The Commissioners of Irish Lights (CIL) is the body that serves as the lighthouse authority for all of the island of Ireland plus its adjacent seas and islands. As the Irish Lighthouse Authority it overseas the coastal lights and navigation marks provided by the local lighthouse authorities; the County Councils and Port Authorities.
It is funded by ships that use these seas on a pooled basis with those dues raised by the United Kingdom. This reco...
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The Commissioners of Irish Lights (CIL) is the body that serves as the lighthouse authority for all of the island of Ireland plus its adjacent seas and islands. As the Irish Lighthouse Authority it overseas the coastal lights and navigation marks provided by the local lighthouse authorities; the County Councils and Port Authorities.
It is funded by ships that use these seas on a pooled basis with those dues raised by the United Kingdom. This recognises that a large volume of shipping — typically transatlantic — relies on its lights but never puts in to a port in the Republic of Ireland.
The CIL was established under an Act of the Parliament of Ireland passed in 1786 and entitled An Act for Promoting the Trade of Dublin, by rendering its Port and Harbour more commodious (26 Geo. III, c. xix). That Act, as adapted by the Irish Lights Commissioners (Adaptation) Order, 1935 remains the legislative basis for the CIL.
The CIL has recently moved its headquarters from Dublin to a purpose...
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