Plans for new floating Liffey hotel at Custom House Quay
July 9, 2018
Dublin is get a new hotel on the River Liffey, based in the national heritage ship PS Naomh Eanna, which has a licence to berth on the Liffey at Custom House Quay. The licence comes as part of the Docklands water animation strategy.
Once used to carry passengers and supplies between Galway and the Aran Islands, the Dublin-built ferry has been berthed at Grand Canal Dock since 1989. After falling into disrepair, she was due to be scrapped by Waterways Ireland when safety concerns were raised after inspection.
After years of efforts a berth in the river and private funding of €6.6 million to restore the ship and refit it as a 28-bedroom hotel. The hotel will have a restaurant on the boat deck.
The campaign group says it will “represent the ship building legacy of the Dublin Port area and will recall her past service to the Aran Islands from Galway”.
The works will be carried out in the Ringsend Graving Docks and will take approximately 9 months.