Irish Ferries chartered-in ropax Epsilon (primarily a freight ferry with limited passenger capacity) and during its routine 'Monday' layover, having completed a weekend roundtrip to Cherbourg, before commencing sailings (today) for the rest of this week to Holyhead, Wales. Recently the Rosslare based cruiseferry Oscar Wilde has ceased sailing to France for this season, however the ferry has made several continental crossings on the year-round direct Dublin-Cherbourg route in tandem with Epsilon.

Hard Brexit - How Would This Affect the Republic of Ireland?

16th October 2018 Dublin Port

#DublinPort - An hour and a half before dawn and several ships are making their way to Dublin Port, reports BBC News. The biggest by far is the Delphine (see Humber story), known locally as a Brexit-buster which Afloat adds…

Artist Philip Murphy (left) pictured beside his art piece adrift with the chief of staff of the Defence Forces Vice Admiral Mark Mellett

Dublin Port Company Sponsors Philip Murphy’s ‘RMS LEINSTER WW1’ at National Maritime Museum

4th October 2018 Dublin Port

The Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces, Vice Admiral Mark Mellett today launched the ‘RMS Leinster WW1’ art exhibition sponsored by Dublin Port Company at the National Maritime Museum of Ireland, Dun Laoghaire. The exhibition commemorates the centenary of…

Plan to rent ship to ease crisis should be ‘revisited’, says Dublin City Council chief Owen Keegan. Above: Afloat adds the developing property scene in the capital's 'Docklands' quarter includes along Sir John Rogerson Quay (where in October, last year) French Navy vessels visited by berthing on the south bank of the River Liffey.

Dublin City Council Refloats Idea of Housing Homeless On Cruiseship

4th October 2018 Dublin Port

#DublinPort - A plan by Dublin City Council (DCC) to house up to 150 people on a rented cruise ship is been considered to help tackle the housing crisis. The local authority writes The Irish Times, had explored renting a…

Asbestos and three years of legal proceedings hinder disposal of Shingle. The seized vessel, Afloat pictured above in Dublin Port at a berth close to the Tom Clarke (East-Link) toll lift-bridge.

Seizure of Ship Costs Revenue €410,000, Mostly in Dublin Port Berthing Charges

29th September 2018 Dublin Port

#DublinPort - Four years ago a ship was seized with illegal cigarettes and tobacco has cost the Revenue Commissioners €410,000 and they cannot sell it because it contains asbestos, according to the State’s financial watchdog. As The Irish Times reports,…

Join in a lunchtime lecture on the theme of 'Dublin Port & Dockers' held every Tuesday during October in Dublin City Hall. Above a painting of another historic landmark in the capital, the Customs House located on the north banks of the River Liffey.

'Lunchtime' Lectures: Dublin Port & Dockers Held in the Heart of the Capital

26th September 2018 Dublin Port

#DublinPort - A lunchtime lecture programme based on the theme of 'Dublin Port & Dockers' will bring five fascinating talks held throughout next month, writes Jehan Ashmore. The programme of talks guest-curator is Francis Devine who along with speakers will…

Dublin Port is awarded the winner of 'Port of the Year', the prestigious title was presented at the Seatrade Cruise Awards, part of the Seatrade Med Cruise conference held in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon.

Dublin Port Awarded 'Port of the Year' at Seatrade Cruise Med Conference

22nd September 2018 Dublin Port

#DublinPort - Dublin Port is the winner of the 'Port of the Year' having competed from among three ports in contention for the coveted international award presented at the Seatrade Cruise Awards 2018. The awards ceremony this week took place…

Signing on the dotted line for Dublin Port’s new Pilot Boat were: Michael McKenna, Harbour Master, Dublin Port Company, Eamonn O’Reilly, Chief Executive, Dublin Port Company, Alan Goodchild, MD, Goodchild Marine, Steve Pierce, General Manager, Goodchild Marine.

Dublin Port New Pilot Boat Deal for UK's Goodchild Marine Services

19th September 2018 Dublin Port

Dublin Port Company has announced that the leading UK boat builder Goodchild Marine Services Limited has secured the contract to construct a new Pilot Boat for Dublin Port. The deal will see a new 17.1 metre ORC vessel delivered to…

The World docked in Dublin Port where the developing 'Docklands' commercial construction scene continues at a rapid pace as cranes tower above the Liffey waterfront. On the top deck at the rear of the Residences at Sea ship is a structure not to be mistaken as part of the vessel but is in fact a section of construction underway at the The Point Village within the 'Docklands' - predominantly the financial services quarter of the Irish capital. On the left Irish Naval Service HPV L.E. Eithne emerges through the raised Tom Clarke toll lift-bridge (once known as the 'East-Link') while under escort of port tug Beaufort.

The World of Residences at Sea Revisits Dublin's Changing Commercial City Scape

19th September 2018 Dublin Port

#TheWorld - The World revisits Dublin where the capital continues to change, notably in the ongoing developing 'Docklands' financial quarter, a stone's throw away to where the largest private residential ship on the planet is docked, writes Jehan Ashmore. Prior…

Launch of an Open Call for Filmmakers to respond to Dublin “Port – River – City” Brief

Call for Filmmakers to Respond to €20,000 Irish Film Prize: Dublin “Port – River – City” Brief

16th August 2018 Dublin Port

#DublinPort - Dublin Port and the Little Museum of Dublin have announced a new Irish film prize with a commissioning fee of €20,000 to produce a new short film. The film will be seen by over 100,000 visitors to the…

A Dublin Port pilot along side a departing cargo ship on Dublin Bay

Dublin Port Grows 37% in Six Years, 2040 Masterplan is Reviewed

24th July 2018 Dublin Port

Dublin Port today launched its Masterplan 2040 Reviewed 2018, updating the long-term development plan for the port first published in 2012. Masterplan 2040 Reviewed 2018 sets out four key changes to the port’s development plans: The port will now be…

Pictured was Lord Mayor of Dublin and Honorary Admiral of Dublin Port, Nial Ring with Dolores Wilson, chairperson of St Andrew’s Resource Centre South Docks Festival, and Betty Ashe of St Andrew’s Resource Centre, Lucy McCaffrey, Chairperson Dublin Port Company and Eamonn O'Reilly, Chief Executive, Dublin Port Company

New Lord Mayor of Dublin Performs ‘Casting of the Spear’ Tradition

17th July 2018 Dublin Port

The new Lord Mayor of Dublin, Nial Ring, yesterday took to the waters of Dublin Bay to take part in the annual ‘Casting of the Spear’ ceremony. The ‘Casting of the Spear’ is a tradition dating back 530 years and…

Queen of the Fleet – the East Wall racing skiff An Tulcha

New–Built Shannon Gandelow Joins Varied Traditional Fleet of East Wall Water Sports Centre

23rd May 2018 Dublin Port

Cormac Lowth of Dublin is a one-man Maritime Institute writes W M Nixon. He has an incredible memory, encyclopaedic knowledge, and an exceptional collection of nautical memorabilia. There’s always something of special interest when one of his missives pings into…

Dublin Port Sponsor Olympic Diver Ollie Dingley

15th May 2018 Dublin Port

Dublin Port Company is helping Irish Olympic diver Ollie Dingley (26) to scale new heights as the first corporate sponsor to support the rising star as he bids to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Dingley is an international diver…