The Chairman of Cruise Ireland, Mr Conor Mowlds, said Cruise Ireland welcomed the positive meeting held with Mr Shane Ross TD & Mr Brendan Griffin TD. 

In a bizarre move Dublin Port have removed several cruise related tweets and Cruise Dublin has disappeared altogether as a campaign. 

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Thankfully the All Ireland Cruise Ship Action Group have found some.. check them out here! 

Article repeats calls from several parties to Dublin Port to reverse it's decision to cut cruise ship visits from 2021 including from Fianna Fail's Dublin spokesperson John Lahart. 

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Dublin Port respond with plans for a new berth for 2026 subject to further investment and public consultation which is to include the cruise industry. 

Celebrity Cruises has called Dublin Port's decision to limit cruise ship visits "very disappointing" and asked it to reconsider the move.

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“The decision that Dublin Port has taken is very disappointing," Jo Rzymowska, the cruise line's vice president and MD for Ireland, UK and Asia, said.

A spokesperson from Department of Transport Tourism and Sport has stated that efforts will be made to reduce any effect fewer Cruise Ships entering Dublin Port from 2021 will have on Dublin, it's retailers and ancillary businesses.

This comes as its revealed a meeting has taken place between representatives from Fáilte Ireland, Tourism Ireland, Tourism Northern Ireland, the Port of Cork, Dublin Port, Shannon Foynes, the Galway harbour company, the Port of Waterford company and the Port of Belfast with Ministers Shane Ross and Brendan Griffin.

However newly formed All-Ireland Cruise Ship Action Group say they were denied access to the meeting despite "lengthy correspondence and numerous requests" to the Ministers office and Tourism Ireland.

Recently Dublin Port annouced that it would be severely limiting the number of cruise ships it will facilitate in the port for capacity reasons. Businesses who rely on tourists are not happy & have formed an association the All Ireland Irish Cruise Ships Action Group to challenge this decision.

Listen to Lorcan O'Connor, MD of Carrolls Gifts on RTE Radio 1 Seascapes explaining! 

DublinTown, the not for profit organisation charged with creating a welcoming and economically viable city environment in Dublin, has urged Dublin Port to provide clarity in relation to its decision to severely restrict cruise ship tourism to Ireland.

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Richard Guiney, CEO of DublinTown has many questions including 

Why has Dublin Port withdrawn from Cruise Ireland and Cruise Europe, and why has it ceased attending cruise events and trade shows if the retrenchment is temporary?

Calls have been made by local residents to open Dun Laoghaire Port up to more medium-sized cruise ships. With the announcement that Dublin Port will be reducing the amount of cruise liners allowed to dock, some Dun Laoghaire residents are calling on the local council to up the amount of permitted cruise ships to berth at the harbour.

Today saw the launch of an All Ireland Cruise Ship Action Group - read their press release here. 

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Make sure to follow this group on Twitter @SaveIrishCruise

The Matt Cooper show discusses the decision by Dublin port to curtail cruises from 2021! Listen again here... 

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www.todayfm.com/shows/last-word-matt-cooper-234816

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Play back Thursday 28th March 19

The items is discussed at 23 mins with Niamh McCarthy & 1 hour 41 mins.