Poolbeg Lighthouse Port & Ship Movements

The Hardworking Heart of the City

Dublin Port is the largest and busiest port in Ireland, handling the bulk of the country's seaborne trade alongside more than a million ferry passengers a year. From the Great South Wall, this camera looks back along the River Liffey toward the city, framing a ceaseless choreography of cranes, quays and working vessels at the industrial waterfront.

Ships, Ferries and the Shipping Channel

Vessels of every kind — tankers, container ships, bulk carriers and the distinctive Stena ferries — enter and leave port through the channel sheltered by the Great South Wall and the North Bull Wall. The stream's built-in arrivals and departures panel names each passing ship, turning a scenic harbour view into a detailed maritime tracker.

The Iconic Poolbeg Lighthouse

The camera is perched on the Poolbeg Lighthouse, the red beacon that has marked the harbour entrance at the tip of the Great South Wall since the early nineteenth century. A beloved local landmark reached by a long sea-wall walk, it offers an unmatched vantage over both the open bay and the inbound shipping lane.

A UNESCO Biosphere Setting

The port sits within the Dublin Bay UNESCO Biosphere, where heavy industry shares the water with wading birds, sailing dinghies and the popular Great South Wall greenway. The result is a singular panorama in which a thriving commercial port and a protected coastal habitat occupy the very same horizon.