New era for Famine ship Jeanie Johnston

WHAT was confidently described as a new era for the troubled famine replica ship, the Jeanie Johnston, began yesterday when she arrived in Dublin, having undergone a final fitting in Cork.

Berthing at the North Wall Quay, close to the Financial Services Centre, the three-masted barque was under the command of Master Tom McCarthy, who captained the Asgard II from 1987 to 1995 and the Lord Nelson and Tenacious in the last two years.

The 16m ship came into Dublin Port on engine power and will not be commissioned for sails until she has completed sea trails in Dublin Bay between January 7 and January 14.