Rest in peace, Liffey whale. The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group have confirmed that the whale spotted in the River Liffey earlier this week has died. Sadly, the creature was seen lying dead on Thursday morning alongside the Ulysses ferry in Dublin Port. In a statement published on Thursday, the IWDG said: “Great shame, but […]

7 years ago

How would you even get up to this speed? Anyone who has ever driven along the Liffey’s quays knows that it can be jammed at the very best of times… But some drivers still find a way to reach serious speeds. On Monday morning, Gardaí shared a photo of a speed gun, which clocked a […]

8 years ago

One man has been arrested after a boat was stolen on the Liffey in Dublin earlier today. Four middle-aged men took small sailboat from Poolbeg Marina at around 6am this morning. They proceeded to sail the boat up and down the Liffey in an ‘erratic manner’, according to the Dublin Fire Brigade. Gardaí, the Dublin Fire […]

9 years ago

Looks like it’s true what they say about nine lives… An unfortunate cat ended up fighting for its life in Dublin’s River Liffey earlier on today, but there were scenes of celebration on the river’s banks when someone rescued the poor puss by tossing in a lifebuoy. It was a tense few seconds as it […]

9 years ago

Dublin Fire Brigade shared photos of a successful rescue mission to their Twitter account on Sunday afternoon. In a joint operation with the Gardaí, the Fire Brigade saved the man’s life after he was left drifting near Sir John Rogerson’s Quay east of the Samuel Beckett Bridge. “1 person taken from the #Liffey by our […]

10 years ago

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11 years ago