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#BailyTalks - In association with Engineers Week, a talk about the history and development in the lights at the Baily lighthouse, will be held in front of the historic Baily optic which today holds centre stage at the National Maritime Museum, Dun Laoghaire.

Nigel Teggin, Engineer with the Commissioners of Irish Lights, will present the lectures between 3-4pm on Tuesday (11th), Thursday (13th). and Saturday 15th February respectively.

Booking is not required though there is admission fee to the museum located in the former Mariners Church on Haigh Terrace, close to the Royal Marine Hotel.

For further details contact, Linda Carroll of the museum Tel: (01)2143964 or email: [email protected]

 

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Irish Lighthouses

Irish Lights is a maritime organisation delivering essential 24/7 safety and navigation services around the coast of Ireland 365 days. Its focus is reliable and cost-effective services which protect people, property and the marine environment, and support marine industry and coastal communities.

Irish Lights is responsible for providing marine aids to navigation under the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) convention. This remit includes: providing and maintaining over 300 general aids to navigation, managing about 4,000 local aids to navigation and marking or removing dangerous wrecks outside harbour areas around Ireland. Irish Lights also provides contract commercial services for ship charter, buoy and marine data services and supports tourism and heritage activities.

Emergency Response: If you notice any aid to navigation is not functioning correctly please contact our 24-hour emergency number 01 280 1996

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