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Port opens green link to the heart of Dublin

[ September 30, 2024   //   Chris Lewis ]

Irish Minister of State James Lawless launched the first phase of the Dublin Port Tolka Estuary Greenway on 28 September, a new shared cycling and pedestrian route which joins EastPoint Business Park to the ferry terminals along the perimeter of northern port lands.

Developed by the Dublin Port Company, the Tolka Estuary Greenway forms part of the Dublin Coastal Trail which runs from Skerries in the north to Killiney in the south.

Cyclists and pedestrians can take in stunning new views of Dublin Bay and hear calls of the migratory birds throughout the year, including Brent Geese, Bar-Tailed Godwits and Common and Arctic Terns.

A collection of mature Pine, Willow and Sycamore trees are preserved along the route, alongside additional planting of over 200 large trees and over 5,000 smaller woodland trees and native wildflowers.

The Greenway also preserves and reinterprets the port’s rich history. Seating at the Greenway’s Discovery Points reuses granite from the Alexandra Basin dating back to the 19^th century, recovered under the first phase of Dublin Port’s Masterplan 2040.

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