‘Dublin Port was very dangerous 300 years ago’: Inside the port that keeps Ireland going
Dublin Port: Out on the balcony the view is incredible, despite the fog. Beneath us, the river Liffey meets the sea
The Liffey: Source to Sea
A series by Irish Times writers on the river Liffey, the people who use it and what it means to Dublin. From chasing its source in the Wicklow mountains to environmental issues along the course as it meanders down to Dublin Port and the Irish Sea.
My Liffey: ‘Feeling like a champion for a day’ – the annual swim down Dublin’s central artery
A 40-year veteran of the Liffey Swim says climate change and a growing population in Greater Dublin Area have changed conditions on the river
On Dublin’s boardwalk: How a Liffey-side project became a tale of two cities
The designers of the city boardwalk, now almost a quarter-century old, are ‘dead proud’ of a project that has become part of Dublin’s identity
My Liffey: ‘It’s a real gathering of the community’ - veteran kayaker on the six-decade Liffey Descent
This year, for the first time in its history, the famous canoe race moved to May to ensure water levels were high enough
My Liffey: ‘It just ticked a lot of boxes’ - Dublin rowers find ‘community’ on river at Islandbridge
Rowing was a way of getting outside ‘comfort zone’, says Bríd Leahy, after she spotted boats on the Liffey while training for a marathon in the Phoenix Park
‘It would be transformative’: Liffey crossing Farmleigh Bridge has been restored, but will it ever be reused?
Reopening the only Liffey crossing between Lucan and Chapelizod, a distance of 8.5km, could be the catalyst for a new Liffey Valley park
Heuston masterplan aims to house people along the Liffey at new gateway to Dublin city
Ambitious plans by semi-state transport company CIE to build new 1,000 apartments at Heuston Station in Dublin would draw in residents from surrounding areas with new bridges crossing the river
The Liffey and Intel: How the river plays a key role in multinational’s operations
Intel takes in about 660m litres of water a month - the equivalent of 264 Olympic-sized swimming pools - from the river for its chipmaking facility in Co Kildare
What is going to happen to Bull Island? It’s very uncertain but it’s likely to be quite dramatic
In 2002, 1,000 homes in East Wall and Clontarf were flooded when the Liffey rose by more than one-metre, a record high
Dublin drinking water supplies on knife-edge as it over-relies on vulnerable Liffey
Deterioration of landscape and urban run-off putting heaping strain on river system
Public baths, a haven for wildlife - the river Liffey could thrive if we showed it some love
How great it would be for the wellbeing of both people and animals to be foregrounded in the river’s future
Pollution on the Liffey: Algal blooms at Blessington a threat to Dublin’s drinking water
The Poulaphouca Reservoir in Co Wicklow, which supplies an estimated 50 per cent of Dublin’s drinking water, is at huge risk from pollution
Why is it so hard to find the source of the river Liffey?
As part of a new feature series, Frank McNally boldly fails where many experts have failed before
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