Poolbeg Yacht and Boat Club
Dublin Port Company Lodges Planning Application for 3FM Project to Transform Port Lands Focused on the Poolbeg Peninsula
22nd July 2024 Dublin Port
Dublin Port Company (DPC) is submitting a planning application to An Bord Pleanála for a 15-year permission for its 3FM Project, the third and final project from Dublin Port’s Masterplan 2040 at an estimated cost of €1.1 billion (2024 prices).…
Dublin Bay Classic & Traditional Boats Focus This Weekend Is At Poolbeg In Dublin Port
21st May 2024 Dublin Bay Old Gaffers
So many boat events are scheduled in Ireland for this weekend that the powers-that-be should maybe take notice, and make it into the Bank Holiday that everyone seems to think it is. The official one at the beginning of May…
Flotilla Gathers for Poolbeg Yacht and Boat Club's 'Blessing of Boats' Ceremony on Dublin's River Liffey
12th May 2024 Poolbeg Yacht and Boat Club
Up to 30 yachts and motorboats joined the annual Poolbeg Yacht and Boat Club parade of sailing down the River Liffey and out into Dublin Bay on Sunday afternoon, a tribute to deceased members of the Dublin City club. The…
Dublin Port Company Announces Update on 3FM Project: Agreement Secured on Maritime Village Community Proposal
9th May 2024 Dublin Port
Dublin Port Company (DPC) has today announced an update on its 3FM Project. The changes proposed are a direct result of an extensive consultation process and a consideration of alternative options – a key requirement of the planning process. The…
Underwater Archaeologist Karl Brady To Give Dublin Bay Old Gaffers' Association Talk
10th April 2024 Dublin Bay Old Gaffers
Logboats and craft dating from 2,500 BC to the 11th century on Galway’s Corrib is the theme of a lecture by State archaeologist Karl Brady to the Dublin Bay Old Gaffers' Association later this month. Brady is a senior archaeologist…
Dublin Bay Old Gaffers to Hear About Brian Boru Sail Training Voyages at Poolbeg Lecture
19th March 2024 Dublin Bay Old Gaffers
Sail training enthusiasts and maritime history buffs are in for a treat in Dublin this March. Hugh Byrne, a renowned sailor and expert, will deliver an illustrated lecture on "the Sail Training Vessel Brian Boru" at Poolbeg Yacht and Boat…
The news of the death of Johnny Wedick at the age of 78 came as a devastating hammer blow to everyone who had the good fortune to know him. Devoted family man, businessman, sailor and proud Ringsender, Johnny was best…
Dun Laoghaire Harbour: The Most Natural Artificial Creation In Ireland
4th February 2024 Dublin Bay Old Gaffers
At sea level, the majestic granite construction of Dun Laoghaire Harbour blends so well with the many of the older buildings on the town's waterfront and its coastal surroundings that, after 200 years and more of its existence, many folk…
Once a Fast Food of Dublin Bay, Oysters May Return - David Lawlor of the Green Ocean Project (Podcast)
11th January 2024 Wavelength Podcast
Diver, sailor and coffee distributor David Lawlor is not that mad about oysters – he’ll eat them out of politeness – but he is mad about what they can do as keystone species in stabilising marine habitats. That’s why he…
Dublin Bay Lifeboat History Starts New Maritime Talks Series
11th January 2024 Dublin Bay Old Gaffers
The indefatigable maritime polymath Cormac Lowth is among the first back into presentation mode in 2024, with the fascinating and often heart-warming story of Dublin Bay's lifeboats told - and very well illustrated - in his renowned inimitable style. The…
Arctic Voyager Jarlath Cunnane Wants To Put The Record Straight On Shackleton Achievement
13th December 2023 Cruising
Arctic circumnavigator Jarlath Cunnane of Mayo has a bee in his bonnet about the Ernest Shackleton story. While most of his voyaging has been in the high Arctic, he also has extensive experience in Antarctica. And he feels that the…
Revised Edition of Northabout Published by Jarlath Cunnane
12th December 2023 Poolbeg Yacht and Boat Club
Polar circumnavigator, sailor and boat builder Jarlath Cunnane is marking the publication of a revised edition of his book, Northabout, in Dublin’s Poolbeg Yacht and Boat Club next week. Cunnane and crew became the first small yacht to complete the…
‘All in a Row’ Marathon River Liffey Charity Challenge Aims to Break 1,000km Rowing Target
24th November 2023 Coastal Rowing
‘All In A Row Charity Liffey Challenge 2023’ is coming to the capital’s River Liffey on Saturday, 2nd December, with a challenge for rowing teams to smash a 1,000km target in eight hours. 22 rowing clubs will row the challenge…
We regret to record the death of Johnny Wedick, a stalwart of the Dubin Bay Old Gaffers Association (DBOGA) since its foundation. He held the offices of President DBOGA, and Honorary Secretary, serving on the committee for many years. He…
Size for size, Dalkey, aka Deilginis, must be the most story-covered island in all of Ireland. The ancient Irish monks were here. The Vikings were here. Thanks to Napoleon and Cape Mortella, it has its own MartelloTower. A dinghy cruise-in-company…
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…