11th December 2020 Dun Laoghaire's 250 acre harbour - a forthcoming report aims to set a new course for the 200-year-old structure. Now that it has taken control of the harbour, Council efforts are being made to regenerate one of the largest man-made harbours in the world Credit: Tim Wall After years of neglect, the tide may finally be turning in favour of Dun Laoghaire Harbour. Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council (DLRCoCo) has commissioned a new €100k report into the 200-year-old harbour, asking economic consultants Indecon to provide a blueprint for its improved use. This report's timing couldn't be better because since the cross-channel ferry left in 2015 - after almost 200 continuous years of operation - the harbour and the county's 17-km south Dublin coastline has had an uncertain time.