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Mateo Silva Culture
Painting missing for 60 years found in Millbrook attic and handed to Wrenhaven Art Gallery
Why it matters: A harbour scene that vanished from a council office in the 1960s has turned up wrapped in a blanket under the eaves of a terraced house in Millbrook. Its finder has given it to the city's art gallery.
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Grace Mwangi World
Fishing nations agree a three-year pause on cod catches at Skerra Bank
Why it matters: Seven countries have agreed to stop targeting cod on the offshore fishing ground to let stocks recover, with compensation for crews and a scientific review each year.
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Nadia Karim Business
Cruise calls to Wrenhaven double, but residents ask for limits
Why it matters: The port expects 64 cruise ship visits this year, bringing an estimated €14m into the city, while Old Quay residents want a cap on the number of ships on a single day.
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Owen Pryce Business
Saltings shipyard wins order for three electric harbour ferries
Why it matters: The contract, worth around €27m, will keep the yard's slipways busy until 2029 and replace the diesel boats that cross between Old Quay and the Saltings.
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Viktor Lind Culture
Old Quay Jazz Weekend returns with 40 free gigs in pubs, cafés and on harbour boats
Why it matters: The festival is back after a year's break, with a pared-back budget, a focus on local musicians and a floating stage on a former ferry.
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Chloé Martin Culture
Harbour Lights Festival opens on the quay with three days of free music
Why it matters: Forty-two acts, two stages and no ticket barrier: the city's biggest free music weekend began last night on Old Quay, with organisers expecting more than 40,000 visitors before the final encore.
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Amara Nwosu Culture
Archaeologists uncover timbers of a medieval ship beneath the Old Quay car park
Why it matters: Oak planks and frames found during drainage works appear to belong to a trading vessel from the 14th century, the most complete ship find ever made in Wrenhaven.
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Liam Brennan News
Council backs €48m plan to raise and strengthen the Old Quay sea wall
Why it matters: Councillors have approved a three-year programme to lift the Old Quay sea wall by up to 90 centimetres after waves repeatedly spilled over it last winter, flooding cellars and closing the harbour road.
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Isabel Duarte Culture
Central Library reopens after renovation with a late-night reading room
Why it matters: After eighteen months behind scaffolding, the Central Library on Old Quay is open again, with a repaired roof, a digitised harbour archive and a reading room that stays open until midnight.
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Tom Ashworth Business
Old Quay fish auction goes online as inland restaurants join the bidding
Why it matters: Buyers can now bid for the morning catch from a phone or laptop, and fishers say prices at Wrenhaven's oldest market have become noticeably less volatile since the switch.
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Mei Lin Tan Business
Old Quay coffee roaster triples output and starts exporting
Why it matters: Tidewheel Coffee, which began roasting in a converted net loft eight years ago, has moved into a former chandlery and is now sending beans to cafés in three countries.
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