Down in the estuary of the River Liffey, adjacent to the Pigeon House, is the Poolbeg Marina and Boat Club. And it was here, in the middle of back-to-back lockdowns, that artist Rhona Byrne fell in love again with the city.
1st May 2021
The Irish Nautical Trust may have been functioning for years, but Jimmy Murray s enthusiasm is unabated
Credit: Conor McCabe
Jimmy Murray, Director of the Irish Nautical Trust in Dublin, is our Sailor of the Month for April in the Environmental category for the key role he played in the commissioning of the purpose-built Liffey Sweeper, which appropriately made its debut with the backing of Dublin Port on Earth Day, Thursday, April 22nd.
The well-established Irish Nautical Trust has been active for years in bringing the port and the young people of the city together in various projects. But the innovative concept of the marine-debris-gathering Liffey Sweeper has captured public imagination in a special way by pressing all the right buttons regarding many contemporary concerns.