Dublin Port’s history dates back to 1707 and while the company has always looked forward, we have never lost sight of our substantial heritage. Much of the evolution of communities in the North and East Wall areas is inextricably linked either to the Port itself, or the numerous industries which developed around it.
The Railways, Shipbuilding, Car Assembly, Timber Importers, Coal, are some of the many businesses that flourished and evolved throughout the Port’s history while much of the early housing stock in the vicinity was built to accommodate the workers in those businesses. From those communities would come, significant Artists, Musicians, Writers, and Poets.

Join Hugh McGuinness on a walking tour from Port Centre on Alexandra Road to the Dublin Port’s new graving dock Heritage Zone, or join Tim Darmody in a tour around the port precinct and the old electric sub-station.