State Papers: Dublin grand prix was on the Formula One grid in 1992 but never got started

The Dublin Formula 1 plan was inspired by the Monaco Grand Prix. The Liffey Trust delivered their proposal and feasibility study to Albert Reynolds' constituency office in Longford. File picture: Michel Lipchitz/AP

Plans to bring annual grand prix racing to the streets of Dublin were pushed by a local charity in 1992 but the ambitious project failed to get off the start line.

The proposal to stage a Formula 1 race on the streets of the capital was conceived by the Liffey Trust which contacted then taoiseach, Albert Reynolds, about its plans.