The Commissioners of Irish Lights (Irish Lights) held an information event to update the local community on its proposal for works at St John’s Point Lighthouse, Co. Down. The works are primarily aimed at improving the reliable and safe operation of the lighthouse as an aid to navigation for the mariner, whilst protecting the significant heritage of St John’s Point Lighthouse, the tallest lighthouse on the island of Ireland. 

Irish Lights, which has a statutory remit to provide and maintain aids to navigation around the coast of Ireland, north and south, hosted an information event in the Burrendale Hotel, Newcastle.  Elected representatives, local residents, community groups, businesses, and other interested parties were invited to meet the project team and hear more about the proposed works at the lighthouse. 

Irish Lights owns and manages the lighthouse and adjacent buildings at St John’s Point, Killough, Co. Down.  It marks the approaches to the North Channel in the North Irish Sea along with key hazards to navigation in Dundrum Bay. The site comprises a large compound including 4 dwellings, the lighthouse tower, and other ancillary buildings.

A Factsheet with full details of the project is available here