Sir John Rogerson's Quay

THE P61 IS AN IRISH NAVY VESSEL

August 26, 2023 by infomatique

I WAS HOPING TO PHOTOGRAPH THE USS MESA VERDE

As already mentioned, I visited Sir John Rogerson’s Quay as I had expected to see the USS Mesa Verde docked here but unfortunately it was elsewhere and it was in a restricted location.

The P61 was completed and floated out of the shipyard in November 2013, delivered in April 2014 and commissioned for service in May 2014 The vessel was “twinned” with Cork city in a ceremony held on 7 June 2014.

In late 2015 Samuel Beckett was deployed to the Mediterranean as part of Ireland’s contribution to the humanitarian response to the European migrant crisis. During the ship’s cruise, more than 1,000 migrants were rescued. In one event, 111 people were rescued in a United Nations operation off the coast of Libya.

The vessel was redeployed to the area in 2016, and on 17 November 2016 rescued 50 migrants who were on a rubber boat 25 Nautical Miles North-west of Tripoli. This brought the number of migrants rescued by the Samuel Beckett to 2310.

In March 2020 the Naval Service provided the vessel to the HSE as a testing centre to be docked at Sir John Rogerson’s Quay as part of Irish response to the coronavirus pandemic.

SCOUT IS A SUPER YACHT NAMED AFTER THE OWNER’S DOG

May 26, 2023 by infomatique

MOORED AT SIR JOHN ROGERSON’S QUAY IN DUBLIN

James Berwind’s $85m yacht named Scout is currently moored on the River Liffey at Sir John Rogerson’s Quay.

Berwind Corporation (previously also known as Berwind-White Coal Mining Company) is a large privately held American corporation historically involved in the coal industry. Today it is a diversified company involved in property leasing and ownership of unrelated businesses.

It began as a partnership of Edward Julius Berwind, Charles Berwind, and Congressman Allison White and upon White’s death became known as Berwind White Company in 1886. The company was one of the largest producers of coal at the turn of the twentieth century and created several towns in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, including Windber, Pennsylvania and Berwind, West Virginia. It was a litigant in two U.S. Supreme Court decisions: Berwind-White Coal Mining Co. v. Chicago & Erie R. Co., 235 U.S. 371 (1914) and McGoldrick v. Berwind-White Coal Mining Co., 309 U.S. 33 (1940). In 1962 the family corporation moved from directly producing coal to leasing its properties and diversification into ownership of other businesses, including Protective Industries (including Caplugs and Mokon) and, CRC Industries. By 2007 the company’s investments in real estate alone totaled over $3 billion. Berwinds founded the Wilmore Steamship Company in 1930.

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CAPITAL DOCK AND NEARBY – INDEED ARE LOCATED HERE

March 25, 2023 by infomatique

AT THE END OF SIR JOHN ROGERSON’S QUAY

Over 200 people at Indeed’s Irish office may be subject to layoffs, with the multinational firm announcing that 2,200 people are set to be affected worldwide.

Capital Dock is a 22-storey mixed-use development at the junction of Sir John Rogerson’s Quay and Britain Quay in the Dublin docklands. Developed by Kennedy Wilson, the site was acquired in 2012 and construction finished in 2018. Upon completion, the 79-metre tower became the tallest storeyed building in the Republic of Ireland, and the third tallest on the island of Ireland.

The building was developed in a joint venture with the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) on the site of the proposed U2 Tower. Concrete foundations, as well as three floors below street level and one above level, had been completed on the original development before it was cancelled [Note: I cannot confirm this].

In 2012, Kennedy Wilson acquired the site and development started at the end of 2014. In May 2017, they sold the 130,000 sq ft (12,000 m2) 200 Capital Dock building to JPMorgan on a forward funding sale agreement. In December 2017, Kennedy Wilson signed a 20-year lease with Indeed, to fully occupy buildings 100 and 300 Capital Dock.

Retail tenants include Fresh, BrewDog, Freshii and the Art of Coffee.

CAPITAL DOCK AT BRITAIN QUAY

January 3, 2023 by infomatique

BREWDOG AND NEARBY

BrewDog is a multinational brewery and pub chain based in Ellon, Scotland. With production of over 800,000 hectolitres,BrewDog claims to be the leading Craft Brewer in Europe”. It was founded in 2007 by James Watt and Martin Dickie, who together own 46% of the company.

Retail tenants include Fresh, BrewDog, Freshii and the Art of Coffee.

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DOCKERS PUB ON SIR JOHN ROGERSON’S QUAY

January 1, 2023 by infomatique

REOPENED IN SEPTEMBER 2019

PUBS AND RESTAURANTS

Considering that the first case of Covid-19 was confirmed here in Ireland on the last day of February 29 2020 re-opening a pub towards the end of 2019 might have been a case of bad timing but it would appear that they have survived as a going concern. I checked and they are open at 4pm today Jan 2 2023 and it was indicated that people who visit spend between 45 minutes and three hours there.

I worked in the area back in the 1970s and do not remember this pub (an early house) but back then I avoided pubs in the area for a variety of reasons which no longer apply in 2023.

To the best of by knowledge this pub was out of action for about 15 years after closing in 2004 after 150 years serving the dockers who worked nearby. According to a friend of mine who owns apartment on Windmill Lane it was frequently visited by members of U2 when they were recording their early albums at Windmill Lane Studios.

Early Houses are public houses that were granted a special licence (introduced 1927) which permits them to open from Monday to Saturday at 7am instead of 10.30am. Having seen the damage that alcohol did to so many families in the docklands area I am not convinced that they were as wonderful as many appear to believe.