DDA buys Jeanie Johnston for €2.7m

THE replica famine ship The Jeanie Johnston, which cost €15.5 million to build, has been sold to the Dublin Docklands Authority (DDA) for €2.7million.

DDA buys Jeanie Johnston for €2.7m
Wed, 18 May, 2005 - 01:00
Emily Beament

The DDA has confirmed that it is completing talks with the owners of the Jeanie Johnston to purchase the tall ship as a tourist attraction for the river Liffey.

The ship is currently berthed in Cork and is owned by Kerry Group plc, Shannon Development, Kerry County Council and Tralee Town Council.

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