{"id":23968,"date":"2019-02-17T05:26:04","date_gmt":"2019-02-17T10:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=23968"},"modified":"2019-02-16T05:36:42","modified_gmt":"2019-02-16T10:36:42","slug":"the-new-old-liffey-ferry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/the-new-old-liffey-ferry\/","title":{"rendered":"The New \u2018Old Liffey Ferry\u2019."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New and old are relative terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u2018Old Liffey Ferry\u2019 that had ended service back in 1984 has been revived by Dublin Port, and so now you can cross the Liffey again by boat in the Dublin Docklands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although advertised as the \u2018Old Liffey Ferry\u2019, it was a new experience for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last Thurday it was bright and warm, and I met with Mark Healy for a photo wander in Dublin and we crossed the Liffey twice by boat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The posted fare is 2 Euro and the crossing takes just a few minutes. 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