River Liffey

Last month

September 2026

The Daily Poll

Would you swim in the Liffey?

12 Sep

9.3k

This year

2026

SeriesThe FOI Files

The FOI Files: How Dublin City Council discovered the diesel leak in the Liffey

The records show the leak spread some 2km from the Samuel Beckett Bridge before being spotted.

Conor O'Carroll

25 Aug

13.3k

Quiz

Quiz: How much do you know about the River Liffey?

12 Jul

20.4k

Search and Rescue

Coast Guard deploys helicopter in Liffey search

12 Jul

24.9k

Must ReadThe Morning Lead

It’s happened again: Second leak into River Liffey discovered close to Samuel Beckett Bridge

The source of the leak is not related to previous Irish Rail leak.

Conor O'Carroll and Emma Hickey

8 Jul

24.2k

The Morning Lead

Diesel has been leaking into the River Liffey from Irish Rail fuel storage for over a year

The leak was discovered in March 2025 but has not been fixed.

Conor O'Carroll

25 May

45.7k

Usher's Quay

Delays expected in Dublin city centre as fire brigade carries out river rescue

20 May

24.1k

Last year

2025

Get over it

Work has begun on a new pedestrian bridge over the River Liffey - here's what it will look like

30 Oct 2025

53.1k

All time

Water Supply

Cabinet approves next step in plan to use River Shannon to boost country's water supply

25 Jun 2024

10.4k

Investigation

'Slaughtering the Liffey': The long battle to monitor Ireland's largest water treatment plant

Due to a quirk in planning regulations, the only agency providing oversight for discharges from the plant in Ballymore Eustace is Kildare County Council.

1 Jan 2024

18.6k

InvestigatesBallymore Eustace

Country's largest drinking water treatment plant breached regulations several times in 2023

The regulator of the Uisce Éireann facility in Ballymore Eustace found there were non-compliant concentrations of chemicals discharging into the Liffey.

Eoghan Dalton

31 Dec 2023

22.0k

Kildare

Uisce Éireann fined €5,000 for pollution that killed fish in the River Liffey

17 Jul 2023

14.0k

get in the sea

'It is an unusual record': Dolphin spotted in River Liffey on Saturday

14 Mar 2022

26.7k

River Liffey

'The government needs to get a backbone': Fishers meet with Minister McConalogue after protest

Updated 23 Jun 2021

24.9k

Liffey Sweeper

New 'sweeper' boat to collect rubbish and plastic from the River Liffey four days a week

22 Apr 2021

37.1k

Dublin Port

Yacht captain who had 'God-given right' to be on Liffey found guilty of being drunk while sailing erratically

21 Jan 2020

27.4k

inns quay

Man rescued from River Liffey this morning

24 Oct 2019

29.6k

Fin Whale

Whale spotted in River Liffey found dead near Dublin Port

4 Oct 2019

37.0k

whale watching

A whale has been spotted in the River Liffey

2 Oct 2019

39.5k

Irish Water

Sewer debris discharges into River Liffey after heavy downpours yesterday

31 Jul 2019

36.5k

let's get down to quizness

Quiz: How much do you know about the River Liffey?

2 Dec 2018

41.9k

get in the sea

'Not a run-of-the-mill sighting': Dublin flips out as dolphin spotted swimming in the River Liffey

28 Nov 2018

36.8k

culture vultures

Open-air gigs, Oscar-nominated film workshops, and river racing: Culture Night programme goes live

21 Aug 2018

11.4k

naomh eanna

Former Aran Islands ferry to be transformed into floating Liffey hotel

5 Jul 2018

42.3k

water safety

Floating down the Liffey on an inflatable is all fun and games... but it's not safe

25 Jul 2017

36.7k

cat melodeon

These kind souls threw a lifebuoy into the Liffey to rescue a poor stranded cat

7 May 2017

4.9k

Dublin Fire Brigade

Three people rescued from River Liffey last night

7 Apr 2017

39.5k

rescue operation

A man was rescued from the River Liffey in Dublin this morning

25 Dec 2016

28.2k

River Rescue

Woman rescued from River Liffey at Wood Quay

15 Nov 2016

20.5k

CPR

Gig-goer rescues man from Liffey after concert in the 3Arena

10 Jun 2016

30.6k

build a bridge

10 times the Ha'penny Bridge looked only feckin' gorgeous

19 May 2016

4.3k

tributes paid

Tributes paid to boy who drowned in River Liffey

16 May 2016

46.6k

Sore heads

This sad Dublin sight sums up the whole country this morning

18 Mar 2016

14.2k

ha'penny bridge

Two people rescued from River Liffey

26 Sep 2015

21.9k

caragh

Small Kildare village 'isolated' after collision damage to access bridge

24 Aug 2015

30.8k

see the sights

Fire brigade rescues 45 tourists from River Liffey boat

16 Aug 2015

49.4k

o'connell bridge

Man in his 40s rescued from the River Liffey

17 Jul 2015

21.1k

To the rescue

Man jumps into River Liffey to save his blind dog

30 Jun 2014

41.0k

dive in

Pics: Brave swimmers take to the Liffey for charity

31 May 2014

15.2k

Liffey Swim

Photos: Over 300 people battle it out in Liffey Swim

25 Aug 2013

11.9k