1m visitors to drop anchor over festival weekend
The largest of the tall ships that will be stationed in Dublin for the weekend, the Italian Vespucci was also the last of the 40-odd vessels to arrive for the four-day festival. The view from the third floor of the nearby Gibson Hotel, as it sailed majestically through the raised East Link bridge, was something to behold.
Down along the quays, it was the same. Organisers expect up to 1m visitors to attend the various events at this weekend’s festival, and the docks area, from the North Wall Quay back to the Sean O’Casey Bridge and back down to Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, were thronged yesterday afternoon, mostly with families and tourists.
