About Ports, Past and Present

'Port Voices', Ports, Past and Present, 2022

The Irish Sea basin forms a distinct node of histories, economies, and identities. The Ports, Past and Present project (2019–23) worked with five very different ports and their communities on either side of the sea: Dublin Port, Rosslare Harbour, Holyhead, Fishguard and Pembroke Dock. Project partners were University College Cork, Aberystwyth University, University of Wales Trinity Saint David and Wexford County Council.

The project encouraged the engagement of port town communities with their own rich heritage and that of the Irish Sea, to promote tourism and deepen a sense of shared identity.

Around 300 online heritage stories were produced as part of the project, as well as documentary films, creative commissions, and a heritage tourism app.

Funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Ireland Wales Co-operation Programme