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.

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.