33-528: The Point Village is a commercial and residential development in the North Wall area of Dublin , Ireland . The elements of the €800 million development completed to date include offices and residential and hotel accommodation, a small shopping centre, a cinema, a museum and a five-level underground car park. The development ran into a number of problems and was taken over by NAMA in April 2013. The main building of
66-857: A number of slightly-related businesses, and a Circle K petrol station on Bond Road. Entered at the north side of the port, but lying in East Wall, is one end of the Dublin Port Tunnel . Since 2015 DPC has been involved in a series of heritage and community projects, including the Diving Bell Museum, the Tolka Greenway, the Maritime Garden, and the Pumphouse Heritage Zone. In 2020, the Liffey to Tolka Greenway, designed with Grafton Architects,
99-674: A plan to improve capacity at the Port and a commitment not to expand the Port into Dublin Bay. Prior to the Masterplan, over 40 years, the Dublin Port authorities had been exploring a controversial proposal to in-fill 21 hectares (52 acres) of Dublin Bay. The proposed development of Dublin Port which would have increased its capacity by 50 per cent was rejected by Bord Pleanála in June 2010. The main activity of
132-468: A spa, gymnasium, two outdoor hot-tubs and large conference facilities. Other tenants include CrossFit and Freshii . The 3Arena (formerly the O 2 concert venue) opened in December 2008, built on the site of the former Point Theatre , a music venue which operated from 1988 to 2007. Following its closure, the site underwent major redevelopment and was renamed after O2 phone company. In September 2014,
165-533: A strand. The Castleforbes area of North Wall is believed to refer to a house built in the area around 1729 by George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard , who was Lord Mayor of Dublin in 1720. Later, the castleforbes site was acquired by Lever Brothers and was where they it developed its main Dublin factory in 1927 on the site of what was previously the manufactory of the Dublin Glass Bottle Company . The area
198-465: Is the seaport of Dublin , Ireland, of both historical and contemporary economic importance. Approximately two-thirds of Ireland's port traffic travels via the port, which is by far the busiest on the island of Ireland . The modern Dublin Port is located on either side of the River Liffey , out to its mouth. On the north side of the river, the main part (205 hectares or 510 acres) of the port lies at
231-703: Is dominated by a combination of new apartment blocks and offices, many created through the Docklands Strategic Development Zone Planning Scheme , as well as older dockers housing and dockland and recreational activities. Large developments in the area include Spencer Dock , Dublin Landings and the Point Village . Transport in the area includes the Dublin Area Rapid Transit ( Docklands railway station on Sheriff Street),
264-567: The International Financial Services Centre , Spencer Dock , and further east the main part of Dublin Port . The North Lotts area was mainly created between 1717 and 1729 after Dublin Corporation had earlier in 1717-18 drawn lots and distributed the land between themselves in this manner. By around 1750, the area had been fully reclaimed and was no longer overflowed by sea water at high tide. John Roque's map of 1756 shows
297-577: The LUAS (red line stations George's Dock , Mayor Square , Spencer Dock , and The Point , and 8 dublinbikes stations. 53°20′53″N 6°14′13″W / 53.34804°N 6.23697°W / 53.34804; -6.23697 This geographical article about the Dublin area is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Dublin Port Dublin Port ( Irish : Calafort Átha Cliath )
330-596: The River Liffey where it forms one of the Dublin quays . The name refers to the North Bull Wall , which was constructed to form Dublin Port , extend the Liffey estuary and reclaim land at various stages from the early 1700s until its final completion around 1825. The area is today used to refer to the area between Sheriff Street and the River Liffey. It contains the entire north side of Dublin Docklands and includes
363-481: The Ballast Board founded in 1707), the headquarters of which are located just beyond the main port entrance on the northern side of the Liffey. In 2017 the area around the headquarters was rebuilt with the installation of a heritage crane and the creation of a maritime-themed garden. The company is responsible for the infrastructure of the port, with individual operations run by tenants such as State authorities, notably
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#1732851030091396-472: The Harbour of Dublin' (sic) in which the dangers of the bar of Dublin (a shallow sandbank which ran across the mouth of the river) was mentioned as well as a proposed basin in which ships could be secure from inclement weather or hostile attack. The year 1707 also witnessed the passing of "An Act for Cleansing the Port, Harbour, and River of Dublin and for Erecting a Ballast Office in the said city" which witnessed
429-571: The Holyhead route. A new ship MV W.B. Yeats entered service in 2018 and is on the Cherbourg route. Another company, CLDN, has ships that travel 6 times a week to Rotterdam and Zeebrugge and use the latest super ferries in Europe: MV Celine and MV Delphine . These are the world's largest short-sea Ro-Ro vessels with 8 km of road space on board. They do not take trucks on board, just
462-827: The North lotts corresponded with various positions or concepts within Dublin Corporation and the City Assembly of Dublin including the Sheriff of Dublin City , the Lord Mayor of Dublin , Guilds of the City of Dublin and the Common Council or the "commons". The newly reclaimed area is separated from the rest of Dublin by the Strand Road, today referred to as North Strand , although no longer
495-512: The Point Square building until 2018. There were plans to build a 120-metre skyscraper (called the "Point Village Watchtower") with apartments, offices and a bar and restaurant. Although the developer invested circa €15 in underground works, the project was later abandoned. The Point is the easternmost terminus of the docklands extension of the Luas Red Line light rail system is located in
528-475: The areas of present day East Wall and North Wall fully embanked and divided into plots of land. Present day streets Mayor Street, Wapping Street, Guild Street, Commons Street, Sheriff Street and Fish Street (now Castleforbes Road) can all be seen and are named while in East Wall , Church Road, West Road and East Road are also noted. East Wall Road is at that time referred to as "East Quay". The street names of
561-426: The company's figures for the first quarter of 2010 would eventually reveal. March 2010 saw a 13.5% trade increase when compared with March 2009, and that month was declared by the company as the fourth consecutive month of trade increase since the economic downturn. The figures of imports and exports declined during the depression of 2010 but then increased during the decade and in 2019, 38.1 million tonnes of cargo
594-534: The construction of the Bull Wall . After the completion of the wall in 1825, North Bull Island slowly formed as sand built up behind it. The advent of containerisation in the second half of the 20th century resulted in the port gradually moving a mile further downstream to enable new wharves with deeper water to be constructed. A Masterplan 2040 was published by the Dublin Port Company in 2012 setting out
627-512: The customs service, ferry, freight and oil companies, terminal operators, and stevedores. The port company is responsible for pilotage services within Dublin Bay , and manages the three port lighthouses (but not those of Howth or Kish Bank). It also formerly operated two drydocks , which were closed in 2016. According to DPC, the port handled 23.5 million tonnes of cargo in 2003, as well as 1,426,000 passengers. That year 7,917 ships docked in
660-438: The development - now branded as Point Square - containing the retail, hotel and cinema elements as well as office space - was completed prior to the post-2008 Irish economic downturn , however the retail element did not open except as an entry to the cinema. Dunnes Stores had agreed to be the anchor of the retail element, but has delayed opening the store for more than a decade, appealing repeated legal demands to do so. Some of
693-530: The end of East Wall and North Wall , from Alexandra Quay. The element of the port on the south side of the river is much smaller (51 hectares or 130 acres) and lies at the beginning of the Poolbeg peninsula . The port is served by road, with a direct connection from the Dublin Port Tunnel to the northern part (and so a connection with the M50 motorway). There is no passenger rail service to either part of Dublin Port but
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#1732851030091726-584: The entrance to the port. Poolbeg Lighthouse at the end of the South Bull Wall was constructed in 1767. The wall was finally completed in 1795 measuring 5 km. This protected the port from the shifting sands of Dublin Bay. After James Gandon's Custom House was built further downstream in 1791, the port moved further towards the north bank of the river estuary. In 1800, a three-month survey of Dublin Bay conducted by Captain William Bligh recommended
759-528: The initiation of the Ballast Office - the first municipal authority in Dublin to take control of the port. The key functions of the Ballast Office were the imposition of port charges and the maintenance of the navigation channel, the latter of which had been a perennial problem. Luke Gardiner acted as the first secretary of the office. In 1715, work began on constructing the Great South Wall to shelter
792-500: The internal units are to be combined and converted to health or leisure units due to continued low demand for retail Dunnes Stores have since opened a supermarket in Point Square in December 2023. The office space has been taken by Oath , moving some operations from their main location at East Point Business Park , and Voxpro . The hotel element of the development operates as The Gibson Hotel, opened in June 2010 and including nine suites, with access to terrace gardens. It also includes
825-618: The middle of the development. This Luas link to Tallaght and Saggart connects the Point Village to other transport options, including the DART , suburban rail , Busáras , mainline rail, and the future MetroLink . The Dublin Port Tunnel southern portal is located nearby. North Wall, Dublin North Wall ( Irish : Port Thuaidh ) is an area east of the inner north side of Dublin , along
858-404: The music venue was renamed 3Arena, after O2 Ireland was sold to Three. Student accommodation provider Host has built a 996-bed unit named "Point Campus" to the North of the development, featuring retail on the ground floor, where tenants include Centra , Pita Pit and Camile Thai . The 73m Exo Building was completed, in 2022, at the eastern end of Point Village. As of 2018, an aparthotel
891-522: The northern part is served by freight rail. The northern part is also served by Nolan Coaches Route 853 Dublin City to Dublin Port and Dublin Bus , with route 53 and by a Luas terminus just outside the port area. The southern part can be reached by bus. The port is operated by the semi-state Dublin Port Company (DPC), incorporated on 28 February 1997 (formerly the Dublin Port and Docks Board, and successor to
924-633: The port is freight handling, with a wide range of vessels, from large container carriers to small diesel lighters, visiting daily. Roll-on/roll-off passenger ferry services run regularly across the Irish Sea to Holyhead in Wales and in the summer months and at Christmas to Douglas, Isle of Man . Services also go to Cherbourg , France. The largest car ferry in the world, the Irish Ferries ship MV Ulysses (2000) which can carry up to 2000 passengers, runs on
957-553: The port, including 54 cruise liners carrying 54,000 visitors. In April 2010, the company announced its "busiest week ever", following restrictions placed on European airspace because of the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland . Some 72,118 passengers were reported to have travelled through the ferry terminals during the week of 15–21 April that year, and that week saw the culmination of increased trade in Dublin Port, as
990-490: The trailers. Dublin Port is also increasingly a docking point for cruise liners. Celebrity Eclipse began to home port in Dublin on 29 April 2018, and the port authorities reported 158 cruise ship visits in 2019. A temporary facility, Terminal 7, was created between Promenade and Tolka Quay Road at Branch Road; entered from Promenade Road, this allows cruise guests to check-in and leave baggage. A shuttle service transports guests to Ocean Pier 33. A new baggage claim facility
1023-437: Was added to Ocean Pier 33 for guests to use when disembarking. The port has three lighthouses in the mouth of the Liffey, multiple other aids to navigation and operates a pilot service. There are eleven passenger, freight and border inspection terminals at Dublin Port, serving several operators. Within the main port enclave, on the north side of the river, are a power generating station (gas-fired), several oil terminals and
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1056-568: Was handled and there were 7,898 ship movements of which 158 were cruise ships. The medieval port of Dublin was located on the south bank of the Liffey near Christ Church Cathedral , a few kilometres upstream from its current location. On 17 September 1707, Thomas Burgh , the Surveyor General of Ireland , read a paper to the Dublin Society entitled 'Some Thoughts for the Improveing
1089-467: Was under construction to the west of the 3Arena, filling the last empty site. This hotel was acquired by SACO , a UK based apart-hotel group, and was due to be operated by Lockeliving . The Point Village Square hosted a market from May to November 2010, as well as The Revolver , a €10m "observation wheel", from July 2010 until November 2011. The Dublin Flea Market held its annual Christmas event inside
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