Jack Chambers TD Visits MP2 Project for Major Construction Milestone
27 November 2025
Dublin Port was delighted to welcome Jack Chambers TD, Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform, and Digitalisation to the MP2 Project to mark a major milestone in its construction, as the land and sea are connected for the first time.
MP2 is Ireland’s largest marine construction project and, once completed, it will provide additional RoRo and LoLo capacity and resilience at Ireland’s largest port. The project also introduces new technologies for the safer berthing of ever-larger vessels and provisions to protect the sensitive UNESCO biosphere.
The MP2 Project includes:
- Two new ferry berths with advanced auto-mooring systems
- Associated marshalling infrastructure
- A new unified passenger terminal
- A new substation
Minister Chambers stated:
“As Ireland’s economy grows, it is crucial that investment in major infrastructure continues to meet growing freight demand at Ireland’s largest port. Dublin Port’s MP2 Project will help future-proof Ireland’s supply chain and provide the logistics sector with improved facilities to move goods efficiently. It’s encouraging to see innovative, and nationally critical infrastructure like MP2 reaching key milestones and making strong progress.”
Photography: Conor Healy / Picture It Photography
Dublin Port Chief Executive Barry O’Connell added:
“MP2 will represent a major step forward for both LoLo and RoRo operations. With innovative auto-mooring systems and environmentally sensitive protections built in, Berths 52 and 53 will become Ireland’s most efficient and future-focused ferry terminal – delivering greater capacity, resilience, and new opportunities for our economy. This project is a key component of the Dublin Port Masterplan 2040 and ensures Ireland maintains a world-class route-to-market system for the years ahead.”
Dublin Port’s MP2 project received €73.8m in funding from the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility for Transport programme in 2024.