River Liffey
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD was at Dublin Port’s Substation today to mark the Dublin Construction Skills and Retrofitting Programme crossing 1,000 graduates. The Port-based three-week course, which St Andrew’s Resource Centre…
Dublin Port Is Here For a Reason - Chief Executive Barry O'Connell On Why It Has To Stay
27th October 2023 Wavelength Podcast
Dublin Port chief executive Barry O’Connell had previously worked in eight different countries for Coca-Cola before he took up his new post a year ago this November. The port has been investing in community projects, including the refurbished substation on…
As part of the third annual Irish Port Safety Week, Dublin Port Company welcomed over 100 children from St Patrick’s Girls’ National School, Ringsend, and St. Joseph’s Co-ed Primary School, East Wall, to the Pumphouse for a Colouring Competition Award…
Dublin Port Company has received the final grant of planning permission for its innovative Liffey-Tolka Project. The project will establish a new and transformative public space featuring a dedicated 1.4km cycle and pedestrian path connecting the River Liffey with the…
Dr Eddie Bourke To Deliver 'Shipwrecks of the Irish Coast' Lecture at Dublin Bay Old Gaffers Meet in Poolbeg
10th October 2023 Dublin Bay Old Gaffers
Maritime Historian and diver Dr Eddie Bourke will be discussing shipwrecks around the coast of Ireland in the first of the Dublin Bay Old Gaffers 2023 winter lecture series this month. The Liffeyside illustrated talk in aid of the RNLI will…
Dublin Port's Restored Sub-Station To Become a Public Performance Space
21st September 2023 Dublin Port
Dublin Port’s redbrick Victorian substation will be opened up as a new public space by Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe on Friday. Dublin Port’s chief executive, Barry O’Connell, will also attend the event, where Mr Donohoe will unveil a…
A yacht that had been moored in Dublin Bay was discovered on the inside of the Great South Wall on Saturday after it had broken its moorings. The sinking of the vessel has been confirmed by Afloat, however, no further…
Dublin Port has published SafePort Golden Rules today, a set of 10 rules designed to enable Port Management and the seven Terminal Operators to engage with employees and visitors on Dublin Port sites safely. The publication follows the introduction of…
Dublin Port Dublin Port announced today (28 August) that work has commenced on the Tolka-Estuary Greenway, a dedicated 3.2km cycle and pedestrian route along the Northern perimeter of the Port overlooking the Tolka Estuary. The Tolka-Estuary Greenway is a celebration…
Dublin Port Company (DPC) is reminding students from the port’s local community to apply for its annual Scholarship Programme. The closing date for applications is Friday, 1st September 2023, and forms are available from DPC’s website The Dublin Port Scholarship…
A new coastal rowing boat named after St Laurence was blessed in Ringsend, Dublin, today for the Stella Maris Rowing Club. The St Laurence II has been sponsored by Dublin Port Company, and is named after the original St Laurence,…
Dublin Port's New Heritage Centre Will Set The Standard For Heritage Week With Cormac Lowth Lecture
12th August 2023 Dublin Port
With Heritage Week upon us, the well-archived history of Dublin Port places the opening of its new Heritage Centre on Alexandra Road at the forefront of events, and with Cormac Lowth, they have the ideal maritime history enthusiast to put…
The Department of Transport has been advised by Codling Wind Park Ltd that a geophysical survey will be conducted in the shallow sub-tidal area of South Dublin Bay and also around the Pigeon Park area in the River Liffey channel.…
Dublin Lord Mayor Launches South Docks Festival by ‘Casting Spear’ for Dublin Port
18th July 2023 Dublin Port
The Lord Mayor of Dublin Daithí de Róiste performed the ‘Casting of the Spear’ into Dublin Bay, upholding a 535-year tradition. The Casting marks the launch of the 36th South Docks Festival, which runs this week for a full five…
IFI Secures Prosecution Against Uisce Éireann Over River Liffey Pollution
18th July 2023 River Liffey
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has secured a prosecution against Uisce Éireann for pollution of the River Liffey at a water treatment plant in Ballymore Eustace, Co Kildare. At a recent sitting of Naas District Court, Judge Desmond Zaidan convicted Uisce…
Dublin Port Company (DPC) and the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Ireland have today welcomed the arrival of the German Navy’s Tall Ship “Gorch Fock”, carrying a crew of 182, most of them young naval cadets. It…