Ireland's first (sub)urban beach has been given the green light by An Board Pleanala.

The €3m floating swimming pool will be located alongside the East Pier in Dun Laoghaire in South Dublin.

The facility is expected to attract more than 100,000 visitors, and it is hoped it will be open to the public for summer 2016.

Gerry Dunne is the CEO of the Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company. He explains what exactly an urban beach will look like:

He says they were inspired by Berlin’s Badeschiff baths:

Originally posted at 14.09