This morning.
Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin
Thanks Kevin Whitty
This afternoon
Captain Enrique Torres Pineyro (above left) with President Michael D Higgins on board of the The Spanish Royal Navy training ship, the Juan Sebastian de Elcano [the third largest Tall Ship] which is currently mooring at Dublin Port.
No need for the little step, gringos.
(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)
This afternoon.
Donnchadh Mac Cobb (at City Kayaking) writes:
“Some Tall Ships arriving into Dublin for the Dublin Port Riverfest this weekend. Taken from one of our safety boats that went out to meet them in the bay and come up the Liffey. City Kayaking are running special trips over the weekend where people can get up close and see them from the water in kayaks for just €10 per person….
Pics: Sam Boal/Photocall ireland and Donnchadh Mac Cobb
This afternoon.
Michael O’Riordan writes:
“Traffic stopped at East Link bridge [Dublin] Incoming invasion of tall ships at East link. Drivers may have a bit of a delay – more on the horizon :) Likely for the River Festival
Tall ships at the North Quay in Drogheda, Co Louth in the late 19th century, including existential potential stowaway.
Also: blummin’ potholes.
Thanks Irish Archaeology via National Library of Ireland
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Niall C writes:
Took a trip down to the tall ships over the weekend with a camera and shot some timelapse. You guys are into this kind of thing right?
Music: Carousel by Saso






Scenes from the Tall Ships Festival in the Dublin Docklands yesterday.
Pic1: Members of the music band “Itchy Feet”.
Pic 3: Eoin Weeks, Isabella Fusciardi and Aidan Weeks.
Pic 6: Aoife Caffrey, Fionnuala Lawler and Jacinta Rock with sailors from Ecuador.
Pic 7: Gavin Watters and his son Daragh from Derry.
(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)