River Liffey
Poolbeg Peninsula Project 'Vital to Deliver Capacity Required for Dublin Port by 2040' - Public Consultation Opens on 3FM Project
21st March 2023 Dublin Port
Dublin Port Company has today commenced formal public consultation on the 3FM Project, the third and final Masterplan project needed to complete the development of Dublin Port and bring it to its ultimate and final capacity by 2040. The 3FM…
The 73rd Colours Rowing 'Boat Race' Sees Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin Go Head-to-Head on the River Liffey
9th March 2023 Rowing
The 73rd Colours Rowing Race between Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin will occur on Saturday, 25th March from 12:30 pm. The race sees Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin go head-to-head again on the Liffey, racing from…
2,000 People to Walk from Howth Harbour to Dun Laoghaire Harbour (or reverse) this St Patrick’s Day
23rd February 2023 Dublin Bay
Broadcaster, author and activist Emer O’Neill today launched the 16th annual Aware Harbour2Harbour Walk which will take place on St. Patrick’s Day, Friday 17th March from 10.30 am. Over 2,000 enthusiastic walkers are expected to take on the 26km challenge,…
’200 Years of the Coastguard in Ireland’ Lecture Hosted by Dublin Bay Old Gaffers at Poolbeg Y&BC This Thursday
18th February 2023 Dublin Bay Old Gaffers
The Dublin Bay Old Gaffers Association will host an illustrated lecture next week by Joe Ryan reflecting on the coastguard in Ireland over the last 200 years. Joe spent 12 years at sea as a radio officer responsible for the…
Fifty Skiffs, River Outriggers, Kayaks, Canoes, Dragon Boats and Currachs Smash 1,000km Target to Eaise €20,000 for RNLI Lifeboats and the Irish Underwater Search & Recovery Unit
31st January 2023 River Liffey
The All In A Row Liffey Challenge was held in early December on the capital’s River Liffey with the challenge for the rowers to smash a 1,000km target in eight hours. Fifty skiffs, kayaks, canoes, dragon boats and currachs were…
Cruising Club of America Blue Water Medallist Paddy Barry and Dublin Bay Old Gaffers Association President Adrian Spence have taken on the Arctic cruising challenge in a variety of craft over the years. But in 2022, they combined forces to…
The long saga of the future of the former Galway to Aran Islands ferry ship Naomh Eanna entered a new chapter during the recent cold snap, when she began to take on a list through the ingress of water into…
‘All in a Row’ Marathon Charity Challenge on River Liffey Aims to Break 1,000km Rowing Target
24th November 2022 River Liffey
The ‘All in a Row’ charity challenge for 2022 is coming to the Dublin’s River Liffey on Saturday 3 December with teams looking to smash a target of 1,000km rowed in eight hours. Forty skiffs, four Dragon boats, kayaks, canoes…
Dublin Bay Old Gaffers Association Holds 2022 AGM at Poolbeg In Dublin Port
21st November 2022 Dublin Bay Old Gaffers
The Dublin Bay Old Gaffers Association is now the central organisation for the OGA in Ireland, following the absorption of the Northern Ireland branch, which supplied the re-elected President, Adrian "Stu" Spence. His home port is in Ringhaddy Sound in…
Several marine and river rescues merited national bravery awards presented at Farmleigh House in Dublin on Friday. Greencastle Coast Guard unit member Kevin Barr was presented with a gold medal for rescuing Geraldine Mullan from Lough Foyle, Co Donegal, on…
Dublin Port Scholarship Programme Celebrates 21st Anniversary: 24 New Scholarships Granted in 2022
9th November 2022 Dublin Port
Dublin Port Company (DPC) is celebrating 21 years of its Scholarship Programme. In this anniversary year, 24 new recipients from the port’s local communities have been awarded scholarships for 2022. The Dublin Port Scholarship Programme is the longest-running education bursary…
Dublin Port Encourages Ringsend’s Sense Of Itself As A Historic Maritime Community
29th October 2022 W M Nixon
When the multi-talented John B Kearney (1879-1967) retired from a distinguished career in Dublin Port in 1944, he re-focused most of his attention on his parallel interest as a yacht designer and builder. It was an enduring passion that went…
Nobody knows how maritime researcher and historian Cormac Lowth does it all. But while most of us are still absorbing his recently-launched encyclopaedic book about the once hugely active Ringsend sailing trawler fleet, he has been re-focusing on another of…
Ringsend Sailing Trawlers: Cormac Lowth's New Book is Launched at Poolbeg Yacht and Boat Club
15th October 2022 Wavelength Podcast
“Broken hoops on the shore; at the land a maze of dark cunning nets; farther away chalk scrawled backdoors and on the higher beach a drying line with two crucified shirts. Ringsend: wigwams of brown steersman and master mariners. Human…
Cormac Lowth of Dublin is a one-man Irish maritime history institute, the first and last port of call for anyone seeking the facts about some aspect of our seagoing history, whether it's obscure or supposedly well-known. Quite how he carries…
The annual Liffey Swim was held in Dublin city centre on Saturday (24 September) with nearly 500 people taking part, as RTÉ News reports. Dublin Swimming Club’s Ken Dent took the men’s honours, leading from the outset and setting a…
