Dun Laoghaire Baths Renovation
Wheelchair Users Decry Delay of Access Ramp Upgrades at Dun Laoghaire Baths
6th January 2023 Dun Laoghaire Baths Project
Wheelchair users have highlighted accessibility issues at the newly reopened Dun Laoghaire Baths — with the current temporary ramps deemed as too steep. As The Journal reports, one accessibility advocate described the ramps to the lower-level amphitheatre as “disgraceful”. “They…
The Coast Guard requested the Dun Laoghaire Harbour lifeboat crew to assist in the rescue of the Labrador who had slipped into the sea while out on a walk with her owners. The crew were alerted shortly before 9 pm after…
Dun Laoghaire Baths Reopen With Promise of Potential for Seawater Pool in Future Phase
14th December 2022 Dun Laoghaire Baths Project
An open seawater pool could be part of a future phase of development at the reopened Dun Laoghaire Baths. That’s according to Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council upon the official reopening of the amenity on Tuesday (13 December). As previously reported…
Dun Laoghaire Baths Finally Set to Reopen in Plenty of Time for Christmas
2nd December 2022 Dun Laoghaire Harbour News
The Dun Laoghaire Baths will finally reopen this month, four-and-a-half years after redevelopment works began, with the local authority sending out invitations to the official opening on Tuesday 13 December. The project has been a long time coming, with works…
Kayakers and Paddleboarders are Early Arrivals at Dun Laoghaire Baths New Jetty
15th May 2022 Dun Laoghaire Baths Project
Taking advantage of the weekend's fine weather and sea conditions, Dublin Bay kayakers and stand-up paddleboarders were early arrivals at the still under refurbishment Dun Laoghaire Baths. Perhaps an indication of the increasing demand for this type of marine leisure…
Barge Full of Rock Armour Arrives to Protect Roger Casement and Dun Laoghaire Baths
25th September 2021 Dun Laoghaire Baths Project
Six hundred tones of Cornish granite was deposited at the Dun Laoghaire Baths on Saturday (September 25th 2021) as part of additional rock armour protection measures for the Dublin Bay site heavily exposed to easterly gales. The load was deposited…
Roger Casement Statue Installed at Dún Laoghaire Baths
14th September 2021 Dun Laoghaire Baths Project
The Roger Casement statue has been lifted into place at the end of the new jetty at the Dún Laoghaire Baths project, currently under construction. The statue was commissioned by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and commemorates Casement who was born…
€13.5m Dun Laoghaire Baths Refurb Not Expected to Open Now Until Late Spring 2022
14th September 2021 Dun Laoghaire Baths Project
Completion of the refurbished Dun Laoghaire Baths that was expected to be completed in December 2021 will not now be ready until the first quarter of next year, say Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council. "Due to Covid and other site factors,…
Dun Laoghaire Baths Refurbishment Completion Now Given as December 2021
10th September 2021 Dun Laoghaire Baths Project
Works at the Dun Laoghaire Baths continue, and though many are asking when will it ever be completed (now some three years and three months duration), there is evidence of progress at the site in the latest shoreward taken photos…
Dun Laoghaire Baths Refurbishment Photos Show Progress on Dublin Bay Project
25th April 2021 Dun Laoghaire Baths Project
Despite the stop-start nature of construction due to COVID-19 restrictions, shoreward photography taken at the weekend of the new Dun Laoghaire Baths shows that significant progress has been made in all areas of the flagship project for Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council.…
Big Dublin Bay Waves Reveal What Sir Roger Casement Will Confront at Dun Laoghaire Baths
31st January 2021 Dun Laoghaire Baths Project
Getting into situations over his head rarely fazed Sir Roger Casement, so a new Dublin Bay seafront home should present no difficulties for the statue of the Sandycove man at the refurbished Dun Laoghaire Baths site. Saturday's north-easterly gale flooded the…
Latest Photos Show Dun Laoghaire Baths Project Taking Shape
6th July 2020 Dun Laoghaire Baths Project
Shoreward photography taken at the weekend of the new Dun Laoghaire Baths shows that significant progress has been made in all areas of but overall progress is slower than anticipated meaning the project that began two years ago will not…
Dun Laoghaire Baths Site Ready for Roger Casement Statue
13th April 2020 Dun Laoghaire Baths Project
A special plinth has been completed on Dun Laoghaire's newest pier at the old Victorian baths site for the statue of Roger Casement. In 2016, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council commissioned a statue of the Irish nationalist, who was sentenced to death…
Dun Laoghaire Baths Site & Jetty Project Ready Late Summer 2020
9th March 2020 Dun Laoghaire Baths Project
Works continue apace at Dublin Bay's newest pier and small boat facility at Dun Laoghaire. Work on the new jetty, works to the new sea walls, works to the Pavillion and works to tie into the existing walkway at Newtownsmith…
Plastic Fibres Wash Up At Sandycove 11 Months After Dun Laoghaire Baths Incident
5th October 2019 Dun Laoghaire Baths Project
Plastic fibres released during construction on the Dun Laoghaire baths site last year have again washed up on nearby beaches, as The Irish Times reports. The plastic shards were washed into the water during a concrete pour at the development…
Dun Laoghaire Baths Swimming & Boating Jetty Takes Shape on Dublin Bay
10th April 2019 Dun Laoghaire Baths Project
Progress on the redevelopment of the Dun Laoghaire Baths site on Dublin Bay continues apace with part of the newly-built pier and jetty now clearly visible in the Scotsman's Bay area at the back of the East Pier. When finished…
