Dublin City Council owns the River Liffey within its local authority boundary by reason of Royal Charters granted by King John in 1200 and 1215, a court has decided.

A JUDGE is to look at laws and charters going back to pre-Magna Carta days in a bid to settle a dispute over Dublin City Council’s legal right to lease out the fishing interests of the River Liffey.

THE Lough is – or was – Cork city’s very own Swan Lake, and now a house a short waddle from the wildfowl sanctuary has come up for sale at Fairy Lawn.