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People walking along the Great South Wall, with Poolbeg lighthouse in the background

Great South Wall partially closes for storm repair works

Part of Dublin's Great South Wall will be closed to the public for a number of weeks from today while Dublin Port carries out urgent remedial work following damage caused by Storm Bram.

Dublin • 12 Feb

Dublin Port Company says the higher charges are needed to help it fund its €2bn Masterplan

Hauliers criticise Dublin Port's planned charge increase

The Irish Road Hauliers Association has criticised Dublin Port's plan to significantly raise its charges on goods shipments from next year.

Business • 01 Dec 25

A Dublin Port sign at the entrance to the facility

Two men charged over €1m cocaine seizure at Dublin Port

Two men have been charged in connection with the seizure of almost €1 million in cocaine at Dublin Port.

Dublin • 27 Aug 25

Goods forwarded from Irish ports amounted to 3.8 million tonnes in the first quarter, new CSO figures show today

Vessels at main Irish ports down 5% in first quarter

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that Irish ports handled 12.1 million tonnes of goods in the first quarter of this year, an increase of 2% compared with the same time last year.

Business • 25 Jul 24

Dublin Port Company, the country's largest port, is to get a total of €73.8m in EU funding

Dublin and Cork ports secure new EU funding

Cork and Dublin ports are set to receive multi-million euro grants in EU funding for sustainable, safe and smart transport infrastructure.

Business • 17 Jul 24

A Common Tern is ringed at Dublin Port, where the colony is "thriving", according to BirdWatch Ireland

Tern for the better, as seabirds 'thrive' in Dublin Port

Among all the comings and goings at Ireland's largest freight and passenger port, some tiny visitors are returning year after year.

Dublin • 24 May 24

Staffing agency first firm to lose Sick Leave Act claim

A staffing agency at Dublin Port has become the first company in Ireland found to be in breach of new legislation on sick leave which came into force last year.

Business • 13 Mar 24

Dublin Port accounted for 61% of all vessel arrivals in Irish ports in the third quarter of last year

Irish ports handled 11.8 million tonnes of goods in Q3

New figurers from the Central Statistics Office show that Irish ports handled 11.8 million tonnes of goods in the months of July, August and September last year - a decrease of 4% compared with the same time in 2022.

Business • 25 Jan 24

Dublin port accounted for 63% of all vessel arrivals in Irish ports in the first quarter of 2023

Irish ports handled 11.9 million tonnes of goods in Q1

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that Irish ports handled a total of 11.9 million tonnes of goods in the first quarter of the year, a decrease of 6% compared with the same time last year.

Business • 26 Jul 23

Dublin Port accounted for 59% of all vessel arrivals in Irish ports last year

Goods handled at Irish ports dip by 1% in 2022 - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that Irish ports handled a total of 53.2 million tonnes of goods in 2022, a dip of 1% compared with 2021.

Business • 07 Jun 23

Barry O'Connell joins Dublin Port Company from Coca-Cola

Barry O'Connell appointed new Dublin Port CEO

Dublin Port has appointed Barry O'Connell as its new chief executive.

Business • 07 Nov 22

Dublin port accounted for 63% of all vessel arrivals in Irish ports in the second quarter of 2022

Goods handled by main Irish ports up 1% in Q2

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that Irish ports handled a total of 13.1 million tonnes of goods in the second quarter of 2022, an increase of 1% compared with the same time last year.

Business • 25 Oct 22

The tobacco arrived from The Netherlands

Tobacco valued at €1.1m seized at Dublin Port

Revenue officers have seized 1.5 tonnes of tobacco at Dublin Port, with an estimated retail value of more than €1.1m.

Ireland • 18 Oct 22

Archaeologist Niall Brady next to the exposed 18th century sea wall in Dublin Port.

Dublin's 18th century sea wall uncovered during works

A section of Dublin's original 18th century sea wall has been discovered beneath a former electricity substation in the city's port.

Ireland • 05 Oct 22

Detector dog Milo pictured with the cigarettes seized at Dublin Port

Revenue seizes cigarettes and drugs at port and airport

Revenue officers at Dublin Port and Dublin Airport have seized 320,000 cigarettes and more than 11kgs of cannabis as part of two separate routine operations.

Regional • 30 Sep 22

Compared to the first half of 2019, trailer and container volumes are only 5,700 or 0.8% lower than they were pre-pandemic and pre-Brexit

Dublin Port volumes up 10% in first half of 2022

Dublin Port volumes recovered strongly in the first half of 2022 with growth of 10.1% to 18.6 million tonnes.

Business • 26 Jul 22

The port company's costs last year increased by 16.8% or €7.2m

Profits at Dublin Port Company fall 24.5% to €29.5m

Pre-tax profits at the Dublin Port Company last year declined by 24.5% or €9.73m to €29.95m due to higher costs.

Business • 04 Jul 22

Dublin port accounted for 61% of all vessel arrivals in Irish ports last year, new CSO figures show

Number of vessels arriving in Irish ports up 7%

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the number of vessels arriving in Irish ports last year rose by 7% on 2020 levels.

Business • 25 May 22

The increase in this year's figures was driven by a 23% jump to 192,000 freight units on services with Holyhead, Liverpool and Heysham

Trade at Dublin Port rebounds strongly in Q1

Freight moving through Dublin Port rebounded by 14% to 8.9 million tonnes in the first quarter of the year, following a sharp decline in trade due to Brexit in the same quarter last year.

Business • 20 Apr 22

SIPTU has also written to the Chief Executive of Dublin Port, Eamonn O'Reilly, with the same request.

Call for Govt to turn away tanker carrying Russian oil

SIPTU has called on the Minister for Transport to turn away a tanker carrying oil from Russia which is due to dock in Dublin Port tomorrow night.

Business • 11 Mar 22

Dublin Port CEO, Eamonn O'Reilly, to leave in August

Eamonn O'Reilly, the chief executive of Dublin Port, is to leave his post in August

Business • 25 Feb 22

Has Brexit killed the UK landbridge for hauliers?

We learned a lot more this week about the shifting patterns of trade on our island.

Business • 22 Jan 22

Most of the drop was centred on routes between Dublin and Holyhead, Liverpool and Heysham

Dublin Port volumes dip just 5.2% despite Brexit hit

The volume of goods passing through Dublin Port last year only dropped marginally, despite the impact of Brexit on Irish Sea trade.

Business • 21 Jan 22

The Port's chief executive said the only positive thing since Brexit is that much feared delays to traffic had not materialised

Brexit sees Dublin Port UK traffic fall by over 20%

The volume of traffic through Dublin Port in the first nine months of this year is down 3.3% compared to the same period last year.

Business • 27 Oct 21

Load on load off volumes increased 26% in the quarter

Dublin Port volumes recover strongly in second quarter

The volume of goods passing through Dublin Port recovered strongly in the second quarter of the year despite Brexit, the port authorities have said.

Business • 15 Jul 21