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Victoria Fountain Monument

The Victoria monument was erected to commemorate the disembarking of Queen Victoria in Dun Laoghaire in 1900. Such royal visits were very rare occasions. During Queen Victorias' 63 year reign, Queen Victoria only visited Ireland 4 times.

This small decorative fountain was vandalised in 1982 and completely restored in 2002.

The fountain was one of a large number celebrating Queen Victoria erected in Ireland and throughout Britain and other British colonies to a standardised design by Glasgow manufacturers Walter McFarland & Co.. Built in cast iron and ordered from the pattern books of Walter Macfarlane's Saracen Foundry in 1893. The McFarland & Co. company has since ceased trading, but much of its business was inherited by another Scottish firm, Heritage Engineering Ltd., Glasgow, who were responsible for the structure's repair and restoration in 2002.

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STENA LINE - DUN LAOGHAIRE HOLYHEAD ROUTE SUSPENDED
from: 6th Sep 2011 to 1st Apr 2012
published: 12th Jan 2012

Following the HSS "Stena Explorer" 11:50 arrival and 13:15 departure on Tuesday 13 September the service was suspended until 1 April 2012

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Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company Masterplan
from: 13th Jun 2011 to 31st Aug 2011
published: 24th Oct 2011

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New publication - Holyhead to Ireland
from: 13th Feb 2011 to 30th Nov -0001
published: 25th Mar 2011

In Holyhead to Ireland, the authors aim to place on record the heritage on which today's successful port and trade is built - the era of railway ownership, for it is without doubt that Holyhead and the Stena Line routes to Ireland owe their existence to the railway companies of yesteryear.

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Improvements to Dun Laoghaire Town
from: 18th Aug 2010 to 31st Dec 2010
published: 27th Jun 2011

Work is ongoing on civil improvements to paving on Crofton and Marine Roads. Work has also commenced on landscaping the recently covered area of the railway - The Metals - and the second phase of the covering is about to be slabbed

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The East Pier Heritage Audio Guide Tour
from: 26th Aug 2010 to 26th Oct 2010
published: 16th Jan 2011

TwinTrackMedia, in conjunction with Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company, launched this 14 stop audio guide on Thursday 26 August 2010

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iOpener Audio Guide Tour
from: 1st Sep 2010 to 1st Sep 2010
published: 16th Jan 2011

An 8 stop audio guide tour published bt the Dun Laoghaire rathdown CC is available

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