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Newsletter, September 2004 Page 4

Dún Laoghaire Harbour Logo for latest Newsletter The Jeanie Johnston in the Harbour. photograph by, and copyright Larry Whelan)Jeanie Johnston visits the Harbour

The Jeanie Johnston sailing ship was a very welcome visitor to the Harbour over the last weekend in August to coincide with the Festival of World Cultures in the town. The re-born 19th century sailing ship - a replica of one of the last of its kind before the steam ship era dawned - was built at Blennerville, near Tralee, Co. Kerry. The recreation of the Jeanie Johnston is one of the most ambitious maritime heritage projects in Ireland and was completed in 2002.

Nearly 3,000 people visited the ship and museum when it was in the Harbour and a number of day sails were fully booked out. The Jeanie Johnston left Dún Laoghaire to sail to La Coruna in northern Spain.

2004 Harbour Swim2004 Harbour Swim

Over two hundred swimmers took to the water in the Harbour on Sunday 5th September for the annual Harbour Swim. In perfect weather conditions, and in front of a large crowd, the first man and first woman home were Gerard Carty and Niamh Dúnne.

View of completed East Pier steps restorationRestoration work on the East Pier

Walkers on the East Pier will have noticed the gantry hanging over the side to allow restoration work to be completed on the granite block walls. New guard and hand rails have also been installed on a number of the steps linking the upper and lower levels of the East Pier.

New dining opportunities in the Ferry Terminal!

Two new eating outlets are on the way to the Ferry Terminal building. A full service restaurant, Purple Ocean, will open very shortly in an elevated site overlooking the Harbour with direct access from the Harbour Plaza. The restaurant will also have an outdoor balcony.

Purple Ocean restaurant logo

A new outlet of O 'Briens Irish Sandwich Bar will also open this autumn in an expansion of the site currently occupied by Dublin Tourism at the front of the Terminal. Dublin Tourism will relocate within the building to a new unit opposite its current site.

O'Briens Irish Sandwich Bar

 

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Stena Line commits to Dún Laoghaire Harbour until 2011


Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company and Stena Line are pleased to announce that they have signed a new seven year agreement for Stena Line's HSS fast ferry to continue using Dún Laoghaire Harbour until 2011.

Read the full article from the June 2004 Newsletter available to view here