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River Liffey
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Project to pipe water from river Shannon to Dublin could cost €10bn
Uisce Éireann using estimate range of €4.5bn-€6bn for 170km pipeline preliminary business case
‘An act of love and hope’: New artwork made of plastic rubbish from river Liffey unveiled
Installation by artist Rhona Byrne made from repurposed materials in the form of love-seats
Dublin region will need over 33% more water than system can provide within 20 years
Project to channel water from river Shannon vital to secure supply, says Uisce Éireann
International protection applicant helps rescue woman from river Liffey in Dublin city centre
Dublin Fire Brigade says three people taken from the water with no serious injuries
Plan proposed for houseboats at Pigeon House Harbour on the Liffey
IWAI scheme proposes new marina lying between new Poolbeg urban quarter and the river
‘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
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
The Irish Times view on Dublin’s water problems: time to address the deficits
Seawalls and sanitation systems constructed in the 19th century have fallen well below the needs of a much larger population
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
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